 Gillian Sanders in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 October 1981 Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.gilliansanders.com/ | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Triathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2011 [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | James Beckinsale [1] | ||||||||||||||
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Gillian Sanders (born 15 October 1981) is a South African triathlete. She grew up in Pietermaritzburg, and took up triathlon in her youth under the influence of her father and older sister, who both competed in the sport. After competing internationally in age group and junior competition Sanders put her triathlon career on hold whilst studying law at Stellenbosch University, where she competed as a 1500m runner. She resumed triathlon competition after graduating, combining it with legal work. Sanders chose to focus on full-time competition at the end of 2011. [1] She competed in the Women's event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [3] [4] [5]
She competed in the women's triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [6]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Gillian Sanders". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Gillian Sanders". LinkedIn. Retrieved 6 September 2014.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ "Gillian Sanders Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "London 2012: Gillian Sanders". London 2012. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Sanders and Roberts off the pace in triathlon". sportlive. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Triathlon SANDERS Gillian". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
External links
- Gillian Sanders at World Triathlon
- Gillian Sanders at Olympedia
- Gillian Sanders at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- South African female triathletes
- Olympic triathletes for South Africa
- Triathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Johannesburg
- Triathletes at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Stellenbosch University alumni
- Commonwealth Games medallists in triathlon
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa
- Triathletes at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century South African women
- 21st-century South African women
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games