Flora DUFFY
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Cycling Mountain Bike
Cycling Mountain BikeFlora DUFFY - Schedule
| Start Time | Event | Status | ||
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Thu, 12 Apr
10:31
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Women's Cross-country |
Finished |
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Legend
- DNS: Did not start
Biographical Information
Highlights:
| Year | Location | Race | Rank | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Glasgow, SCO | Individual - Women | 8 | 2:02:18 |
| 2006 | Melbourne, AUS | Individual - Women | 8 | 2:00:35.13 |
| Year | Location | Race | Rank | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | Individual - Women | 8 | 1:58:25 |
| 2012 | London, GBR | Individual - Women | 45 | 2:08:54 |
| 2008 | Beijing, CHN | Individual - Women | DNF | Lap |
| Year | Location | Race | Rank | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rotterdam, NED | Individual - Women | 1 | 1:58:39 |
| 2016 | Cozumel, MEX | Individual - Women | 1 | 1:57:59 |
| 2015 | Chicago, USA | Individual - Women | 17 | 1:58:24 |
| 2014 | Edmonton, CAN | Individual - Women | 20 | 2:03:09 |
| 2012 | Auckland, NZL | Individual - Women | 13 | 2:12:20 |
| 2011 | Beijing, CHN | Individual - Women | 9 | 2:00:24 |
| 2007 | Hamburg, GER | Individual - Women | DNF | DNF |
Occupation:
Athlete (royalgazette.com, 18 Feb 2017)
Education:
University of Colorado, USA (royalgazette.com, 18 Feb 2017)
Languages spoken:
English
Coach:
PERSONAL: Neal HENDERSON (USA) (endurancebusiness.com, 5 Mar 2018)
Injuries:
Started 2017 with a stress reaction in her hip. "There were weeks when walking was painful." (austrimag.com.au, 9 Mar 2018)
Reason:
"When I was eight, my parents entered me in a triathlon and I loved it. The next week I joined a kids triathlon club. When asked what I wanted to do when I was 10 years old, I answered: ‘Be a professional athlete, win a gold medal at the Olympics and be a world champion.” (oxygenaddict.com, 16 Jan 2018; youtube.com/Specialized Bicycles, 8 Feb 2018)
Ambition:
"Win a medal at the Commonwealth Games, win another Xterra title, and win my home triathlon in Bermuda in 2018 would be special." (oxygenaddict.com, 16 Jan 2018)
Memorable:
"The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games was my first professional race and was terrifying. I qualified from high school, it was a huge opportunity as a 18-year-old and it was inspiring to be on the same starting line as eventual champion, Emma SNOWSILL (AUS)." (oxygenaddict.com, 16 Jan 2018)
AT THE DOUBLE
Will compete also in the mountain bike event at Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. (royalgazette.com, 8 Feb 2018)
ACCIDENT
Crashed during cycle leg of opening event of ITU World Triathlon Series season on 2 March 2018 in Abu Dhabi. "Super sad not to finish, especially as I was feeling so good. The good news is that I'm OK. My bike was a little messed up, hence why I couldn't continue." (Twitter.com, 2 Mar 2018)
WEDDING BELLS
Married fellow triathlete Dan HUGO (RSA) in Worster, South Africa, on 16 December 2017. (floraanddan.com, 11 Mar 2018; Twitter, 15 Dec 2017; bernews.com, 21 Dec 2017)
STRUGGLE
Took a break from triathlon following Beijing 2008 Olympic Games until June 2010, and continued to struggle to find form until 2014 due to an eating disorder. (oxygenaddict.com, 16 Jan 2018)
RECORD BREAKER
Won 2017 ITU World Triathlon in Yokohama, Japan, by largest margin in World Triathlon Series history, while her 2017 Xterra World Title win made her the first triathlete to take out four consecutive Xterra world titles. (bernews.com, 9 Mar 2018)
RECOGNITION
In 2017, Warwick Academy officially renamed its pool The Flora Duffy Swimming Facility in recognition of her accomplishments and to show everyone who visits the school that "great sportspeople start somewhere, even in such a small place as Bermuda". (bernews.com, 9 Mar 2018)
GENTLE PUSH
Inspired her parents to try triathlon as well. (YouTube.com/Olympic, 2 Nov 2016)
Social Media:
Legend
: Gold
: Silver
: Bronze- : Gold Medal Event
: Bronze Medal Event
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