Emma Moffatt (born 7 September 1984) is a retired Australian professional

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. She won a bronze medal at the

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in Beijing, and won the gold at the

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and in

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. She was born in

Moree, New South Wales Moree is a town in Moree Plains Shire in northern New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the banks of the Mehi River, in the centre of the rich black-soil plains. The town is located at the junction of the Newell Highway and Gwydir Highway ...

, and was raised in the northern New South Wales town of

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. From a young age, she participated in such sports as cross country, athletics, and surf lifesaving. In her early teens, Emma began successfully participating in triathlon. Each of her three siblings and parents also competed in triathlon, while her elder sister Nicole was a champion Ironwoman in surf lifesaving. Before she went to the Australian Institute of Sport, she went to Woolgoolga High School. She is an

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scholarship holder. She has been named Triathlon Australia's athlete of the year twice, in 2007 and 2012. In 2009, she was the Australian Institute of Sport's athlete of the year. Moffatt was selected by the Australian Olympic Committee to compete in the

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. The event was held in and around

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, with the swim being held in the Serpentine. However, she did not finish the event after a heavy fall during the cycling stage. She came second in the run of the

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-event on 1 July 2012 in

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, finishing behind

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. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she was part of the Australian mixed relay team that won bronze.

References

External links

Emma Moffatt Official Website

Australian Olympic Committee profile
1984 births Living people Australian female triathletes Triathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes of Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Sportswomen from Queensland Olympic medalists in triathlon Sportswomen from New South Wales Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Sportspeople from Brisbane Commonwealth Games medallists in triathlon 21st-century Australian women {{Australia-triathlon-bio-stub