Jeremy Peacock | |
Headercolor: | green |
Textcolor: | yellow |
Nationality: | Australian |
Birth Date: | 1991 6, df=yes |
Sport: | Paratriathlon |
Jeremy Peacock (born 23 June 1991) is an Australian para-triathlete. He has been selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]
Peacock was born on 23 June 1991 three months premature that resulted in him being diagnosed with hemiplegia cerebral palsy.[2] [3] He has completed a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from Bond University. In 2024, he works as an associate director at KPMG.[4]
During his high school years, he participated in able-bodied running and then cycling in his early 20's. He took up triathlon in 2017 and in 2019 transitioned to paratriathlon. He is classified as a PTS4 paratriathlrete. His Australian debut in 2020 and international debut in 2022. He won the bronze medal in the Men's PTS4 at 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series in Abu Dhabi.[5] He is ranked seventh in the Men's PTS4 going into the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
In 2024, trains with the Eloitik Professional triathlon squad based in Melbourne and a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.