Michellie Jones twin sister to Gabrielle Jones (born September 6, 1969 in Fairfield, New South Wales) is a short and long course triathlete from Australia. Michellie Jones currently lives in Carlsbad, California.
Michellie (pronounced muh-KAY-lee) Jones' most prominent success is the 2006 Ironman World Champion title.
Jones started competing in triathlons in 1990. She won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, with a total time of 2:00:42....
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Michellie Jones twin sister to Gabrielle Jones (born September 6, 1969 in Fairfield, New South Wales) is a short and long course triathlete from Australia. Michellie Jones currently lives in Carlsbad, California.
Michellie (pronounced muh-KAY-lee) Jones' most prominent success is the 2006 Ironman World Champion title.
Jones started competing in triathlons in 1990. She won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, with a total time of 2:00:42.55, only two seconds behind leader Brigitte McMahon. Her split times were 19:43.88 for the swim, 1:05:32.90 for the cyling and 0:35:25.77 for the run.
She also won the test event in 2003 for the course used in the 2004 Summer Olympics, though she did not compete in that Olympiad.
Her recent International Triathlon Union rankings include:
Jones took second place in the 2005 Ironman Triathlon, losing the lead during the run to Natascha Badmann. This was only the second time that she competed in an iron distance triathlon. Jones is the winner of...
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