Courtney Atkinson

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Courtney Atkinson
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Courtney Atkinson, Brisbane, 2008
Personal information
Born (1979-08-15) 15 August 1979 (age 45)
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia

Courtney Atkinson (born 15 August 1979) is a professional Australian triathlete born in Mackay, Queensland.

Atkinson was a member of Australia's 2008 Olympic triathlon team, where he finished 11th in men's triathlon, [1] and the 2012 Olympic triathlon team [2] where he placed 18th. [3] Additionally in his career Atkinson won the Men's International Triathlon Union (ITU) 2009 World Cup races in Mooloolaba and Ishigaki [4] and had won four consecutive Australian Junior Triathlon Championships from 1996 to 1999. In 2002, 2003 and 2004 he was Australia's Triathlete of the Year. [1]

Atkinson moved to the 70.3 IRONMAN distance in 2013 and won his first event in Cairns [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Courtney Atkinson". Red Bull Australia. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Triathlon Australia Olympic Selection". Triathlon Australia. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Courtney Atkinson". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Triathlon Achievements". Australian Institute of Sport. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  5. ↑ "Atkinson takes Ironman 70.3 Cairns". September 2014. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014.


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