TRIATHLON Ireland’s Emma Davis finishes 15th at Triathlon World Championships securing Olympic qualification (subject to official confirmation)

Ireland’s leading triathlete; Bangor born Emma Davis finished an impressive 15th at the ITU Triathlon World Championships in Vancouver, yesterday (8th June 2008). Davis’ performance represents the best ever finish by an Irish triathlete at World Championship level, in, remarkably, the twenty-two year old’s first World Championships.

Over eight races this season Davis, who is supported under the Irish Sports Council’s International Carding Scheme, has performed consistently well to climb up the world rankings. i Her best result came in the World Cup in Richards Bay, South Africa where she finished an impressive ninth. ITU Director Libby Burrell recently described her rise this season as ‘meteoric’, following an injury plagued season last year.

Yesterday’s race was run in testing conditions with air temperatures of 14 degrees, and water temperatures of just 11 degrees. Many athletes were feeling the effects of the cold, including Davis, who when asked to describe the race responded; ‘cold is the only way to describe it!’

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For more information:
jag@triathlonireland.com or call Triathlon Ireland on 01-2764934
or
Sinéad McElroy, smcelroy@irishsportscouncil.ie 087-6338512

For more information on the race and images visit www.triathlon.org or www.triathlonireland.com

Overall Results - ITU World Championships, June 8th 2008, Vancouver, Canada
(Field of 62 elite women)
Position Name Country Total Time
1 Helen Tucker GBR 02:01:37
2 Sarah Haskins USA 02:01:41
3 Samantha Warriner NZL 02:02:32
4 Erin Densham AUS 02:02:32
5 Emma Moffatt AUS 02:02:34
6 Felicity Abram AUS 02:03:35
7 Sarah Groff USA 02:04:08
8 Kate Allen AUT 02:04:14
9 Debbie Tanner NZL 02:04:24
140 Vanessa Fernandes POR 02:04:34
11 Juri Ide JPN 02:04:37
12 Alee Sharp AUS 02:04:41
13 Carole Peon FRA 02:04:45
14 Elizabeth May LUX 02:04:51
15 Emma Davis IRL 02:04:54