Emma Jeffcoat
Australian triathlete (born 1994)
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Emma Jeffcoat (born 2 December 1994) is an Australian triathlete.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 2 December 1994 Collaroy, New South Wales, Australia |
| 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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Career
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 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]
In July 2025, he was a member of the Australian team which won the gold medal at the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships in Hamburg, alongside Sophie Linn, Matt Hauser and Luke Willian.[6]
