Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Collaroy, New South Wales, Australia | 2 December 1994
Education | University of Sydney [1] |
Occupation | Nurse |
Sport | |
Country | Australia |
Sport | Triathlon |
Turned pro | 2015 |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | 2020:
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Emma Jeffcoat (born 2 December 1994) is an Australian triathlete.
Emma Jeffcoat competed in the German Triathlon-Bundesliga for the TV LemgoTV Lemgo club.
In March 2016 she became a champion of the U23-Oceania triathlon and second-class Oceania champion in the elite class. [1] She won ITU Triathlon World Cup events in Mooloolaba and Chengdu in 2018 and Tiszaujvaros in 2019, and was part of a relay team that won in Abu Dhabi in 2019. [2] She placed 26th in the women's triathlon and 9th in the relay at the 2021 Olympics.
In 2020 she was hit by a car and broke her collarbone. She worked as a nurse during the some of the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] She then competed in the Women's and mixed relay triathlon events at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021. [4] [5]
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