Fran Brown

Fran Brown (born 10 October 1984) is a British para-athlete across multiple disciplines. She is a nine-time world champion in paracycling from the 2022, 2023 and 2024 UCI Para-cycling World Championships in the C1 classification, across road and track events, a two-time former paraclimbing Lead world champion from 2012, and the 2019 PTS2 world and three-time European champion in paratriathlon. She won her first Paralympic Games medal, a silver in the combined road time trial for C1, 2 and 3 athletes, in 2024.

Biography

Brown grew up in Cornwall, attending Truro School. She studied lighting technology at Cardiff University and worked as deputy chief electrician for stage theatre productions in London. While at work, Brown suffered a 16-foot fall, dislocating three vertebrae in her neck.

Brown, who had climbed as a child, returned to the sport after her injury. In 2012, she became the paraclimbing world champion, the first British person to hold the title.

In 2018, Brown won the silver medal in her category at the ITU World Championships. In 2019, she became the paratriathlon world champion and European champion in the PTS2 category.

Results

Brown's competition results are listed below. Unless indicated otherwise, the competitions are paratriathlons.