Emma Laura Snowsill OAM (born 15 June 1981) is an Australian professional

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and multiple gold medalist in the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games. She won the gold medal in triathlon at the

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. Snowsill is married to the 2008 Olympic champion in men's triathlon,

Jan Frodeno Jan Frodeno (; born 18 August 1981) is a German triathlete who is the gold medal winner in men's triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 3-time winner of the Ironman World Championship in 2015, 2016, and 2019, and 2-time winner of the ...

Professional career

Snowsill won the 2000

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(ITU) World Championship in the 16–20 years age category plus the gold medal at the 2001 Sydney Youth Olympic Festival Triathlon at age 19. She was awarded a scholarship with the

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(AIS) and was voted 16–19 years female Triathlete of the Year 2000. In 2003, Snowsill became ITU World Champion for the first time in

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. In 2004, she won the

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Championship and finished the season ranked first in the world. Despite this she was not selected for the Australian team for the

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. In 2005, Snowsill took her second world crown in Gamagori, Japan, in temperatures and 90%

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. During 2005 and 2006 she was the winner of the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon in

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. She won the gold medal at the

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. She won another gold medal at the 2006 World ITU Championships in

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, where she finished 45 seconds in front of Portuguese triathlete

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. This made her the first female triathlete to win three world titles. The following year, in 2007, in

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won her first world title by beating Snowsill by over a minute. In 2008, Snowsill won the Mooloolaba World Cup season opener, beating her Olympic rival Fernandes. Snowsill skipped the ITU World Championships in order to devote all of energy to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. During the triathlon event she stayed with the leaders in the swim and cycle legs and broke clear in the run. Snowsill won the gold medal with a time of 1:58:27, 1 minute 7 seconds ahead of Fernandes. Fellow Australian

Emma Moffatt Emma Moffatt (born 7 September 1984) is a retired Australian professional triathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and won the gold at the ITU Triathlon World Championships in 2009 and in 2010. She was born in ...

won the bronze medal. Snowsill missed out on selection for the Australian

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Olympic Triathlon Team. She appealed her omission but was turned down by the Tribunal. Snowsill decided not to take her case to the

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saying "Whilst I am upset with the outcome, I have to respect the decision of the Tribunal and will not be pursuing the matter further." Snowsill went on to wish the three selected women (

Erin Densham Erin Densham (born 3 May 1985 in Camden, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian professional triathlete and bronze medallist in the 2012 Olympics. Early life Erin Densham attended the Ruse Public School and the John Therry Catholic High ...

and Emma Jackson) good luck for their race in London. During her career she has won the "Grand Slam" of Chicago, City of Los Angeles,

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and New York Triathlons plus multiple ITU World Cup events.

Recognition

* 2009 - awarded the

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. * 2015 - inducted into the International Triathlon Union Hall of Fame. * 2017 - inducted into the Triathlon Australia Hall of Fame. * 2019 - inducted into the

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Gallery

File:Emma Snowsill 1.JPG, At the 2007 Los Angeles Triathlon. File:Emma_Snowsill_2006.jpg, Snowsill during the run leg of the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. File:2008 Emma Snowsill and Emma Moffatt.JPG, Snowsill (left) and

(right) show off their medals.

References

External links

Official website

International Triathlon Union
{{DEFAULTSORT:Snowsill, Emma 1981 births Living people Australian female triathletes Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Olympic gold medalists for Australia Olympic triathletes of Australia Triathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland Triathletes at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Olympic medalists in triathlon Sportswomen from Queensland Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in triathlon Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees