| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 April 1990 Northampton, England |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Club | Northampton Swimming Club Rugby and Northampton AC Beauvais Triathlon Club |
| Coached by | Ben Bright Mark Perry (swimming) |
Hollie May Avil (born 12 April 1990) is an English triathlete who was the European and world junior triathlon champion in 2007. She is the youngest athlete ever to podium at successive debut World Cup races.[1]
Avil competed in triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics but did not finish the race. Like her coach, Bright's, other athlete, Tim Don, she suffered a sickness that caused her continual vomiting and weakness during the race. During the bike section, Avil had to retire. She has expressed a desire to dominate in the London 2012 triathlon. Hollie started her degree at Loughborough University shortly after her Olympic journey in summer of 2008. She will combine training, racing and studying for the next few years. Her 2009 season started with disappointment at the Madrid World Championship Series as she failed to finish the race due to mechanical problems with her bike, despite doing her utmost to fix the problem and carry on. However, her spell in Holten, Holland, brought her a well-deserved 6th place at the European Championships. In 2010 Hollie joined Lucozade Sport as an Ambassador.
In December 2011, Avil was one of 12 British female sporting celebrities who posed for Clara Maidment a charity calender in aid of Wellbeing of Women, in the lingerie of Nichole de Carle, wearing jewellry by Salima Hughes and Coster Diamonds.[2]
| Date | Position | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-22 | 11th | Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup[3] | 2:09:03 |
| 2008-05-25 | 4th | Madrid BG Triathlon World Cup[3] | 2:06:19 |
| 2008-04-26 | 2nd | Tongyeong BG Triathlon World Cup[3] | 1:49:59 |
| 2008-04-01 | 3rd | Ishigaki BG Triathlon World Cup[3] | 2:05:24 |