Sophie Coleman (born 12 August 1990 in Brighton) is a professional British triathlete, Junior Duathlon World Champion of the years 2008 and 2009, U23 Duathlon World Champion of the year 2010, Junior Duathlon European Champion of the year 2007, and British Junior Triathlon Champion of the years 2008 and 2009. She lives in Eastbourne.
At the age of 14, at her very first ITU triathlon in Alexandroupolis, Sophie Coleman won the gold medal in the Youth Team category together with Kirsty McWilliams and Jodie Stimpson.
Sophie Coleman has also taken part in numerous national and non ITU triathlons. At the famous Triathlon EDF Alpe d'Huez, for instance, she won the bronze medal on 29 July 2010.
In the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux, Sophie Coleman represents Montpellier Agglo Tri. In 2010, however, she did not take part in the races at Dunkirk, Beauvais and Tours/Tourangeaux. At the Triathlon de Paris she placed 34th .[1]
In the six years from 2005 to 2010 Sophie Coleman took part in 10 ITU competitions and achieved 8 top ten positions, among which 6 medals. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the athlete's ITU Profile Page.[2] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.
| Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-07-24 | European Championships (Youth / Team)[3] | Alexandroupoli(s) | 1 |
| 2006-07-30 | European Cup (Junior) | Salford | DNF |
| 2007-06-16 | Duathlon European Championships (Junior) | Edinburgh | 1 |
| 2008-09-27 | Duathlon World Championships (Junior) | Rimini | 1 |
| 2009-01-16 | Australian Youth Olympic Festival | Sydney | 2 |
| 2009-07-02 | European Championships (Junior) | Holten | 5 |
| 2009-09-26 | Duathlon World Championships (Junior) | Concord | 1 |
| 2009-10-25 | Premium European Cup | Alanya | DNS |
| 2010-04-30 | Duathlon European Championships (U23) | Nancy | 4 |
| 2010-08-15 | European Cup | Geneva | 30 |
| 2010-09-03 | Duathlon World Championships (U23) | Edinburgh | 1 |
DNS = did not start ยท DNF = did not finish