Personal information | |
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Born | 15 August 1979 |
Residence | Gold Coast, Australia |
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Australia |
Courtney Atkinson (born 15 August 1979) is a professional Australian triathlete born in Mackay, Queensland.
Atkinson was a member of Australia's 2008 Olympic triathlon team where he finished 11th in men's triathlon.[1] Atkinson won Men's International Triathlon Union (ITU) 2009 World Cup races in Mooloolaba and Ishigaki[2] and has won four consecutive Australian Junior Triathlon Championships from 1996 to 1999. In 2002, 2003 and 2004 he was Australia’s Triathlete of the Year.[1]