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New Zealand triathlete From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aaron Barclay (born 21 October 1992) is a triathlete who represents New Zealand internationally. He competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore and won the first-ever gold medal awarded for the boys' event. Barclay also subsequently won a silver medal in the mixed relay event, competing for a team representing Oceania.[2] The Games were the first time Barclay had competed outside of Oceania.[3]
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Born | 21 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Barclay's parents are Craig and Christine Barclay.[4] He attended Gore High School.[4] Barclay had been portrayed as being "visually impaired"[5] and "disabled"[6] as he chooses to race without contact lenses, something his coach said the triathlete was able to overcome without problem.[7] However, this was later revealed as being only semi-true. Barclay requires glasses outside of competition, and had jokingly claimed to be half-blind without them on a questionnaire athletes were made to fill out for Infostrada Sports before the Games, which was picked up on and transmitted as being fact.[6]
At his first international triathlon meet in Gold Coast, Australia in 2009, Barclay finished only 31st,[5][6] but he improved to finish second in the Oceania Youth Olympic qualifiers[3] before winning individual gold at the Youth Olympics. He won a further silver medal in the mixed relay event, teaming up with New Zealand teammate Maddie Dillon and two Australian triathletes to represent Oceania.[8]
Barclay will take part at the 2010 International Triathlon Union Junior World Championships, before making a decision whether or not to turn professional.[7] He considers Hamish Carter, gold medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics event, one of his heroes. Barclay now currently is coaching the Macleans College Cycling and Triathlon team.[5]
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