Andrea Whitcombe

Andrea Whitcombe (born 8 June 1971) is a British International distance runner and triathlete. She won a silver medal in the 5000 metres representing England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and competed in the same event representing Great Britain at the 2000 Olympic Games, before switching to the triathlon in 2001.[1] She finished in the top 10 at the World Triathlon Championships three times, and was the 2004 British Olympic reserve. In 2005, she won a bronze medal at the World Duathlon Championships. She is a three-time winner of the English National Cross Country Championships (1990, 1991 and 1997), and won the ITU Triathlon World Cup event in Corner Brook, Canada in 2005.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain /  England
1989 World Cross Country Championships (junior women) Stavanger, Norway 14th 4 km 16:22
1990 World Cross Country Championships (junior women) Aix-les-Bains, France 29th 4.4 km 15:02
World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 4th 3000 m 9:13.81
1991 World Cross Country Championships Antwerp, Belgium 104th 6.4 km 22:44
1993 World Cross Country Championships Amorebieta, Spain 110th 6.4 km 22:05
1996 World Cross Country Championships Cape Town, South Africa 64th 6.4 km 22:14
1997 World Cross Country Championships Parco del Valentino, Italy 104th 6.6 km 23:23
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd 5000 m 15:56.85
1999 World Cross Country Championships (short race) Belfast, Northern Ireland 45th 4.2 km 16:37
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 41st (h) 5000 m 16:15.82
Triathlon / Duathlon
2003 European Triathlon Championships Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic 4th
World Triathlon Championships Queenstown, New Zealand 6th 2:09:17
2005 World Triathlon Championships Gamagori, Japan 7th 2:01:08
World Duathlon Championships Newcastle, Australia 3rd
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 7th 2:09
European Triathlon Championships Autun, France 4th
World Triathlon Championships Lausanne, Switzerland 6th 2:05:46
2007 European Triathlon Championships Copenhagen, Denmark 4th 2:03:29

References

  1. "Andrea Whitcombe". ITU World Triathlon Series. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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