Gillian Backhouse
Gillian Backhouse (born June 20, 1991 in Penrith City ) is an Australian triathlete .
Career
Gillian Backhouse grew up in Armidale in the Australian state of New South Wales - about halfway between Sydney and Brisbane .
She has been running triathlons since 2008 and is trained by Stephen Moss .
In March 2014 she became Australian triathlon champion on the short distance and in May U23 world champion and at the same time vice world champion on the duathlon short distance.
Vice World Champion 2015
In July 2015 she was in Hamburg in the Australian triathlon team with Ryan Bailie , Aaron Royle and Emma Jackson Vice World Champion in the mixed team (4 × 250 m swimming, 6.6 km cycling and 1.6 km running).
In 2017 she finished as the third-best Australian in 13th place in the ITU World Championship Series 2017 (World Championship racing series).
In 2019 she started in the Bundesliga in the EJOT Team TV Buschhütten .
Gillian Backhouse lives in Brisbane .
Sporting successes
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Sep 7 2019 | 31 | ITU Triathlon World Cup | Banyoles | 00:57:54 | |
April 7, 2018 | 1 | Commonwealth Games 2018 | Gold coast | 01:17:36 | in the mixed season with Matthew Hauser , Ashleigh Gentle and Jacob Birtwhistle |
3rd Sep 2017 | 1 | ITU Triathlon World Cup | Carlsbad | 02:03:29 | |
18 Mar 2017 | 2 | OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships | Devonport | 02:08:26 | Oceanic Triathlon Championship, behind Emma Jeffcoat |
6 Sep 2015 | 3 | ITU World Championship Series 2015 | Edmonton | 00:59:10 | Sprint distance |
19th July 2015 | 2 | ITU Sprint Triathlon World Championship Mixed Team | Hamburg | Vice World Champion in the mixed team with Ryan Bailie , Aaron Royle and Emma Jackson | |
Aug 30, 2014 | 2 | ITU Triathlon World Championship U23 | Edmonton | Vice-World Champion U23 on the Olympic short distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) | |
1st Mar 2014 | 1 | OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships | Devonport | 02:07:57 | Oceanic Triathlon Championship |
1st Mar 2014 | 1 | AUS Triathlon National Championships | Devonport | 02:07:57 | Australian triathlon champion |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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May 31, 2014 | 2 | ITU Duathlon World Championships | Pontevedra | ITU Vice World Champion Duathlon; behind the French Sandra Lévénez | |
May 31, 2014 | 1 | ITU Duathlon World Championship U23 | Pontevedra | 02:05:26 | U23 world champion on the duathlon short distance |
(DNF - Did Not Finish)
Web links
- Gillian Backhouse's website
- Profile and results of Gillian Backhouse in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on February 14, 2020 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ EJOT Team Women Presentation of newcomers: Gillian Backhouse (February 16, 2019)
- ↑ Sophia Saller prevails in Edmonton and is the new U23 world champion (September 1, 2014)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Backhouse, Gillian |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1991 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Penrith City |