Aileen Morrison
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Aileen Reid (née Morrison; born 15 June 1982 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a professional triathlete from Northern Ireland who represented Ireland at the London 2012 & Rio 2016 Olympics. Reid represents the North West Triathlon Club and competes for French team Poissy. Also an accomplished runner and swimmer, Reid is a former NI Cross country champion, and won a medal at the World University Cross Country championships with Team Ireland. Aileen trained as a physical education teacher prior to beginning her triathlon career. She competed in the Women's triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she finished in a disappointing 43rd place, almost 10 minutes behind winner Nicola Spirig.[1] Reid suffered a crash on the first lap of the bike course as a result of wet roads.[2] She married in October 2012, and raced under her married name thereafter. She finished the 2013 season ranked 8th in the World, with a silver medal at the ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final in London. She has had two other World triathlon series podiums with a silver medal in Madrid in June 2012, and Hamburg in July 2010. Reid competed in the Women's triathlon at the Rio 2016 Olympics and finished in 21st place.[3] She retired in July 2017. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.[4] The following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.
| Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-18 | European Cup | Brno | 6 |
| 2008-06-27 | University Triathlon Championship | Erdek | 13 |
| 2008-07-12 | European Cup | Athlone | 6 |
| 2008-08-03 | European Cup | Egirdir | 7 |
| 2008-08-30 | European Cup | Split | 3 |
| 2008-09-13 | European Cup | Vienna | 12 |
| 2008-09-27 | BG World Cup | Lorient | 22 |
| 2009-04-05 | European Cup | Quarteira | 6 |
| 2009-05-02 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Tongeyong | 22 |
| 2009-06-21 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Washington DC | 25 |
| 2009-07-02 | European Championships | Holten | 13 |
| 2009-07-18 | European Cup | Athlone | 2 |
| 2009-08-15 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | DNF |
| 2010-05-22 | European Cup | Senec | 6 |
| 2010-06-05 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Madrid | 23 |
| 2010-06-12 | Elite Cup | Hy-Vee | 27 |
| 2010-07-03 | European Championships | Athlone | 5 |
| 2010-07-17 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Hamburg | 3 |
| 2010-08-14 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Kitzbühel | 16 |
| 2010-09-08 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final | Budapest | 17 |
| 2010-10-16 | World Cup | Tongyeong | 4 |
| 2010-10-23 | Asian Cup | Hong Kong | 1 |
| 2011-04-03 | European Cup | Antalya | 1 |
| 2011-04-17 | World Cup | Ishigaki | 2 |
BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aileen Morrison". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ "Irish triathlon: Morrison struggles to 43rd at Hyde Park". bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Reid finishes 21st at Rio triathlon". ITV.com. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "Triathlon.org - Results Page". Archive.triathlon.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 April 2016)
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- Living people
- 1982 births
- Olympic triathletes for Ireland
- Triathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes from Derry (city)
- European Games competitors for Ireland
- Triathletes at the 2015 European Games
- Female triathletes from Northern Ireland
- Triathletes at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland