Emma Moffatt

Emma Moffatt (born 7 September 1984) is a retired Australian professional triathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[1] and won the gold at the ITU Triathlon World Championships in 2009 and in 2010.[2][3] She was born in Moree, New South Wales, and was raised in the northern New South Wales town of Woolgoolga.

Emma Moffatt
Moffatt during the 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series London
Personal information
Born (1984-09-07) 7 September 1984
Moree, New South Wales, Australia
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
Coached bySelf-coached
Medal record
Women's Triathlon
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Individual
ITU World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Gold CoastIndividual
Gold medal – first place 2010 Budapest Individual
ITU Sprint World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 LausanneIndividual
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 GlasgowMixed relay

From a young age, she participated in such sports as cross country, athletics, and surf lifesaving. In her early teens, Emma began successfully participating in triathlon. Each of her three siblings and parents also competed in triathlon, while her elder sister Nicole was a champion Ironwoman in surf lifesaving.

Before she went to the Australian Institute of Sport, she went to Woolgoolga High School. She is an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. She has been named Triathlon Australia's athlete of the year twice, in 2007 and 2012.[4] In 2009, she was the Australian Institute of Sport's athlete of the year.[4]

Moffatt was selected by the Australian Olympic Committee to compete in the London 2012 Olympics. The event was held in and around Hyde Park, with the swim being held in the Serpentine. However, she did not finish the event after a heavy fall during the cycling stage.[5]

She came second in the 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) run of the Gold Coast Marathon-event on 1 July 2012 in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, finishing behind Lisa Jane Weightman.[6]

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she was part of the Australian mixed relay team that won bronze.[7]

References
  1. "Emma Moffatt Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. "ITU World Championship: Emma Moffatt wins world title with second place Grand Final". The Telegraph. 14 September 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  3. "Moffatt wins world triathlon title". ABC News. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  4. "Emma Moffatt Biography - 2014 Commonwealth Games". 8 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. "A look back at the thrilling women's 2012 Olympic race". www.triathlon.org. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  6. "2012 Gold Coast Airport Marathon". GoldCoast.com. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  7. "Glasgow 2014 - Mixed Team Relay's Final". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 29 August 2015.


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