Courtney Atkinson
Courtney Atkinson (born August 15, 1979 in Mackay ) is a former Australian duathlete and triathlete . He is the juniors triathlon world champion (1999) and double Olympic athlete (2008, 2012).
Career
Courtney Atkinson started triathlon as a 14-year-old. In Canada he was the 1999 World Junior Triathlon Champion.
In August 2008 he started in Beijing for Australia at the Olympic Games, where he finished eleventh as the best Australian. In 2009 he finished second in the team world championship on the sprint distance. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he finished 18th in his second Olympic start.
For many years Atkinson started mainly in competitions in the Olympic distance (short distance: 1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) and since 2012 he has also competed in longer distances and in cross triathlon. In August 2013 he won his first victory at half the Ironman distance ( Ironman 70.3 : 1.9 km swimming, 90 km cycling and 21.1 km running) in the Philippines.
In 2015 he won the Oceania Championships in cross triathlon. Courtney Atkinson was aiming for a start at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and then declared his playing time over.
Atkinson is married and lives in Gold Coast with his wife and two daughters (* 2006 and 2012) .
Sporting successes
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Apr 9, 2016 | 29 | ITU World Championship Series 2016 | Gold coast | 01:49:39 | |
Oct 4, 2014 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Gurye | Gurye | ||
4th Aug 2013 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Philippines | Camarines Sur | ||
June 9, 2013 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Cairns | Cairns | ||
Nov 4, 2012 | 4th | Noosa triathlon | Noosa | 01:47:39 | |
Aug 7, 2012 | 18th | 2012 Summer Olympics | London | 01:49:19 | |
June 10, 2012 | 2 | Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon | San Francisco | 02:03:53 | |
26th Mar 2011 | 6th | ITU Triathlon World Cup | Mooloolaba | 01:52:26 | |
Oct 31, 2010 | 1 | Noosa triathlon | Noosa | 01:46:54 | |
Sep 11 2010 | 28 | ITU Triathlon World Championship Series 2010 | Budapest | 01:44:55 | at the 7th and final race of the series |
Aug 14, 2010 | 18th | ITU Triathlon World Championship Series 2010 | Kitzbühel | 01:54:28 | at the 6th race of the series |
Aug 8, 2010 | 1 | London triathlon | London | 01:49:03 | |
July 17, 2010 | DNF | ITU Triathlon World Championship Series 2010 | Hamburg | - | in the fourth race |
June 6, 2010 | 2 | ITU Triathlon World Championship Series 2010 | Madrid | 01:52:51 | Second in the 3rd race of the season |
May 8, 2010 | 2 | ITU Triathlon World Championship Series 2010 | Seoul | 01:51:50 | just a second behind the winner Jan Frodeno |
2009 | 1 | Noosa triathlon | Noosa | 01:47:03 | |
Sep 11 2009 | 5 | ITU Triathlon World Championship Series 2009 | Gold coast | 01:45:27 | at the "Grand Final" |
Aug 16, 2009 | 7th | ITU Triathlon World Championship Series 2009 | London | 01:42:24 | |
June 28, 2009 | 2 | ITU Triathlon Team Sprint World Championships | Des Moines | Second in the Team World Championship - together with Emma Moffatt , Emma Snowsill and Brad Kahlefeldt | |
2009 | 2 | London triathlon | London | ||
May 31, 2009 | 2 | ITU Triathlon World Championship Series 2009 | Madrid | 01:52:14 | 1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running |
2008 | 1 | Noosa triathlon | Noosa | 01:46:46 | |
Aug 16, 2008 | 11 | 2008 Summer Olympics | Beijing | 01: 50: 10.02 | |
2001 | 1 | Laguna Phuket Triathlon | Phuket | ||
Sep 12 1999 | 1 | ITU Junior Triathlon World Championships | Montreal | Junior Triathlon World Championship |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Apr 21, 2013 | 1 | Samui triathlon | Ko Samui | 06:00:18 | Long distance winner (4 km swimming, 122.65 km cycling and 30 km running) |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Nov 19, 2016 | DSQ | ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships | Snowy Mountains | - | |
Oct 23, 2016 | 8th | Xterra World Championships | Maui | 03:02:23 | |
Nov 1, 2015 | 5 | Xterra World Championships | Maui | 02:42:27 | World championship cross triathlon |
Feb 28, 2015 | 1 | OTU Cross Triathlon Oceania Championships | Lake Crackenback | 02:12:08 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish; DSQ - Disqualified)
Web links
- Official website of Courtney Atkinson
- Courtney Atkinson's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on March 27, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Olympic return - Triathlete Courtney Atkinson announces 2016 Rio Olympics comeback (January 12, 2015)
- ↑ Courtney Atkinson: Doing a lot more than Triathlon (July 29, 2017)
- ↑ Aussie athlete Courtney Atkinson's excellent Queensland adventure (April 16, 2018)
- ↑ Kahlefeldt takes Third Mooloolaba title
- ↑ Noosa Triathlon: Steffen beats the future
- ↑ Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Final 2010 - Budapest, Hungary - Men ( Memento of the original from September 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Frodeno Sprints to Victory in Seoul
- ↑ Laguna Phuket Triathlon ( Memento of the original from January 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Atkinson, Courtney |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian duathlete and triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | 15th August 1979 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mackay |