2009 Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship
3049 athletes from across the world descended on Australia’s Gold Coast for the 2009 ITU Triathlon World Championships as the top age group competitors went head to head over both the sprint and standard distances alongside their paratriathlon counterparts.
The host nation submitted the largest team with 989 triathletes taking to the course, with Great Britain in second, fielding a massive squad of 408 who made the journey to the other side of the world. The USA took the bronze medal in the participant number, just 16 athletes less than Great Britain with 392. 378 triathletes from neighbouring New Zealand also made the trip.
2009 Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Grand Final Gold Coast : 20-24 Female AG : Results
Tracey Steens outstanding work and training ethic and demanding schedule fueled her to 6th place in a field of 69 at the Age World Championships, Gold Coast. Tracey was just 7 mins off the winner Gilfillan AUS. Steens who had a very competitive swim just 33 /100th s off the winner's time also finished well up in the bike times but found the run with the heat more taxing than expected and lost some time in this section. An excellent effort. Well done Tracey
1 Courtney Gilfillan AUS 02:09:13
2 Sarah Bryant NZL 02:13:29
3 MadeleineOldfield AUS 02:13:41
4 MirandaTomeson CAN 02:15:28
5 Krista Meares AUS 02:16:02
6 Tracey Steens NZL 02:16:17
Full official results
Some athletes made their way from as far afield as Venezuela, Oman, Norway, Morocco, Liechtenstein, Guatemala, Mauritius and Kazakhstan, ensuring that the strong turnouts from the larger countries were matched with passion and enthusiasm from the smaller triathlon nations.
Australia were the big winners in the standard distance competition taking ten gold medals, ahead of the USA on eight. There were also gold medals heading back to Great Britain, Canada, France and Spain.
