Background
McShane grew up in Helensburgh, Scotland, and in 2005 moved to a place near Bairnsdale, Victoria. In 2001, Charlotte McShane watched her father Frank at Kona and from then on she knew triathlon would be her passion.
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Charlotte McShane
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Now she lives in Wollongong, New South Wales or Vitoria - Gasteiz, Spain and her coach is the NSWIS Head Coach Jamie Turner. In November 2005, her family moved to Australia and despite her young age Charlotte McShane started competing in long distance triathlons. She placed 3rd at the Elite Female Shepparton 70.3 Half Ironman, and 4th at the Elite Female Canberra 70.3 Half Ironman.
In 2010, McShane returned to the Olympic Distance (Elite category) and took part in several International Telecommunication Union races.
In 2013, McShane finished 20th Overall in the International Telecommunication Union World Series rankings, finishing 9th in Auckland, 10th in Yokohama, 18th in Madrid and 13th in Stockholm. The following list is based upon the official International Telecommunication Union rankings and the International Telecommunication Union Athletes"s Profile Page.
Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category. DNF = did not finish · Domain Name System = did not start.
Achievements
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She was a student at Glasgow School of Sport and in Scotland she won several national junior titles. In 2008, at the age of 18, Charlotte McShane became the U20 Xterra World Triathlon Champion and was 2nd Amateur Female overall (16th including pro"s) (26 October 2008, Wailea Maui) and placed 4th at the Elite Female Yeppoon 70.3 Half Ironman, 4th at the Elite Female Canberra 70.3 Half Ironman, and 6th at the Elite Female Oceania Long Distance Championships in Huskisson. In 2009, McShane still concentrated on the long distance and won the gold medals at the Elite Female Victorian Olympic Distance Triathlon Championships, at the Elite Female Murrayman South Australian Long Distance Championships, and at the Elite Female Northern Territory Long Distance Championships. At Geneva, she won the European Cup silver medal and at the Grand Final of the World Championship Series in Budapest she represented Australia in the U23 category, despite having crashed during the cycle and breaking her ribs. She then won the International Telecommunication Union U23 World Championships in London. In theseven years from 2006 to 2012, McShane took part in 37 International Telecommunication Union events and achieved 16 top ten positions. In 2013, by the month of June McShane achieved two top ten positions in the World Triathlon circuit (Yokohama, Madrid).
