Amelia Watkinson

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New ZealandNew Zealand 0 Amelia Watkinson
Personal information
Date of birth 14th September 1991 (age 28)
place of birth New Zealand
societies
successes
2012 ITU world champion triathlon long distance, age group 20–24
2016-2018 3 × New Zealand champion triathlon middle distance
2016-2019 5 × winner Ironman 70.3
status
active

Amelia Rose Watkinson (born September 14, 1991 ) is a triathlete from New Zealand . She is a three-time New Zealand champion in the triathlon middle distance (2016-2018).

Career

Amelia Watkinson was triathlon world champion in the age group 20-24 on the long distance (4 km swimming, 120 km cycling and 30 km running) in July 2012.

She has lived mostly in Thailand since 2014 and has started as a professional athlete since 2015. In January 2016 she became national champion in the triathlon middle distance and was able to repeat this success in 2017 and again in 2018.
She was also able to successfully defend her 2016 title at the Laguna Phuket Triathlon on the short distance in November 2017.

Amelia Watkinson is trained by Armando Galarraga .

Sporting successes

Triathlon short distance
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
17 Feb 2018 1 AUS Triathlon National Championships AustraliaAustralia 02:03:04
19 Nov 2017 1 Laguna Phuket Triathlon ThailandThailand Ko Phuket 02:35:01 successful title defense and winner on the short distance
Nov 20, 2016 1 Laguna Phuket Triathlon ThailandThailand Ko Phuket Winner on the short distance
Triathlon middle distance
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
0Sep 7 2019 7th Ironman 70.3 World Championships FranceFrance Nice 04:34:06 World Championship
11 Aug 2019 1 Ironman 70.3 Gdynia PolandPoland Gdynia 04:06:50
17 Feb 2018 1 NZL Middle Distance Triathlon National Championships New ZealandNew Zealand Wanaka National champion middle distance third in the Challenge Wanaka
0Dec 9, 2017 1 Ironman 70.3 Taupo New ZealandNew Zealand Lake Taupo
Nov 26, 2017 3 Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney AustraliaAustralia Penrith City
Oct 22, 2017 1 Challenge Kanchanaburi ThailandThailand Kanchanaburi Middle distance winner, alongside Fredrik Croneborg
20 Aug 2017 1 Ironman 70.3 Bintan IndonesiaIndonesia Bintan
06 Aug 2017 1 Ironman 70.3 Philippines PhilippinesPhilippines Luzon
05th Aug 2017 3 Ironman 70.3 Otepää EstoniaEstonia Otepää
May 13, 2017 3 Ironman 70.3 Mallorca SpainSpain Alcúdia
 Jan. 2017 1 NZL Middle Distance Triathlon National Championships New ZealandNew Zealand Mount Maunganui Port of Tauranga Half
Dec 10, 2016 3 Ironman 70.3 Taupo New ZealandNew Zealand Lake Taupo
Oct 23, 2016 1 Challenge Kanchanaburi ThailandThailand Kanchanaburi Middle distance winner
Sep 11 2016 1 ITU Long Distance Triathlon Series Event China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Weihai 04:31:29
19th June 2016 1 Ironman 70.3 Busan Korea SouthSouth Korea Busan 04:21:38
Jan. 25, 2016 1 Challenge Jeju ThailandThailand Jeju-si Middle distance winner
0Jan. 9, 2016 1 NZL Middle Distance Triathlon National Championships New ZealandNew Zealand Mount Maunganui 04:16:26 Port of Tauranga Half
Dec 12, 2015 2 Ironman 70.3 Taupo New ZealandNew Zealand Lake Taupo
Jan. 18, 2015 3 Ironman 70.3 Auckland New ZealandNew Zealand Auckland 03:45:40
Long distance triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
Aug 24, 2014 1 Challenge Gold Coast AustraliaAustralia Gold coast Long distance winner
July 29, 2012 1 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championship F20–24 SpainSpain Vitoria-Gasteiz 07:07:41 Triathlon world champion age group on the long distance (4 km swimming, 120 km cycling and 30 km running)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ My Kingdom for a Hilly Course: Rookie Pro Amelia Watkinson (November 21, 2016)
  2. ↑ MICHAEL RAELERT WINS LAGUNA PHUKET TRIATHLON (November 19, 2017)
  3. ↑ Daniela Ryf secures her fifth Ironman 70.3 world title (September 7, 2019)
  4. ↑ Favorite victories in Poland: Jan Frodeno and Amelia Rose Watkinson win in Gdynia
personal data
SURNAME Watkinson, Amelia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Watkinson, Amelia Rose
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand triathlete
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH New Zealand