Michelle Dillon (born 24 May 1973 in

Wembley Wembley () is a large suburbIn British English, "suburb" often refers to the secondary urban centres of a city. Wembley is not a suburb in the American sense, i.e. a single-family residential area outside of the city itself. in north-west Londo ...

, England) is a retired British

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. Dillon's first Olympic triathlon was at the

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. She was one of the three British athletes, along with Sian Brice and

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, not to finish the competition. Four years later, at 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), ...

, Dillon finished in sixth place with a time of 2:06:00.77. Before turning to the triathlon, she was a runner, competing for

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at the

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. Michelle has been a coach for many triathletes including

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and Emma Pallant. She returned to competitive sport on 3 April 2016 coming second in the British Duathlon Championships. In 2018 she became 45-49F World Triathlon Champion on the Gold Coast.

Selected results

* 2000 Summer Olympics: DNF * 2004 Summer Olympics: 6th, 2:06:00.77 * 2007 Győr ITU World Duathlon Championships: 2nd, 1:54:43

References

External links

ITU Profile
1973 births Living people Australian female long-distance runners English female triathletes British female triathletes Triathletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes for Great Britain Sportspeople from Wembley Duathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Triathletes at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia {{UK-triathlon-bio-stub