Jackie Gallagher (triathlete)
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| Medal record | ||
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Bronze | Manchester 2002 | Marathon |
Jackie Gallagher (born November 10, 1967) is an Australian triathlete and long-distance runner.
Gallagher began competing in triathlon in 1992 and won the elite Australian National Series in her first season. She spent eight years as a professional triathlete. In 1996 she became the world triathlon champion, setting a championship record time of 1 hour 50 minutes 52 seconds in Cleveland, Ohio. She also won the World Duathlon Championships in 1996 to become the only person ever to win both world titles in the same year.
Gallagher won the Duathlon World Championships again in 1999, but narrowly missed repeating the double, when 2nd to Loretta Harrop in the Triathlon World Championship. Gallagher collected further World Championship silver medals in 1995 and 1997.
She won the bronze medal in the marathon in the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Gallagher is married to the Australian Olympic archery champion Simon Fairweather.
She has a Master of Science degree in Exercise Physiology and currently works as a senior sports consultant at the Australian Sports Commission.
