31
Charlotte, NC
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Name: Carson Clough
Sport: Paratriathlon
Classification: PTS4
Birthdate: February 10, 1994
Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina
Current Residence: Charlotte, North Carolina
College: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill '16
Career Highlights
2024 Paralympic Silver Medalist, Men's PTS4 Race
Carson has over ten podium finishes in 17 World Triathlon starts and won the 2022 Paratriathlon National Championships.
Personal
Clough played NCAA Division I lacrosse at the University of North Carolina. He found para sport following a boating accident that awarded him a below the knee amputation on his right leg. Clough was introduced to paratriathlon in 2022 through USA Triathlon’s para virtual combine. The program allows para athletes to submit running and swim times to USA Triathlon’s high performance department. Showing talent for swimming and running, Clough began training with USA Triathlon Certified Coach Mark Sortino and won the PTS4 Paratriathlon National Championship in July 2022.
Outside of sport, Clough owns and operates a coffee shop in Charlotte, N.C. – The Giddy Goat Coffee Roasters. The Giddy Goat Coffee Roasters strives to create systems to reduce waste in the restaurant industry and change the way restaurants approach sustainability. Clough became involved through his personal passion to help clean the oceans. His service dog, Calder, is the face of The Giddy Goat Coffee Roasters.
He lives near his parents, Barry and Brenda, and has two younger siblings, Cannon and Cole.
Elite Triathlon Career
2024: 2024 Americas Triathlon Para Championships Miami, 1st place • 2024 World Triathlon Para Series Devonport, 4th place • 2024 World Triathlon Para Series Yokohama, 4th place • 2024 World Triathlon Para Series Swansea, 1st place • 2024 World Triathlon Para Series Montreal, 3rd place • Placed second in the Men's PTS4 race in Paris, earning him a silver medal in his Paralympic debut • World Champion in the inaugural Paratriathlon Mixed Relay at World Triathlon Para Championships Torremolinos alongside Kendall Gretsch and Grace Norman. Clough ran two legs of the race. • Finished fourth at Para World Championships in the men's PTS4 race.
2023: 2023 Americas Triathlon Para Championships Sarasota, 1st place • 2023 World Triathlon Para Series Devonport, 2nd place • 2023 World Triathlon Para Series Yokohama, 2nd place • 2023 World Triathlon Para Series Montreal, 2nd place • 2023 World Triathlon Para Series Swansea, 3rd place • 2023 World Triathlon Para Cup Paris, 4th place • 2023 World Triathlon Para Championships Pontevedra, 5th place individual, 1st place Mixes Relay.
2022: 2022 Americas Triathlon Para Championships Sarasota-Bradenton, 5th place • 2022 World Triathlon Para Cup Besancon, 8th place • 2022 World Triathlon Para Cup A Coruna, 5th place • 2022 World Triathlon Para Series Montreal, 6th place • 2022 USA Paratriathlon Naitonal Championships, 1st place • 2022 World Triathlon Para Series Swansea, 9th place • 2022 World Triathlon Para Championships Abu Dhabi, 5th place.
PARIS — U.S. Paralympians Grace Norman (Bloomington, Ind.), Hailey Danz (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Chris Hammer (Gilbert, Ariz.) each won gold at the Paralympic Games Paris 2024 on Monday, Sept. 2, leading the U.S. Paralympic Triathlon Team, wh...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today announced the 2024 U.S. Paralympic Triathlon Team, the 17 elite paratriathletes and two guides who will represent the United States at this summer’s Paralympic Games Paris 2024. The Paris-bound team include...
Triathlon, a sport renowned for its camaraderie and inclusivity, is seeing a transformative wave thanks to the nonprofit organization TriThrift. This 501c3 is reshaping the landscape of endurance sports as they work to make triathlon more accessible an...
KEEPING MAGNESIUM LEVELS OPTIMIZED DURING SPORTS THROUGH TRANSDERMAL SUPPLEMENTATION Considering the importance of magnesium for our health, it’s surprising that this mineral, the fourth most abundant in the human body, does not get as much attention a...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Nik Reinert (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Nancy Agrillo (Grand Rapids, Mich.) won national titles on Sunday, Aug. 13 at the 2023 USA Triathlon Ultra-Distance Triathlon National Championships, held in conjunction with the Michigan Titanium...
5 TIPS FOR RECOVERYTo get the best out of your body and mind at the right times, both during and after a training session, involves investing in a healthy and consistent recovery protocol. This would include some simple but vitally impor...
USA Triathlon's annual National Triathlon Week presented by Nix Biosensors begins in late June.
