Jessica Harrison (triathlete) explained

Jessica Harrison
Birth Date:27 October 1977
Birth Place:Sheffield, England
Sport:Triathlon
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Jessica Harrison (born 27 October 1977) is a British-born French triathlete. She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] [2]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jessica Harrison Olympic Results . 5 August 2012 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213225354/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/jess-harrison-1.html . 13 December 2012 .
  2. Web site: London 2012: Jessica Harrison . 5 August 2012 . London 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20130128033516/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/harrison-jessica-1051911/ . 28 January 2013 .
  3. Web site: 2012 Olympics: Who Are The LGBT Athletes? Day Twenty-One — Jessica Harrison and Carole Peon . 2 January 2017 . The New Civil Rights Movement . https://web.archive.org/web/20121113215508/http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2012-olympics-who-are-the-lgbt-athletes-day-twenty-one-jessica-harrison-and-carole-peon/news/2012/08/07/45657 . 13 November 2012 . dead .
  4. Web site: Twitter / jessmako. Harrison . Jessica. 11 September 2013 . Twitter. 15 September 2013.
  5. Web site: Six stars set to light up the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon . . 13 March 2014 . . 8 April 2014.
  6. Web site: Abu Dhabi International Triathlon 2014 Results . . Premier Timing . 8 April 2014 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220420/http://www.premiertiming.com/res/results.php?id=234&tab=Short+Distance&cat=all_categories&gen_f=1&filter=&si= . dead .

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