Janet Shaw (cyclist)

Janet Shaw

Personal information
Full name	Janet Lucy Shaw
Nationality	Australian
Born	7 October 1966 Perth, Western Australia
Died	3 December 2012(2012-12-03) (aged 46)
Medal record Cycling Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Women's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1–3 2004 Athens Women's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1–3 IPC World Cycling Championships 2002 Altenstadt Women's Flying 200 m Time Trial B&VI 2002 Altenstadt Women's 1000 m Time Trial B&VI 2002 Altenstadt Women's 3000 m Pursuit B&VI 2002 Altenstadt Women's 23 km Road Time Trial B&VI

Janet Lucy Shaw^[1] (7 October 1966 – 3 December 2012) was a visually-impaired Australian tandem cyclist and author. She became visually impaired due to congenital retinoblastoma (eye cancer) and lost her sight completely at the age of 33. She first represented Australia in cycling at the 2002 IPC World Cycling Championships. She broke several world records with her pilot, Kelly McCombie.; they won two bronze medals at the 2004 Athens Paralympics. In 2008, Shaw was re-diagnosed with cancer; she died of the disease in 2012. She wrote two memoirs and several books for children and young adults.