Aileen Morrison

Aileen Reid (née Morrison; born 15 June 1982 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a professional triathlete from Northern Ireland who represented Ireland at the London 2012 & Rio 2016 Olympics.

Reid represents the North West Triathlon Club and competes for French team Poissy.

Also an accomplished runner and swimmer, Reid is a former NI Cross country champion, and won a medal at the World University Cross Country championships with Team Ireland.

Aileen trained as a physical education teacher prior to beginning her triathlon career.

She competed in the Women's triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she finished in a disappointing 43rd place, almost 10 minutes behind winner Nicola Spirig.[1] Reid suffered a crash on the first lap of the bike course as a result of wet roads.[2]

She married in October 2012, and raced under her married name thereafter.

She finished the 2013 season ranked 8th in the World, with a silver medal at the ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final in London. She has had two other World triathlon series podiums with a silver medal in Madrid in June 2012, and Hamburg in July 2010.

Reid competed in the Women's triathlon at the Rio 2016 Olympics and finished in 21st place.[3]

She retired in July 2017.

The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.[4] The following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2008-05-18  European CupBrno 6
  2008-06-27  University Triathlon ChampionshipErdek 13
  2008-07-12  European CupAthlone 6
  2008-08-03  European CupEgirdir 7
  2008-08-30  European CupSplit 3
  2008-09-13  European CupVienna 12
  2008-09-27  BG World CupLorient 22
  2009-04-05  European CupQuarteira 6
  2009-05-02  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesTongeyong 22
  2009-06-21  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesWashington DC 25
  2009-07-02  European ChampionshipsHolten 13
  2009-07-18  European CupAthlone 2
  2009-08-15  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon DNF
  2010-05-22  European CupSenec 6
  2010-06-05  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid 23
  2010-06-12  Elite CupHy-Vee 27
  2010-07-03  European ChampionshipsAthlone 5
  2010-07-17  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburg 3
  2010-08-14  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbühel 16
  2010-09-08  Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand FinalBudapest 17
  2010-10-16  World CupTongyeong 4
  2010-10-23  Asian CupHong Kong 1
  2011-04-03  European CupAntalya 1
  2011-04-17  World CupIshigaki 2

BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aileen Morrison". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. "Irish triathlon: Morrison struggles to 43rd at Hyde Park". bbc.co.uk.
  3. "Reid finishes 21st at Rio triathlon". ITV.com. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. "Triathlon.org - Results Page". Archive.triathlon.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
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