{{short description|British triathlete}} {{EngvarB|date=October 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox triathlete | name = Clare Carney | image = | caption = | fullname = Clare Carney | nickname = | birth_date = | birth_place = | residence = | height = | weight = | other_interests = | country = Great Britain | club = | team = | turnedpro = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | pb = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's Triathlon}} {{MedalCountry| {{AUS}} }} {{MedalCompetition|ITU World Championship}} {{MedalGold| 1994 Wellington | Junior Women}} }}
'''Clare Carney''' is a British-born former professional triathlete and the 1994 ITU Junior Triathlon World Champion, who competed originally for Australia before transferring her registration to compete for Great Britain.
==Personal life== Carney was born in England and is the younger sister of fellow former professional triathlete Emma Carney. They also had an older sister, Jane, who died of cancer in 2006.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Evans |first=Louise |date=1998-04-22 |title=Six more consider switching countries |pages=55 |work=The Age |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63910794/six-more-consider-switching-countries/ |access-date=2020-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1995-01-13 |title=Racing Relations |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63910697/racing-relations/ |access-date=2020-11-24 |website=The Age |pages=31|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Homfray |first=Reece |date=2014-10-02 |title=Emma's not hoping for duathlon shock |language=en |work=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |url=https://adelaidenow.com.au/sport/more-sports/emma-carneys-not-hoping-for-duathlon-shock/news-story/a5537cf598b56d6745987a44abfccd38 |access-date=2020-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1995-08-04 |title=Australian sister act in triathlon |pages=44 |work=The Gazette |location=Montreal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63910841/australian-sister-act-in-triathlon/ |access-date=2020-11-24}}</ref>
In 2013 Clare suffered a cardiac arrest whilst swimming at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre and survived due to timely intervention by poolside medical assistance and CPR. Her sister Emma also similarly suffered heart problems in the past which put an end to her professional triathlon career in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Lucie|last=van den Berg|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/miracle-recovery-from-40-minute-death-at-melbourne-sports-aquatic-centre/news-story/69fc21ab6f2e2a33d381d4d88badb2b2|title=Miracle recovery from 40-minute death|date=23 January 2013|website=Herald Sun}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/heart-attacks-of-the-mega-fit-how-safe-is-extreme-sport-20180328-p4z6m7.html|title=Heart attacks of the mega-fit: how safe is extreme sport?|first=Konrad|last=Marshall|date=30 March 2018|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>
==Triathlon career== Clare originally competed internationally for Australia, before switching registrations to compete for Great Britain from 1998 onwards.<ref name=tri-carney>{{Cite web|url=https://www.triathlon.org/athletes/profile/13944/clare_carney|website=Triathlon.org|publisher=World Triathlon|title=Athlete Profile: Clare Carney|access-date=24 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Rourke |first=Jim |date=28 March 1999|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63915062/sorry-sis-im-a-tri-d-and-true-pom/ |title=Sorry sis, I'm a tri-d and true Pom |work=The Sun-Herald|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Powell |first=David |date=3 June 1998 |title=Britain revives Australians' flagging dreams |work=The Times}}</ref>
===Competing for Australia===
Clare's first professional race was in 1994, when she took gold in the Juniors at the Wellington ITU Triathlon World Championships. Her sister Emma took the Elite women's title at the same competition.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Overington |first=Caroline |date=1994-11-28 |title=Carney powers to world triathlon title |pages=31 |work=The Age |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63916261/carney-powers-to-world-triathlon-title/ |access-date=2020-11-24|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> She followed this up with a silver at the Gamagori ITU Triathlon World Cup in 1995, a 7th-place finish at the Sydney ITU World Cup and 10th place at Cancun, behind the winner Karen Smyers of the United States and Emma in 7th place.
She contested the 1997 ITU Duathlon World Championships in Guernica, coming 4th before transferring to compete for Great Britain.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Results: Elite Women – 1997 Guernica ITU Duathlon World Championships |url=https://www.triathlon.org/results/result/1997_guernica_itu_duathlon_world_championships/315358 |access-date=2020-11-24 |website=Triathlon.org |publisher=World Triathlon|language=en}}</ref>
===Competing for Great Britain=== Clare's first race as a British athlete was at the Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup in 1998, following this with races at Cancun (1998), Ishigaki (1999), Gamagori (1999) and Sydney (1999) but she failed to reproduce the results achieved as an Australian-registered athlete.<ref name=tri-carney/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Results: Elite Women – 1998 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup |url=https://www.triathlon.org/results/result/1998_ishigaki_itu_triathlon_world_cup/2780 |access-date=2020-11-24 |website=Triathlon.org |publisher=World Triathlon|language=en}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carney, Clare}} Category:British female triathletes Category:Australian female triathletes Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:British emigrants to Australia Category:People educated at Wesley College (Victoria) Category:Sportswomen from Victoria (state)