Jackie Gallagher (triathlete)
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Jackie Fairweather (née Gallagher; born 10 November 1967) is an Australia
n triathlete
and long-distance runner.
Gallagher began competing in triathlon in 1992 and won the elite Australian National Series in her first season. She spent eight years as a professional triathlete. In 1996 she became the world triathlon champion, setting a championship record time of 1 hour 50 minutes 52 seconds in Cleveland, Ohio
. She also won the World Duathlon
Championships in 1996 to become the only person ever to win both world titles in the same year.
Gallagher won the Duathlon World Championships again in 1999, but narrowly missed repeating the double, when 2nd to Loretta Harrop in the Triathlon World Championship. Gallagher collected further World Championship silver medals in 1995 and 1997.
She won the bronze medal in the marathon in the 2002 Commonwealth Games
, after finishing 11th in her first ever marathon in Boston
. In 2005 she won the Gold Coast Marathon.
She married the Australian Olympic archery champion Simon Fairweather
in 2004.
She has a Master of Science degree in Exercise Physiology and currently works as a senior sports consultant at the Australian Sports Commission. She was the inaugural coach of the Australian Institute of Sport
(AIS) Triathlon program between 2001 and 2005.
On the 21st of March 2010, Jackie ran her 100,000th kilometer. She has recorded over 100,000 kilometers covered on a bicycle and has swum over 9000 kilometers.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n triathlete
Triathlon
A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...
and long-distance runner.
Gallagher began competing in triathlon in 1992 and won the elite Australian National Series in her first season. She spent eight years as a professional triathlete. In 1996 she became the world triathlon champion, setting a championship record time of 1 hour 50 minutes 52 seconds in Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. She also won the World Duathlon
Duathlon
Duathlon is an athletic event that consists of a running leg, followed by a cycling leg and then another running leg in a format bearing some resemblance to triathlons. The International Triathlon Union governs the sport internationally....
Championships in 1996 to become the only person ever to win both world titles in the same year.
Gallagher won the Duathlon World Championships again in 1999, but narrowly missed repeating the double, when 2nd to Loretta Harrop in the Triathlon World Championship. Gallagher collected further World Championship silver medals in 1995 and 1997.
She won the bronze medal in the marathon in the 2002 Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
, after finishing 11th in her first ever marathon in Boston
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by the U.S. city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897 and inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics, the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest...
. In 2005 she won the Gold Coast Marathon.
She married the Australian Olympic archery champion Simon Fairweather
Simon Fairweather
Simon John Fairweather, OAM is an archer born in Adelaide, South Australia. He is 175 centimetres tall and weighs 71 kilograms.Fairweather won the individual gold medal at the World Championships in Poland in 1991....
in 2004.
She has a Master of Science degree in Exercise Physiology and currently works as a senior sports consultant at the Australian Sports Commission. She was the inaugural coach of the Australian Institute of Sport
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
(AIS) Triathlon program between 2001 and 2005.
On the 21st of March 2010, Jackie ran her 100,000th kilometer. She has recorded over 100,000 kilometers covered on a bicycle and has swum over 9000 kilometers.