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Ryan Bailie
Athlete Biography
A country boy from Bunbury, Western Australia, Ryan Bailie will make his Olympic debut at Rio
after securing automatic nomination at the World Triathlon Series event on the Gold Coast having
�nished in fourth place.
Born in South Africa, Bailie began the sport of Triathlon as a junior and raced at the Standard
Distance World Championships in 2009 where he claimed the 18-19 Age Group World Title.
Bailie turned pro in 2011 and represented Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he
claimed bronze in the mixed relay and �nished 5th the in the individual men’s triathlon.
The 25-year-old divides his training schedule between Wollongong and Vittoria, Spain, as part of
the infamous ‘Wollongong Wizards’ which also features fellow Rio Team member and women’s
World Champion Gwen Jorgensen.
When he’s not racing, Bailie likes spending time with his family, including his twin sister who has
just �nished her studies to become a Doctor.
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Event/s Individual Men Age 26
Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
Recent Performances
4th - 2016 World Triathlon Series Gold Coast (Gold Coast, Australia)
8th - 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
10th - 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final (Chicago, USA)
5th - 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series Stockholm (Stockholm, Sweden)
13th - 2015 Olympic Test Event (Rio de Janerio, Brazil)
Career Highlights
Bronze Medal Glasgow Commonwealth Games Mixed Teams Relay 2014
6th World Triathlon Series 2015
5th Glasgow Commonwealth Games Men's triathlon 2014
Education
Primary Adam Road Primary School (WA, Australia)
Secondary Newton Moore Senior High School (WA, Australia)
Training
Coach Jamie Turner (2010-current)
Club Bunbury Triathlon Club
Institute/Academy AIS WAIS NSWIS
Primary Training Base Wollongong, Australia (primary) Vitoria, Spain, Basque Country
(Primary)
Secondary Training Base Falls Creek, Australia
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Q&A
Superstition/s I have worn the same speedo's under my race suit since 2011.
Favourite food Chocolate
Favourite holiday destination Bali
Favourite music Anything other than that screaming stu�!
Dream car Land Rover Sport
Personal Motto I love the quote and live by Live it Love It Don't Waste It
Star Sign Cancer
I would spend my last $10 on Food
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be BMX
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Emma Snowsill 2008 Olympics
First Olympic Memory? Kathy Freeman- 2000 Olympics
Most In倀霂uential person in your career/life Mother Why this sport? It challenges you day in day out!
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28/07/2016 Erin Densham | AUS Team | Rio 2016
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Erin Densham
Athlete Biography
Alongside fellow Rio 2016 Team member Emma Mo䘀䤃att, Erin Densham will become the 䘀쐂rst
Australian triathlete to compete at three Olympic Games in Rio as she looks to improve on her
London 2012 bronze medal.
Densham competed in swimming and cross country at state level when at school and decided to
combine her strengths at 16 when she took up triathlon. She announced herself on the world
triathlon scene when she won the U/23 World Championship in Switzerland.
Winning the Triathlon Australia Emerging Athlete of the Year in 2007, Densham went on to
compete at her 䘀쐂rst Olympic Games in Beijing alongside Emma Snowsill and Emma Mo䘀䤃att, where
she 䘀쐂nished 22nd on debut.
In 2009, Densham was diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia (racing heartbeat) and was
forced to drop out of several major competitions and eventually have surgery. Making a
remarkable recovery, Densham proved herself at the 2010 French Triathlon Club Championships
with a series of consistent performances which saw the now 31-year-old was selected on her
second Olympic Team.
Densham went on to claim the bronze medal at London in a thrilling sprint 䘀쐂nish and will be
looking to impress again at Rio in her third Olympic bid.
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Fast Facts
Sport Triathlon Status Selected
Event/s Individual Women Nickname Buttons, Delly
Height 165 Weight 52
Age 31 Born Sydney, NSW, Australia
Lives Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Olympic Information
2008 Beijing - 22nd (triathlon) 2012 London - 3rd (triathlon)
Recent Performances
3rd - 2015 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World Cup (Cozumel, Mexico)
6th - 2015 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm (Stockholm, Sweden)
1st - 2015 OTU Cross Triathlon Oceania Championships (Snowy Mountains, Australia)
12th - 2015 ITU World Triathlon London (London, England)
3rd – 2012 Olympic Games (London, England)
Career Highlights
Becoming the U/23 World Triathlon Champion in Switzerland, 2006
2012 Bronze Medal at London Olympic Games
Education
Primary Ruse Primary School (NSW, Australia)
Secondary John Therry Catholic High School (NSW, Australia)
Tertiary Certi䘀쐂cate 3 in Fitness
Training
Coach Triathlon
Primary Training Base Victoria, BC, Canada
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Q&A
Superstition/s None
Favourite food Salmon
Favourite holiday destination Costa Blanca, Spain
Favourite music Top 40, Hip-Hop, R&B
Star Sign Taurus
Tattoos/Piercings Tattoos - 5 Piercings - 7
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be BMX
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28/07/2016 Ryan Fisher | AUS Team | Rio 2016
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Ryan Fisher
Athlete Biography
Ryan Fisher is set to make his Olympic debut in the men’s triathlon after an explosive start to the
2016 season.
A keen soccer player during his school years, Fisher was introduced to the sport of triathlon at age
12 but claimed out of all the sports he played growing up, triathlon was his least favourite. At the
end of his Year 12 studies, Fisher seriously considered moving overseas to play football but picked
triathlon instead and hasn’t looked back.
At the end of the 2014 season, Fisher had planned to retire from the sport. After being selected in
the elite team for World Championships, the 25-year-old fell ill and couldn’t compete. After three
months o䘀䤃 Fisher re-assessed and came back, more determined than ever claiming the third ITU
Triathlon World Cup of the 2015 season in Chengdu, China.
Fisher 䘀쐂nished only one place behind Ryan Bailie in fourth at the 2016 World Triathlon Series race
on the Gold Coast, which doubled as an automatic quali䘀쐂cation event for the 䘀쐂rst Aussie to cross
the line in the top ten.
Hailing from Kenmore Hills in Brisbane, Fisher says his 䘀쐂rst Olympic memory was Michael Klim
winning Gold in the Sydney Olympics.
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Sport Triathlon Status Selected
Event/s Individual Men Height 173
Weight 64 Age 25
Born Auchen䘀ower, QLD, Australia
Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
Recent Performances
13th – 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series Yokohama (Yokohama, Japan)
5th - 2016 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast (Gold Coast, Australia)
4th - 2016 OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships (Gisborne, New Zealand)
12th- 2016 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
1st - 2016 ITU OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Cup (Kinloch, New Zealand)
Career Highlights
Winning my 䘀쐂rst World Cup in Ishigaki, Japan.
Winning the Chengdu World Cup in China after a 3 month break from the sport.
Education
Primary Kenmore and Indooroopilly State School, QLD Australia.
Secondary Ipswich Grammar 2004, Marist College Ashgrove 05-08.
Training
Coach Shaun Stephens - (2015 - current)
Institute/Academy Triathlon Australia
Primary Training Base Brisbane - Australia
Secondary Training Base Girona - Spain
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Q&A
Favourite food Peri Peri Chicken Pizza!
Favourite holiday destination Hamilton Island, QLD or Samoa for a surf trip.
Favourite music Ben Harper / acousitc or majority of Aussie Hip hop.
Dream car Mercedes Benz G-Wagon
Personal Motto 'Fear none, respect all'
Star Sign Aries
I would spend my last $10 on Cadbury Marvelous creartions family block!
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Kayaking
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Michael Klim winning Gold in the Sydney Olympics.
First Olympic Memory? Steven Bradbury!
Most In緩᧼uential person in your career/life My parents Why this sport? Because it's a way that everyday I can push myself harder than I ever thought.
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Ashleigh Gentle
Athlete Biography
After a number of stellar performances over the past season, Ashleigh Gentle will make her
Olympic debut in the women’s triathlon at Rio.
A strong runner during her school days, a family friend convinced Gentle to try triathlon and after
having a go at the swimming and cycling legs she was hooked.
The 25-year-old, had a brilliant junior career with two silver medals at the Junior World
Championships in 2007 and 2008. It wasn’t until 2010 that Gentle was crowned Junior World
Champion in Budapest, a moment when she decided she wanted to take up the sport as a
profession.
After recording more than ten top 10 䚦꜎nishes in the World Triathlon Series in 2012 and 2013,
Gentle was selected in the 2014 Commonwealth Games Team to represent Australia in Glasgow.
The Gold Coast girl, con䚦꜎rmed she had her sights set on Rio when she claimed a silver medal at the
2015 Yokohama World Triathlon Series race. In what was the last race before selection, Gentle
again 䚦꜎nished in second place on the same course in 2016. When she’s not competing Gentle
enjoys spending time with partner and long-course triathlete Josh Amberger.
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Sport Triathlon Status Selected
Event/s Individual Women Nickname Ash
Height 171 Weight 52
Age 25 Born South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Lives Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
2007 Sydney- 1st (3000m track) 2009 Sydney- 4th (triathlon)
Recent Performances
2nd – 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series Yokohama (Yokohama, Japan)
15th - 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series Gold Coast (Gold Coast, Australia)
6th - 2016 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup (Mooloolaba, Australia)
2nd- 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
14th- 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final (Chicago, USA)
Career Highlights
Winning Junior World Triathlon Championships, Budapest, Hungary 2010
2x silver WTS medalist (Yokohama 2015, Abu Dhabi 2016)
2x silver medalist Junior World Championships
Education
Primary St Vincents, QLD, Australia
Secondary All Saint Anglican School, QLD, Australia
Tertiary Bachelor of Public Health- Nutrition, Gri迲ῼth University, QLD, 2009
Training
Coach Cli栔쬚 English (2014- current)
Institute/Academy Australian institute of sport Queensland academy of Sport
Primary Training Base Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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Q&A
Favourite food Seafood
Favourite holiday destination Moreton island, Australia
Dream car Subaru
Personal Motto 'Alta alatis patent'- Sky is open to those who have wings
Star Sign Pisces
I would spend my last $10 on food
Tattoos/Piercings Pierced ears and belly button
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Marathon
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Cathy Freeman 2000 Sydney Olympics, Emma Snowsill and
Emma Mo栔쬚att gold and bronze 2008 Triathlon
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Emma Mo쳿att
Athlete Biography
Beijing bronze medallist Emma Mo쳿att will make Australian Olympic history by becoming the �rst
triathlete to compete at three Olympic Games after she secured automatic nomination in her
home-town of the Gold Coast.
Beginning triathlon at the age of 13, Mo쳿att followed in both her parents' footsteps as she rose
through the junior ranks to come 4th and then 2nd at the 2005 and 2006 U/23 World
Championships. She was named the Australian Triathlete of the Year in 2007 when she came
runner-up in the World Cup series and 4th at the World Championships.
Moore born Mo쳿att sent a strong message at the start of the Olympic year claiming the Oceania
Championship title before �nishing 7th at the World Triathlon Series to secure her Olympic
nomination.
The Queensland-based triathlete rose to the top of the international ranks when she claimed back-
to-back World Championship titles in 2009 and 2010. Her Beijing 2008 performance highlighted the
strength of Australian female triathletes, as Emma Snowsill took home gold ahead of Mo쳿att in
third. The 31-year-old will be looking to rectify her London 2012 performance in Rio after a heavy
crash in the bike leg around Hyde Park forced her to withdraw from the event.
Mo쳿att will aim to continue the green and gold women’s triathlon legacy, with Australia winning a
medal at every Olympics since Sydney 2000. Mo쳿att’s partner, sprint canoeist Daniel Bowker, is
also on the 2016 Australian Olympic Team.
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Fast Facts
Sport Triathlon Status Selected
Event/s Individual Women Nickname Mo쳿y
Height 171 Weight 57
Age 31 Born Moree, NSW, Australia
Lives Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Olympic Information
2008 Beijing - 3rd (triathlon) 2012 London - DNF (triathlon)
Recent Performances
7th - 2016 World Triathlon Series Gold Coast (Gold Coast, Australia)
1st - 2016 Oceania Championships (Gisborne, New Zealand)
2nd - 2016 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup (Mooloolaba, Australia))
12th - 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final (Chicago, USA)
7th - 2015 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton (Edmonton, Canada)
Career Highlights
Winning the bronze medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Being crowned World Champion in 2009 & 2010
Securing the bronze medal at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games team relay with Emma
Jackson, Aaron Royle and Ryan Bailie
Education
Primary Woolgoolga Primary School (NSW, Australia)
Secondary Woolgoolga High School (NSW, Australia)
Training
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Coach Self Coached
Institute/Academy AIS
Primary Training Base Gold Coast, Australia
Secondary Training Base Boulder, Colorado
Q&A
Favourite food Mango
Favourite holiday destination Woolgoolga, NSW
Star Sign Virgo
I would spend my last $10 on Scratchies
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Cathy Freemen's 400m Gold, Sydney 2000
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Aaron Royle
Athlete Biography
Aaron Royle, nick-named “Bugs”, will make his Olympic debut at the Rio Games after he secured
Australia’s ǒrst Triathlon quota spot having ǒnished 6th at the 2015 Rio Test Event.
Royle grew up in Newcastle and was drawn to the sport after his parents forced him to choose
between swimming and running, instead he added a bike leg and fell in love with triathlon.
In his ǒrst year on the senior Triathlon Australia Team, in 2012, Royle proved he was a force to be
reckoned with after being crowned U23 World Champion.
Spending half his year in Wollongong, as part of the illustrious “Wollongong Wizards”, Royle trains
alongside fellow selected Team member Ryan Bailie and two-time women’s World Champion Gwen
Jorgenson.
The 25-year-old spends the remaining of the year in the Wizards training base in Vitoria, Spain, and
makes frequent appearances on the ITU World Triathlon Series circuit.
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Weight 67 Age 26
Born Waratah, NSW, Australia Lives Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
2008 Australia - 4th (triathlon)
Recent Performances
13th - 2016 World Triathlon Series Gold Coast (Gold Coast, Australia)
2nd - 2016 OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships (Gisborne, New Zealand)
5th - 2016 OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Cup (Wollongong, Australia)
6th - 2015 Olympic Test Event (Rio de Janerio, Brazil)
7th - 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final (Chicago, USA)
Career Highlights
Qualifying for the 2016 Games by ǒnishing 6th at the Rio Test Event, 2015
Getting my ǒrst 2015 podium at a World Triathlon Series, coming third in Stockholm
Securing three back-to-back Nepean Triathlon Championships from 2013-15
Education
Primary Maryland Public School (NSW, Australia)
Secondary Wallsend High and Jesmond High School (NSW, Australia)
Training
Coach Jamie Turner (2004 - C\current)
Club Wollongong Wizards
Institute/Academy NSWIS
Primary Training Base Wollongong, Australian (primary)
Secondary Training Base Vitoria, Spain (secondary)
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Q&A
Superstition/s I always do the same run session the night before each race
Favourite food Aussie BBQ, Thai food and chocolate
Favourite holiday destination I have travelled too many places for sport so hard to pick one.
French alps, Rio, Hamburg, Italy would be a few of my favorite cities
Favourite music Aussie Hip Hop
Dream car Not bothered! Honestly happy with my 2007 Suburu Forester
Star Sign Aquarius
I would spend my last $10 on Chocolate
Tattoos/Piercings Wizard hat tatt on my right buttocks and bugs bunny tatt on my left ribs
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be MTB'ing... I'm not very good at it but I love
getting on the MTB in my o-season and pretending that I can
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Mens 4x100 freestyle relay 2000
First Olympic Memory? Nagano 1998 Winter Olympics, I was 8 years old and I remember running
around the playground at school pretending I was a speed skater
Most In翿�uential person in your career/life Mum, Dad and my coach of 12 years Jamie Turner Why this sport? Read my AOC blog "So... Why triathlon" :-p