Jessica Harrison (triathlete)

Jessica Harrison (born 27 October 1977) is a British-born French triathlete. She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Jessica Harrison
Personal information
Born (1977-10-27) 27 October 1977
Sheffield, England
Sport
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Triathlon
Representing  France
ITU Team Triathlon World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012Team

She is openly lesbian and in 2005 began a relationship with fellow French triathlete Carole Péon.[3]

Harrison announced that she was retiring from international competition after the Grand Final of the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series held in London on 14 September.[4] However, she returned to competition for the 2014 Abu Dhabi International Triathlon[5] where she finished fifth in the short distance race.[6]

References
  1. "Jessica Harrison Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. "London 2012: Jessica Harrison". London 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. "2012 Olympics: Who Are The LGBT Athletes? Day Twenty-One — Jessica Harrison and Carole Peon". The New Civil Rights Movement. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. Harrison, Jessica (11 September 2013). "Twitter / jessmako". Twitter. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  5. "Six stars set to light up the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon". Maktoob. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. "Abu Dhabi International Triathlon 2014 Results". Premier Timing. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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