Photo Credit: Australian Age Group World Championships Teams
Congratulations to the 300+ Queensland athletes who took to the starting line at this year's ITU Age Group Triathlon World Championships.
There were some amazing performances across the board which led to 10 Queenslanders being crowned World Champions, 9 winning silver medals and 6 bronze medals.
Greg Bush from Red Dog Triathlon Training won both the Sprint and Standard Distance Triathlon in his category. Greg capitalized on his strengths in the standard distance race by swimming almost 2 minutes faster and cycling 42 seconds faster than anyone else in his age group, allowing him to win by over 3 and a half minutes.
Two youngsters were two of the many highlights of this years Championships with Luke Harvey defending his World Championship title and Chloe McLennan winning her first World Championships needing to beat girls 2 and 3 years older than her in the same category.
For more comprehensive results from last week's events, check out the official results here.
ITU Standard Distance Age Group World Championships -
Queenslanders who finished in the top ten in the World:
| 18 - 19 years | |||
| 1st | Male | Daniel Paddison | Be Energetic Tri and Run Club |
| 2nd | Female | Casey Atkins | Red Dog Triathlon Training |
| 2nd | Male | Keegan Jenkins | Red Dog Triathlon Training |
| 10th | Female | Anastasia Heikkila | Caloundra Triathlon Club |
| 20 - 24 years | |||
| 3rd | Female | Isobel Chisholm | Fitzroy Frogs Club |
| 5th | Male | Dominic Churchett | Toowoomba Triathlon Club |
| 9th | Male | Jye Spriggs | UQ Triathlon and Adventure Racing Club |
| 25 - 29 years | |||
| 3rd | Male | Troy Ruston | Tamborine Mountain Triathlon Club |
| 4th | Male | Ryan Devlin | Carina Leagues Triathlon Club |
| 5th | Female | Emily Donker | Tri Nation |
| 8th | Female | Lucy Bowden | Sunshine Coast Tri Academy |
| 9th | Female | Kelly Penfold | Red Dog Triathlon Training |
| 10th | Female | Megan Hendry | Cairns Crocs |
| 30 - 34 years | |||
| 4th | Female | Briarna Silk | Red Dog Triathlon Training |
| 7th | Male | Jarrod Boyd | Team T-Rex |
| 8th | Male | Thomas Norton | - |
| 10th | Female | Courtenay Henrys | Red Dog Triathlon Training |
| 35 - 39 years | |||
| 2nd | Female | Kate Schultz | Sunshine Coast Tri Academy |
| 3rd | Male | James Dimsey | Red Dog Triathlon Training |
| 9th | Female | Sarah Thomas | Azure TNQ |
| 9th | Male | Christophe Manchon | Red Dog Triathlon Training |
| 40 - 44 years | |||
| 1st | Female | Rosie McGeoch | Red Dog Triathlon Training |
| 4th | Female | Cath Collis | Reg Dog Triathlon Training |
| 5th | Male | Jamie Simmonds | Be Energetic Tri and Run Club |
| 6th | Female | Kym Coogan | SBR Triathlon |
| 10th | Male | David Walsh | ADF Triathlon Club |
| 45 - 49 years | |||
| 2nd | Female | Allison Cooke | Tamborine Mountain Triathlon Club |
| 2nd | Male | Charles Ellis | - |
| 6th | Male | Matthew Wolstencroft | Sunshine Coast Tri Academy |
| 50 - 54 years | |||
| 7th | Female | Tracy Foyster | DGC Multisport |
| 10th | Female | Lyndal Green | DGC Multisport |
| 55 - 59 years | |||
| 4th | Female | Jenny Alcorn | Surfers Paradise Triathlon Club |
| 7th | Female | Joyce Buffa | - |
| 8th | Female | Penny Palfrey | Bargara Triathlon Club |
| 10th | Female | Marion Hermitage | Tamborine Mountain Triathlon Club |
| 60 - 64 years | |||
| 1st | Male | Phil Davies | Bayside Multisport |
| 65 - 69 years | |||
| 1st | Male | Greg Bush | Red Dog Triathlon Training |
| 4th | Female | Penny Hearn | Noosa Tri Club |
| 7th | Female | Annika Frossling | Free Radicals Tribe |
| 10th | Male | Robert Rhodes | Westside Triathlon Club |
| 75 - 79 years | |||
| 4th | Female | Ann Palmer | Redcliffe Triathlon Club |
| 7th | Male | Ross Salmon | Surfers Paradise Triathlon Club |
| 10th | Male | William Winter | - |
ITU Sprint Distance Age Group World Championships -
Queenslanders who finished in the top ten in the World:
| 16 - 19 years | |||
| 1st | Female | Chloe Mclennan | Race Pace Coaching |
| 1st | Male | Luke Harvey | Sharks Triathlon Club |
| 4th | Female | Richelle Hill | Be Energetic Tri and Run Club |
| 20 - 24 years | |||
| 3rd | Female | Brianna Thomas | Warwick Dalziel Coaching |
| 7th | Male | Michael Hooper | Sunshine Coast Tri Academy |
| 25 - 29 years | |||
| 1st | Female | Rhiannon Roberts | Red Dog Triathlon Training |
| 3rd | Male | Troy Ruston | Tamborine Mountain Triathlon Club |
| 4th | Female | Chloe Turner | Sunshine Coast Tri Academy |
| 7th | Male | Ryan Devlin | Carina Leagues Triathlon Club |
| 7th | Female | Kelly Penfold | Red Dog Triathlon Training |
| 30 - 34 years | |||
| 9th | Male | Eamonn Ring | Tri Nation |
| 10th | Male | Ben Holland | Sunshine Coast Triathlon Club |
| 35 - 39 years | |||
| 2nd | Male | Stephen Thompson | Tri Nation |
| 40 - 44 years | |||
| 1st | Female | Kym Coogan | SBR Triathlon |
| 4th | Female | Taryn Lester | - |
| 4th | Male | Jamie Simmonds | Be Energetic Tri and Run Club |
| 8th | Female | Alison Ryan | Red Dog Triathlon Training |
| 8th | Male | Nathan Fitzakerley | Atlas Multisports |
| 45 - 49 years | |||
| 2nd | Male | Matthew Wolstenscroft | Sunshine Coast Tri Academy |
| 3rd | Female | Allison Cooke | Tamborine Mountain Triathlon Club |
| 6th | Male | Jordan Gover | Sunshine Coast Tri Academy |
| 50 - 54 years | |||
| 2nd | Female | Tracy Foyster | DGC Multisport |
| 4th | Female | Lyndal Green | DGC Multisport |
| 6th | Male | Rod Morrison | - |
| 55 - 59 years | |||
| 5th | Male | Malcolm Miller | Sheldon Triathlon Club |
| 6th | Female | Jenny Alcorn | Surfers Paradise Triathlon Club |
| 60 - 64 years | |||
| 2nd | Male | Phil Davies | Bayside Multisports |
| 5th | Female | Linda Meredith | Sharks Triathlon Club |
| 65 - 69 years | |||
| 1st | Male | Greg Bush | Red Dog Triathlon Training |
| 4th | Female | Penny Hearn | Noosa Tri Club |
| 6th | Female | Cynthia Cliff | InTraining |
| 10th | Male | Robert Rhodes | Westside Triathlon Club |
| 70 - 74 years | |||
| 1st | Male | Robert Eadie | - |
| 75 - 79 years | |||
| 5th | Male | Peter Bennett | Surfers Paradise Triathlon Club |
| 9th | Male | Ken McLean | Tamborine Mountain Triathlon Club |
