Jessica Harrison (triathlete)

Jessica Harrison
Personal information
Born (1977-10-27) 27 October 1977
Sheffield, England
Sport
Sport Triathlon
Medal record
Triathlon
Competitor for  France
ITU Team Triathlon World Championships
2012 Team

Jessica Harrison (born 27 October 1977) is a British-born French triathlete. She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

She is openly lesbian, and has been in a relationship with fellow French triathlete Carole Péon since 2005.[3]

Harrison announced that she was retiring from international competition after the Grand Final of the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series held in London on 14 September.[4] However, she returned to competition for the 2014 Abu Dhabi International Triathlon[5] where she finished fifth in the short distance race.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Jessica Harrison Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "London 2012: Jessica Harrison". London 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Olympics: Who are the LGBT athletes". thenewcivilrightsmovement. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Harrison, Jessica (11 September 2013). "Twitter / jessmako". Twitter. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Six stars set to light up the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon". Maktoob. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Abu Dhabi International Triathlon 2014 Results". Premier Timing. Retrieved 8 April 2014.


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