Emma Jackson (triathlete)
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Emma Jackson is a professional Australian triathlete, U23 World Champion of the year 2010, and 2009 Junior World Championships silver medalist.
From 2007 to 2010 Jackson took part in 16 ITU competitions and achieved 11 top ten positions. On 1 November 2009 she won the Australian Noosa Triathlon ($ 12.000) and since then for Australian media it is commonplace to mention Emma Jackson together with the famous three Australian triathlon Emmas: Emma Carney
, Emma Snowsill
, and Emma Moffatt
.
Emma Jackson is coached by Stephen Moss, the head coach of the state run high performance centre called Queensland Academy of Sport, and represents Moss' Pine Rivers Triathlon Club.
In 2010, Emma Jackson also represented the French club TCG 79 Parthenay in the prestigious Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux
. At the Triathlon de Paris (18 July 2010), she placed 2nd and her club placed 4th, at Tourangeaux (29 August 2010) she placed 9th and her club placed 5th, and at the Grand Final in La Baule (Triathlon Audencia, 18 September 2010), immediately after her U23 World Championship gold medal, she placed 16th and her club 4th. Thus Jackson was always among the three triathlètes classants l'éqipe, i.e. the three best athletes on whose results the club ranking is based. At the triathlon in La Baule, TCG 79 Parthenay had no French triathletes at all among its three classants: Ainhoa Murua placed 11th, Nicky Samuels 13th and Jackson 16th.
The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the athlete's Profile Page. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.
BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start
From 2007 to 2010 Jackson took part in 16 ITU competitions and achieved 11 top ten positions. On 1 November 2009 she won the Australian Noosa Triathlon ($ 12.000) and since then for Australian media it is commonplace to mention Emma Jackson together with the famous three Australian triathlon Emmas: Emma Carney
Emma Carney
Emma Elizabeth Carney is an Australian former professional triathlete and two time World Triathlon Champion. She is one of the few triathletes in the world to have won two ITU world titles. She was the world number one triathlete according to ITU rankings in 1995, 1996 and 1997, and achieved 19...
, Emma Snowsill
Emma Snowsill
Emma Laura Snowsill OAM is an Australian professional triathlete and multiple gold medalist in the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games...
, and Emma Moffatt
Emma Moffatt
Emma Moffatt is an Australian professional triathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and won the gold at the ITU Triathlon World Championships in 2009 and 2010. She was born in Moree, New South Wales....
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Emma Jackson is coached by Stephen Moss, the head coach of the state run high performance centre called Queensland Academy of Sport, and represents Moss' Pine Rivers Triathlon Club.
In 2010, Emma Jackson also represented the French club TCG 79 Parthenay in the prestigious Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux
Grand Prix de Triathlon
The Grand Prix de Triathlon , defines itself as the most outstanding triathlon event in France and attracts numerous international elite triathletes hired by French clubs.The Grand Prix may not be confused with the Coupe de France des Clubs, which is not a...
. At the Triathlon de Paris (18 July 2010), she placed 2nd and her club placed 4th, at Tourangeaux (29 August 2010) she placed 9th and her club placed 5th, and at the Grand Final in La Baule (Triathlon Audencia, 18 September 2010), immediately after her U23 World Championship gold medal, she placed 16th and her club 4th. Thus Jackson was always among the three triathlètes classants l'éqipe, i.e. the three best athletes on whose results the club ranking is based. At the triathlon in La Baule, TCG 79 Parthenay had no French triathletes at all among its three classants: Ainhoa Murua placed 11th, Nicky Samuels 13th and Jackson 16th.
ITU Competitions
In the four years from 2007 to 2010, Jackson took part in 17 ITU competitions and achieved 11 top ten positions.The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the athlete's Profile Page. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.
| Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-30 | BG World Championships (Junior) | Hamburg | 24 |
| 2008-02-03 | Sprint Distance OTU Oceania Championships (Junior) | Taupo | 5 |
| 2008-06-05 | BG World Championships (Junior) | Vancouver | 5 |
| 2009-01-14 | Australian Youth Olympic Festival (Elite) | Sydney | 7 |
| 2009-03-01 | OTU Oceania Championships (Junior) | Gold Coast | 8 |
| 2009-03-15 | Oceania Cup | Perth | 6 |
| 2009-07-05 | Asian Cup | Sendai Bay | 2 |
| 2009-09-09 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: Junior World Championships | Gold Coast | 2 |
| 2010-03-13 | OTU Oceania Championships (U23) | Wellington | 1 |
| 2010-04-11 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Sydney | 24 |
| 2010-05-08 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Seoul | 34 |
| 2010-07-10 | World Cup | Holten | 6 |
| 2010-07-24 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | 34 |
| 2010-08-08 | World Cup | Tiszaújváros | 5 |
| 2010-08-21 | Sprint World Championships | Lausanne | DNF |
| 2010-09-11 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: U23 World Championship | Budapest | 1 |
| 2010-10-16 | World Cup | Tongyeong | 11 |
| 2011-02-06 | Sprint Oceania Cup | Kinloch | 8 |
BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start