- Julie Dibens
Julie Dibens (born
March 4 ,1975 ) is a triathlete from theUnited Kingdom .She was born in
Salisbury, England .Background
Julie started her sporting career in Swimming, competing for Great Britain as a Junior in 1991. She then received a swimming scholarship for Louisiana State University (LSU). Here, she obtained All American honors.
Whilst at LSU, she obtained two degrees:
* B.S. of Kinesiology
* M.S. Exercise PhysiologyAfter her college eligibility finished, in 1997, she began training for triathlon. She quickly took to the sport and has not looked back since.
Notable Triathlon Achievements:
* World Champion(amateur female) - 1998
* Great Britain Amateur of the Year - 1998
* USTS Series Champion - 1999
* European Championship Bronze Medalist - 2000
* Olympic Qualifier2000 Summer Olympics 1
* World Championships 8th - 2004
* Olympics 30th -2004 Summer Olympics
* British National Champion - 2007
* UK Xterra Champion - 2007
* St. Croix 70.3 Champion - 2007
* UK 70.3 Champion - 2007
* Xterra World Champion - 2007
* Swiss 70.3 Champion - 2008
* UK Xterra Champion - 2008
* London Triathlon - 20081 Dibens qualified for both the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. However, she was forced to withdraw from the 2000 Games because of a knee injury.
External links
* [http://www.juliedibens.com Personal website]
* [http://www.driventotri.com Driventotri]
* [http://www2.triathlon.org/profiles/prof-elite-women/julie-dibens-gbr.htm Profile]
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