Jeremy Peacock Explained

Jeremy Peacock
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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]

Personal life

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]

Paratriathlon

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-07-19 . Paralympics Australia Announces Powerful Triathlon Team For Paris 2024 Paralympics Australia . 2024-07-20 . www.paralympic.org.au . en-AU.
  2. Web site: Jeremy Peacock . 2024-07-21 . Victorian Institute of Sport . en.
  3. Web site: Triathlon . World . Results: Jeremy Peacock (AUS) . 2024-07-21 . World Triathlon . en.
  4. Web site: Falco . Tom . 2024-01-31 . Elite Athletes' Commission welcomes Willian & Peacock, Twomey Appointed Chair . 2024-07-21 . AusTriathlon . en-AU.
  5. Web site: Triathlon . World . Results: PTS4 Men 2022 World Triathlon Para Championships Abu Dhabi . 2024-07-21 . World Triathlon . en.