Jenny Rose

Jenny Rose (born 1964) is a former international triathlete from New Zealand.[1] In 1994 she won three of the 10 races that made up the ITU Triathlon World Cup, and in 1995 she was the world long-distance champion.[2][3]

Biography

Rose was born and raised in Tākaka, Golden Bay on a dairy farm.[4] She was the fifth of the seven children of Pat and Fran Rose. She received her education at Golden Bay High School.[5] During her athletic career she was based in Christchurch, as well as, Paris during the NZ winter months.[6][4] In 1993 she won the first of four ITU Triathlon World Cup events with a win in Embrun. In 1994 she won the ITU World Cup series with wins in three events- Ixtapa, San Sebastian and Gerardmer.[3] In 1995, she won the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championship in Nice.[7]

Rose attempted a comeback in 2014. She entered the Lake Wanaka Half on 18 January and came first in her age group (45–54).[8][9] She was a finisher in the 2014 Swissman triathlon.[10]

Later on, she lived in Wellington.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Athlete Profile: Jenny Rose". Triathlon.org. International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Triathlon: Ironwoman makes it 10 in row". The New Zealand Herald. 30 June 2000. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Triathlon.org". Triathlon.org. International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Millmow, Jonathan (4 May 2013). "Jenny Rose planning on an extreme 50th party". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Jenny Rose". LinkedIn. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Who we are – Canterbury Triathlon". Canterbury Triathlon. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Results: Elite Women | 1995 Nice ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships". Triathlon.org. International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Rose takes step on the comeback trail". Nelson Mail. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Challenge Wanaka" (PDF). Challenge Wanaka. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  10. ^ "2014 Swissman Xtreme triathlon" (PDF). Swissman triathlon. Retrieved 3 March 2024.


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