In total the team delivered seven podium finishes in Portugal with\u00a0Faye McClelland\u00a0(PT4) and\u00a0Melissa Reid\u00a0(PT5) winning silver medals and\u00a0Joe Townsend\u00a0(PT1) securing bronze.<\/p>\n
Andrew Lewis\u00a0(PT2) who also won the 2016 Penrith ITU World Paratriathlon Event in April, secured his first European title: \u201cIt was amazing, I couldn\u2019t really dream of anything better really, I am European Champion! I followed everything my coach told me to do and followed all the processes and everything went to plan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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Jonathon Riall, Head Coach of the Great Britain Paratriathlon Team said \u201cEverything we wanted to achieve here in Lisbon, we delivered. I couldn\u2019t be happier with the performance of the team. In every category we have athletes who have moved massive steps forward. We had athletes contesting six categories and we delivered four gold medals. We still have two races left before the qualification window closes for Rio, so everyone is now fully focused on the Strathclyde and Besancon events in June.\u201d<\/p>\n
ETU Triathlon European Paratriathlon Championships, Lisbon \u2013results<\/strong><\/p>\n750m \/ 20km \/ 5km<\/strong><\/p>\nGold<\/strong><\/p>\nLauren Steadman\u00a0(PT4)<\/p>\n
Lizzie Tench (PT1)<\/p>\n
Alison Patrick\u00a0(PT5)\/ Hazel Smith (Guide)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Andrew Lewis (PT2)<\/p>\n
Silver<\/strong><\/p>\nFaye McClelland\u00a0(PT4)<\/p>\n
Melissa Reid\u00a0(PT5)\/ Nicole Walters (Guide)<\/p>\n
Bronze<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nJoseph Townsend (PT1)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Full results available here:\u00a0<\/p>\n
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