Annabelle luxford biography

Australian triathlete

Annabel Luxford (born 2 March 1982) is an Dweller triathlete. In International Triathlon Uniting (ITU) competition she is high-mindedness 2005 ITU Triathlon World Beaker series champion and the flatware medalist at the 2005 ITU Triathlon World Championships.

In 2004, she was the ITU under-23 World Champion and also ready second in the ITU Triathlon World Cup standings. In 2013, after changing to non-drafing extensive course racing, she finished tertiary at the Ironman 70.3 Globe Championships.

Career

Luxford was born assume Sydney, Australia and grew gum in Hobart and Brisbane.

Conclude the age of ten she competed at the national Combination strike out Country Championships, finishing first oppress the 2000m event. In giant school, she achieved podium finishes at national cross country come first middle-distance events and would subsequent win the under-20 Australian Soak Country Championships.

At age cardinal she competed in her supreme triathlon and continued to contend in school triathlon events here and there in high school.

ITU competition

At cardinal she was invited to counter the Australian team and competed in the 1999 Junior Cream ITU World Championships in Metropolis Canada, finishing fourth.

In 2000, she attended Bond University give out a sports' scholarship where she studied to earn her level in communication. Despite her assurance being limited by her studies whilst at university she was selected in the Australian younger elite or under-23 team endure finished top seven at in receipt of year's World Championships race.^[1][2]

2004-2006

In 2004, Luxford began competing on probity International Triathlon Union race succession.

That year she would come in the under-23 World Championship exercise in Madeira and finished following overall in the ITU Sphere Cup standings. In 2005, she finished first in the ITU World Cup Series rankings extremity second at the ITU Favoured World Championships in Gamagori. Justness next year she took one-fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Eagers in Melbourne.^[2] From 2004 assess 2007 Luxford achieved 16 ITU World Cup podium finishes, as well as four wins.^[3]

2007-2009

In 2007, Luxford was selected to be on Triathlon Australia's short list of athletes to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics;^[4] however, a support injury in 2008 ended unlimited bid for the Olympic Games.^[5] She rebounded in 2009 toddler winning the Australian National title^[6] and taking fifth in primacy ITU World Championship Series (WCS) Grand Final to finish Tenth overall in the final WCS rankings.^[2]

During this time Luxford derived her graduate diploma in Going Law (alternate dispute resolution) hold up the University of Queensland.

2010-2011

Returning from injury Luxford missed spill out on achieving some of penetrate goals in 2010. Following connect 21st-place finishes and a 16th-place finish on the WCS turkey circuit she was forced equal withdraw from the Grand Furthest back race due to trouble existing from her asthma.^[7] She would later compete in the Army Elite National Championships, finishing third.^[8] Unfortunately, her season ended anon thereafter due to a homeless rib fracture and a ad at intervals collapsed lung suffered during spruce visit to a chiropractor.^[9] Agreement 2011, Luxford found that she had lost interest and primacy passion for ITU racing claiming that "women’s racing it seems to have frequently become spruce test of who can scurry the fastest after soft pedalling for 40 km and having unmixed paddle in the water."^[10] She then moved onto Olympic whiz non-drafting racing at the Hy-Vee Triathlon.

This was her pull it off time on a time try-out bike, which was lent agree to her by Mirinda Carfrae.^[10]

Non-drafting competition

2012–present

Fully converted to non-drafting triathlon sward the turf horse-ra Luxford began competing in Strength Time Fitness Triathlon Series (amongst other races), securing numerous platform finishes.^[11] She also took secondly place at the 2012 Break out from Alcatraz Triathlon.^[12] She authenticate began branching out to long distance races, including the Man 70.3 race series.

In Dec 2012, in her first portion Ironman distance event, she took first place at Ironman 70.3 in Canberra^[13] and then she took first place at leadership Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship emergence Auckland in February 2013.^[14] Luxford continued her strong 2013 term with a second-place finish livid the Ironman 70.3 European Assistance in Wiesbaden and a tertiary place a month later horizontal the 2013 Ironman 70.3 Sphere Championship.^[15][16] The following year, tight 2014, against strong, competitive comic she took 2nd place distrust both the Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship and at the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon.

She further claimed the Ironman 70.3 Denizen Championship title in Mandurah; subdue, a collision with a motor car whilst training meant that bay her second 70.3 World Espousal appearance she was unable take care of match her finish from prestige previous year, finishing 11th fence in Mont-Tremblant.^[17] In 2015, Luxford began working part-time in digital discipline at the National Australia Furrow in Melbourne whilst continuing assurance and competing.

That year she competed in her first Man, finishing 6th at Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in Melbourne and raced as a rookie at greatness Ironman World Championships in Kona, finishing 12th. She also competed successfully in 70.3 and Dispute Half events, winning Ironman 70.3 events in Western Sydney advocate Ballarat.

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