Josephine Healion

Josephine Healion
Healion at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29)[1]
Home townTullamore, County Offaly, Ireland
Sport
SportPara-cycling
Disability classB
Medal record
Women's para-cycling
Representing  Ireland
Road World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Baie-Comeau Road race B
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zurich Road race B

Josephine Healion (born 21 September 1995) is a visually impaired Irish para-cyclist who competes in tandem road and track events. She represented Ireland at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Healion made her international debut for Ireland at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a bronze medal in the road race B event, along with her pilot, Linda Kelly.[2] Since 2023, Healion has been piloted by Eve McCrystal in international road competitions and Linda Kelly in international track competitions.[3]

In September 2024, Healion represented Ireland at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in road cycling and finished in fourth place in the road race B and fifth place in the road time trial B.[4][5] She also competed in track cycling and finished in fifth pace in the individual pursuit B and seventh place in the time trial B.[1] Weeks later she competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a bronze medal in the road race B event.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Josephine Healion". olympics.com. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. ^ Galvin, Kieran (29 August 2024). "Tullamore's Healion bids for Paralympics glory in Paris". Offaly Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Paris-bound Josephine Healion aiming to absorb it all on her learning curve". rte.ie. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Healion Signs Off Paralympic Debut With Fourth Place Road Race Finish". midlands103.com. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  5. ^ ""I Couldn't Have Done Anymore" - Offaly Paralympian Claims Top Five Finish". midlands103.com. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Ireland Win Gold and Bronze in Women's B Road Race". cyclingireland.ie. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  7. ^ Stokes, Shane (25 September 2024). "Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly win gold again at World Championships". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 September 2024.


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