Keely Shaw

Keely Shaw (born July 18, 1994) is a Canadian track cyclist. She represented Canada at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Early life and education Shaw was born on July 18, 1994 to parents Carol and Greg Toles. She grew up on a farm in Midale, Saskatchewan. At age 15 in 2009, she was involved in a horse-riding accident resulting in partial paralysis on her left side. She became interested in parasport in university. She then went on to complete a master's degree at the University of Saskatchewan in the area of exercise physiology and sport nutrition with a thesis titled "The Effect of Dark Chocolate on Metabolism and Performance in Trained Cyclists at Simulated Altitude".

Career Shaw began her cycling career in May 2017, competing in road race in Moose Jaw, In 2021, she made her Paralympics debut, where she won a bronze medal in the individual pursuit C4 event with a time of 3:48.342 She was named the Sask Sport Female Athlete of the Year Award for 2021. At the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Shaw won bronze in the women's C4 individual time trial. She won silver in the women's C4 individual pursuit at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships. At the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, she won a bronze medal in the women's C4 individual pursuit. She placed ninth in the 500m time trial.

Shaw was selected to compete in para-cycling for Canada at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, and won a bronze medal in the individual pursuit C4 event.