Emma Moffatt


Country
Birth date
Age
07/09/1984 - Moree (AUS) 
28
Height
Weight
Gender
171 cm / 5'7" 
57 kg / 126 lbs 
F
Sport
MOFFATT Emma

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Olympic Games
3Women2008Beijing, CHN1:59:55.84
World Championship Series Ranking (Ranking)
1Women20103806
1Women20094340
7Women20112611
World Championship Series Ranking
1Women2011Hamburg1:53:37
1Women2009Gold Coast, QLD, AUS1:59:14
1Women2009Hamburg1:56:12
1Women2009Kitzbuhel1:54:38
1Women2009Des Moines, IA1:59:45
1Women2009Washington, DC1:59:55
2Women2011Mooloolaba2:03:34
2Women2010Budapest, HUN1:51:25
2Women2010Hamburg1:53:53
2Women2010Des Moines, IA1:59:51
2Women2009Tongyeong2:02:51
2Women2009Mooloolaba2:02:55
3Women2010Seoul2:01:04
3Women2010Sydney2:04:20

Nickname

Moffy, Em (emmamoffatt.com, 04 Jun 2012)

Hobbies

Shopping, going to the beach, catching up with her sisters, playing with her nieces and nephews, meeting up with friends, visiting coffee shops. (qasport.qld.gov.au, 18 Apr 2008; triathlon.org.au, 10 Feb 2012)

Occupation

Athlete

Education

Human Movement Studies

Language(s) spoken

English

Club name

Miami Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, QLD, AUS

Coach

Craig Walton (triathlon.org.au, 10 Feb 2012)

Sporting relatives

She has a background in surf lifesaving and is a former national cross country champion. (Australian Triathlete, 18 Apr 2008)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
She competed in her first triathlon at age 13. (emmamoffatt.com, 04 Jun 2012)

Reason for taking up this sport
Her family were all involved with the sport. Her brother used to compete in triathlons, her oldest sister competed in surf lifesaving, her other sister did both as well as surfing and both her parents compete in club races in Coffs Harbour in New South Wales. (triathlon.org, 2008; olympicchallenge.gov.au, 25 Apr 2012)

Ambitions
To run the New York Marathon. (au.lifestyle.yahoo.com, 06 Jun 2012)

Training
She does two to four training sessions per day, six days a week. (au.lifestyle.yahoo.com, 06 Jun 2012)

Hero
Swiss tennis player Rodger Federer. (triathlon.org.au, 10 Feb 2012)

Most influential person in career
Her family. (triathlon.org.au, 10 Feb 2012)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"Enjoy what you do." (qasport.qld.gov.au, 18 Sep 2007)

Awards
At the 2011 World Championship series event in Hamburg she finished first ahead of teammates Emma Jackson and Emma Snowsill. It was the first time three athletes from the same country took all podium places at a world championship event. It was also the first time all three podium finishers shared the same given name. (ITU, 06 Aug 2011)

She was presented with the 2009 Australian Institute of Sport [AIS] Athlete of the Year Award. (olympicchallenge.gov.au, 25 Apr 2012)

She was named as Triathlon Australia's 2007 Athlete of the Year. (qasport.qld.gov.au, 18 Apr 2008)

General
DEFERRED DEGREE
She has deferred her degree in human movement studies. (triathlon.org.au, 10 Feb 2012)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008


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