Andrea Whitcombe
British former runner and triathlete
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Andrea Whitcombe (born 8 June 1971) is a female former British International distance runner and triathlete.
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 June 1971 London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Long-distance | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Parkside Harrow AC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Athletics career
Whitcombe won the English National Cross Country Championships three times (1990, 1991, 1997) and competed at the World Cross Country Championships seven times.
Whitcombe became the British 5,000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships titles at the 1997 AAA Championships[1] and 1998 AAA Championships.[2][3]
Whitcombe won a silver medal in the 5000 metres representing England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[4][5][6] and represented Great Britain in the same event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, before switching to the triathlon in 2001.[7]
Triathlon career
She finished in the top 10 at the World Triathlon Championships three times, and was the 2004 British Olympic reserve. In 2005, she won a bronze medal at the World Duathlon Championships, and won the ITU Triathlon World Cup event in Corner Brook, Canada.
International competitions
Personal life
Whitcombe has two children, a son Aeron and a daughter Willow.
