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Why Triathlon?

• Triathlon is a modern, exciting, inclusive Olympic sport
• Triathlon promotes a healthy, successful lifestyle

Growth

• Triathlon has experienced double digit growth in Ireland since 2007
• Triathlon Ireland has grown from a small sport with 30 events and less than 600 members to 140 events and over 6000 members in just five years.

Participation

• Over 20,000 people of all ages, gender and ability participated in a triathlon in 2011.
• Race size ranges from 150 participants to 5,000 participants.

Women in Triathlon

• Large growth in female participants with a 60:40 male to female ratio.

Profile of the Average Triathlon Participant?

• The largest age group is 30-34yrs

Triathlon Ireland Successes and Future Aspirations

• Qualified our first Olympian, Emma Davis, for the Beijing Olympic games in 2008
• Irish athlete Bryan Keane won three European medals in 2009
• In 2010, Ireland hosted the European Championships in Athlone.
• In 2010, Aileen Morrison was the first Irish athlete to ever podium in an ITU World Championship event.
• In 2009 the European Championships test event in Athlone was won by Irish athlete Bryan Keane.
• Our goal is to qualify two athletes for London Olympic Games 2012

The above information is true and correct as at 30^th September 2011.

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