Jenny Alcorn
  Jenny Alcorn
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 11th February 1959 (age 61) |
| place of birth | Australia |
| societies | |
| Current | Surfers Paradise Triathlon Club |
| successes | |
| 1992 | World champion duathlon |
| 2009 | Vice World Champion Aquathlon AG 50–54 |
| 2016 | World champion cross triathlon age group 55–59 |
| 2016 | Winner Ironman World Championships age group 55–59 |
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| active | |
Jenny Alcorn (born February 11, 1959 ) is an Australian duathlete and triathlete . She is Duathlon World Champion (1992).
Career
Jenny Alcorn was active in hockey for 15 years in her youth.
In 1984, when she was 25, she started her first triathlon and was trained by Brett Sutton. In 1991 she started in Australia for the first time at the Triathlon World Championship and came second in her age group. In June 1992 the 32-year-old became ITU world champion duathlon in Frankfurt am Main . She started in 2005 as a professional athlete.
In 2009 she became vice world champion Aquathlon (2.5 km running, 1 km swimming and 2.5 km running) in the age group 50-54.
In 2014, at the age of 55, she started the Ironman distance for the first time (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running) and qualified as the winner of the age group for a starting place at the Ironman Hawaii (Ironman World Championships).
In October 2016 she won the age group 55-59 at the Ironman Hawaii. In November she became world champion cross triathlon in the 55-59 age group.
In September 2018 Jenny Alcorn was fourth at the Triathlon World Championships on the Olympic short distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) in the 55-59 age group.
Jenny Alcorn has also worked as a coach in the Surfers Paradise Triathlon Club for many years . B. Emma Snowsill , Liz Blatchford , Luke McKenzie or Ashleigh Gentle .
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 26 Sep 2005 | 1 | ITU Duathlon World Championship 45–49 |
Newcastle
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02:11:25 | Duathlon world champion in the 45–49 age group |
| June 7, 1992 | 1 | ITU Duathlon World Championships |
 Frankfurt am Main
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02:53:49 | Duathlon world champion |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 16 Sep 2018 | 4th | ITU Triathlon World Championship 55–59 |
Gold coast
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02:21:20 | ITU World Championships on the Olympic short distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) |
| June 11, 2017 | 1 | Ironman Cairns 55-59 |
Cairns
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10:43:00 | Winner of the age group 55–59 |
| Oct 8, 2016 | 1 | Ironman Hawaii 55-59 |
 Hawaii
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Winner of the Ironman World Championships in the age group 55–59 | |
| 7th Dec 2014 | 1 | Ironman Western Australia 55-59 |
Busselton
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Winner of the age group 55–59 |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Nov 19, 2016 | 1 | ITU Cross Triathlon World Championship 55–59 |
Snowy Mountains
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03:22:57 | World champion cross triathlon in the 55–59 age group |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 2009 | 2 | ITU Aquathlon World Championship 50–54 |
Gold coast
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00:39:46 | Vice-World Champion Aquathlon in the age group 50-54 (2.5 km run, 1 km swim and 2.5 km run) |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Profile and results of Jenny Alcorn in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on October 7, 2018 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Jenny Alcorn - One of the Greats
- ↑ Background Information and History of Coach Jenny Alcorn ( Memento of the original from October 7, 2018 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.
- ↑ Alcorn aims for her 'Triple Crown' (June 29, 2016)
- ↑ IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HUMAN-INTEREST STORIES (October 11, 2017)
- ↑ The Physical Performance Show: Jenny Alcorn - Hawaii Ironman Triathlon 55-59yrs Champion (November 25, 2016)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Alcorn, Jenny |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian triathlete and marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Australia |