Rachael Paxton
  Rachael Paxton
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 21st June 1984 (age 36) |
| place of birth | Roma, Australia |
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| successes | |
| 2005 | State champion Aquathlon student |
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| inactive | |
Rachael Jade Paxton (born June 21, 1984 in Roma ) is a former Australian triathlete .
Career
In 2008 she was runner-up in triathlon on the Olympic distance in the women's 20 to 24 year class. Since October 2009 she started as a professional. In June 2013 she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Paxton started racing again in early 2014 while treatment was ongoing.
It has not appeared internationally since 2014. Rachael Paxton lives in Maroochydore, Queensland.
Sporting successes
Triathlon
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Aug 24, 2014 | 12 | Challenge Gold Coast |
Gold coast
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03:06:10 | on the half-distance |
| June 1, 2014 | 3 | 5150 Coral Coast |
Port Douglas
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| 22 Sep 2012 | 8th | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Series |
 Weihai
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05:18:55 | |
| Sep 18 2011 | 4th | Ironman 70.3 Tokoname |
 Tokoname
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05:53:36 | |
| 20 Mar 2011 | 5 | Ironman 70.3 Singapore |
 Singapore
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04:36:52 | |
| March 12 2011 | 16 | Abu Dhabi International Triathlon |
 Abu Dhabi
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| 25 Sep 2010 | 3 | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Series |
Weihai
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04:33:35 | behind the Swiss winner Caroline Steffen and the Czech Radka Vodičková |
| Dec 6, 2009 | 3 | Laguna Phuket Triathlon |
 Phuket
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| Sep 11 2009 | ITU Triathlon World Championship Series 2009 |
Gold coast
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02:07:10 | Second in class W25–29 | |
| Oct 4, 2009 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya |
 Putrajaya
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Victory at the first start over this distance | |
| June 8, 2008 | 2 | ITU Triathlon World Championships 20-24 |
 Vancouver
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02:04:40 | Vice-World Champion on the Olympic distance in the W20–24 class |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Rachael Paxton website
- Rachael Paxton's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on March 7, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rachel Paxton Recovering From Thyroid Cancer (March 12, 2014)
- ↑ Swallow Retires As Gemmell And Ellis Take Ironman 70.3 Singapore
- ↑ Frederik van Lierde steals the show from the top guys ( Memento of the original from September 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Paxton, Rachael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Paxton, Rachael Jade |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Roma (Queensland) |