Jessica Harrison (born 27 October 1977) is a British-born French

triathlete A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the d ...

. She competed at the

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and

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. She is openly lesbian and in 2005 began a relationship with fellow French triathlete

Carole Péon Carole Péon (born 4 November 1978) is a French triathlon, triathlete. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She is closeted, openly lesbian and in 2005 began a relationship with fellow French triathlete Jess ...

. Harrison announced that she was retiring from international competition after the Grand Final of the

2013 ITU World Triathlon Series The 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series was a series of eight World Championship Triathlon events that led up to a Grand Final held in London in September 2013. The Series was organised under the auspices of the world governing body of triathlon, the ...

held in London on 14 September. However, she returned to competition for the 2014 Abu Dhabi International Triathlon where she finished fifth in the short distance race.

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* 1977 births Living people French female triathletes French LGBT sportspeople Olympic triathletes of France Triathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Sheffield Lesbian sportswomen LGBT triathletes {{France-triathlon-bio-stub