Loretta "Loz" Harrop (born July 17, 1975, in

Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

) is an Australian

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 ...

. As a teenager she attended

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along with her siblings and as of 2007 has a house named after her. Harrop house which will go by the colour red. Harrop competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

. She placed fifth with a total time of 2:01:42.82. Her split times were 19:37.98 for the swim, 1:05:40.70 for the cycling, and 0:36:24.14 for the run. Four years later, Harrop competed in the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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. She was even more successful this time, winning a

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with the time of 2:04:50.17. The splits for that run were 18:37.00 for the swim, 1:09:05.00 for the cycling, and 37:08.00 for the run. Harrop is married to Brad Jones who was a talented Australian rules player in the AFLQ (Queensland) competition.

References

1975 births Living people Australian female triathletes Olympic triathletes of Australia Olympic medalists in triathlon Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportswomen from Queensland Sportspeople from Brisbane Olympic silver medalists for Australia 21st-century Australian women {{Australia-triathlon-bio-stub