Jessica Harrison (triathlete)

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Jessica Harrison
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Personal information
Born (1977-10-27) 27 October 1977 (age 46)
Sheffield, England
Sport
Sport Triathlon
Medal record
Triathlon
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
ITU Team Triathlon World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Team

Jessica Harrison (born 27 October 1977) is a British-born French triathlete. She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

She is openly lesbian and in 2005 began a relationship with fellow French triathlete Carole Péon. [3]

Harrison announced that she was retiring from international competition after the Grand Final of the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series held in London on 14 September. [4] However, she returned to competition for the 2014 Abu Dhabi International Triathlon [5] where she finished fifth in the short distance race. [6]

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References

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  2. "London 2012: Jessica Harrison". London 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. "2012 Olympics: Who Are The LGBT Athletes? Day Twenty-One — Jessica Harrison and Carole Peon". The New Civil Rights Movement. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. Harrison, Jessica (11 September 2013). "Twitter / jessmako". Twitter . Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  5. "Six stars set to light up the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon". Maktoob . 13 March 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. "Abu Dhabi International Triathlon 2014 Results". Premier Timing. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.