Sian Rainsley

Sian Rainsley

Personal information
Born	(1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 28)
Home town	Coventry
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Triathlon
Medal record Women's triathlon Representing   Great Britain European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Mixed relay

Sian Rainsley (born 19 April 1997) is a British triathlete.

She competed at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games winning a silver medal, 2021 European Triathlon Championships winning a bronze medal, ^{[1] [2]} 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds finishing 15th, ^{[3] [4]} and 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Hamburg, finishing first. ^[5]

In the 2024 World Triathlon Cup, where Rainsley was awarded a gold medal, the national anthem of Spain was played instead of the British. ^[6]

She was named to the 2022 Commonwealth Games, team England. ^[7] She came 12th in the women's event. ^[8]

She was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. ^[9]

References

1. "Sian Rainsley » Super League Triathlon". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
2. "Sian Rainsley". www.britishtriathlon.org. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
3. "Triathlete Sian Rainsley hopes she has done enough to secure "insane" place at Commonwealth Games". Eurosport. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
4. Rainsley, Sian (15 June 2022). "'A pinch me moment': Sian Rainsley on her day at WTCS Leeds". TRI247. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
5. Triathlon, World. "Sian Rainsley (GBR)". World Triathlon. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
6. "List of wrong anthem incidents", Wikipedia, 22 March 2025, retrieved 24 March 2025
7. "Sian Rainsley, Triathlon". teamengland.org.
8. "Triathlon - Women's Individual Triathlon Results". BBC Sport. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
9. "Sian Rainsley: Training and racing with Crohn's Disease". Lessons In Badassery. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

External links

• Sian Rainsley at World Triathlon
• Sian Rainsley at Olympedia
• Sian Rainsley at Team England
• Sian Rainsley at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games