Aileen McGlynn, born on 22 June 1973 in Paisley and raised in Glasgow, is a Scottish Paralympic tandem champion cyclist who was partially sighted from birth. She was piloted until 2009 by Ellen Hunter but most regularly by Helen Scott. She joined the Glenmarnock Wheelers cycling club at eighteen but was at first reluctant to tell her club mates about her disability. At the 2004 Athens Paralympics McGlynn and Hunter won gold in the women's time trial B-13 and silver in the individual sprint, and at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics they won gold in the kilo, setting a new world record time of 1:09.
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Having been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2006 New Year Honours, McGlynn was promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009
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Born in Paisley and grew up in Glasgow, McGlynn was partially sighted at birth, she joined the Glenmarnock Wheelers cycling club at the age of 18 but was initially reluctant to tell her
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Aileen McGlynn (born 22 June 1973) is a Scottish paralympic tandem champion cyclist, tandem piloted until 2009 by Ellen Hunter but most regularly piloted by Helen Scott.
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Having been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2006 New Year Honours, McGlynn was promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009
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