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Ellen Keane holds her silver medal after the Women's 100m Breaststroke in 2023 in Manchester. Alamy
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'She is really special to me' - Paralympian Ellen Keane issues appeal after custom bicycle stolen
Ellen Keane won a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo and a bronze in Rio in 2016.
PARALYMPIAN ELLEN KEANE has issued a public appeal in a bid to find her custom-made adapted bicycle which was stolen yesterday.
The retired swimmer, who won a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo and a bronze in Rio in 2016, posted on Instagram that she was “really sad” about the theft. The bike was taken from a bike rack outside Oslo beauty salon in Ranelagh in Dublin.
“She (the bike) is really special to me because she’s custom-made for me, since I have one hand.
“She is matte black with purple pedals and all of the brakes, all of the gears, everything you do to cycle a bike is on the right-hand side.
“I got her during Covid. When I couldn’t swim, I cycled, and honestly she’s the reason I won my gold medal in Tokyo.
“So please, if you see her in some second-hand bike shop, let me know.”
The 31-year-old swimmer specialised in the 100-metre breaststroke.
She won two silver and two bronze medals at World Championship level, published a book in 2023 and is a coach with Ireland’s Fittest Family.
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