Erica Hawley
![]() Hawley at the Olympic triathlon in 2024 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Bermudian |
Born | [1] | 29 May 1998
Education | University of Colorado Boulder |
Sport | |
Country | Bermuda |
Sport | Triathlon |
Erica Hawley (born 29 May 1998) is a Bermudian triathlete.[2]
Career
[edit]She competed in the individual and mixed relay events in Nanjing at the 2014 Youth Olympics.[3]
She made her World Triathlon Series debut in Edmonton, Canada, in 2018.[4] She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2019 Pan American Games, where she obtained finishing positions of 16th and 21st.[5] She had a 22nd-place finish in the Under-23 World Triathlon Championship Finals in Edmonton, Canada, in August 2021.[6]
She started competing professionally in 2022.[7] She finished third in the Americas Triathlon Cup Long Beach in California in July 2022.[8] In August 2022, she was part of Bermuda’s mixed relay team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England which finished in seventh overall. she also finished 16th at the Commonwealth Games in the individual event. She had an eighth-place finish at the Americas Championships in Montevideo, Uruguay in October 2022.[9][4] She took part in the World Triathlon Championship Series event in Bermuda in November 2022.[10]
In May 2023, Hawley has become the first recipient of the inaugural Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited Athletics Scholarship.[11] She finished eleventh at the in the World Triathlon Cup Huatulco in Mexico in June 2023.[12] She won the Americas Triathlon Cup in Montreal in July 2023.[13] In August 2023, she had a podium finish at the inaugural World Triathlon Cup Yeongdo in South Korea.[14] She was selected for the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.[15] She finished in fourth place overall in a time of 1:58.18.[16] In November 2023, Hawley was awarded sixth place in the elite women’s race at the World Cup Triathlon Vina del Mar in Chile.[17]
In May 2024, she qualified to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[18]
Personal life
[edit]She attended the University of Colorado Boulder, in Boulder, Colorado.[19][20]
References
[edit]- ^ "Erica Hawley". Birmingham 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Erica Hawley". Triathlon.org. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Gray, Doug (May 3, 2024). "Smith and Michalickova lead the way for Team World Triathlon in Chengdu". Triathlon.org. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "Erica Hawley Looks Forward To Racing At Home". Bernews. November 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Clarke, Ross (November 1, 2023). "Four years on, a different Erica Hawley takes to Pan Am Games start line". Royal Gazette. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Murley, Sam (October 13, 2021). "Erica Hawley glad to fill void left by Bermuda cancellation". Royal Gazette. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Carey Olsen Launches Athletics Scholarship And Announces First Recipient". Mondaq. May 24, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Erica Hawley Wins Bronze Medal In California". Bernews. July 18, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Murley, Sam (January 25, 2023). "Erica Hawley eyes elite-level breakthrough to enhance Olympic ambition". Royal Gazette. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Erica Hawley heartbroken after crashing out of WTCS Bermuda debut". Royal Gazzette. November 9, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Erica Hawley awarded Carey Olsen Athletics Scholarship". Royal Gazzette. May 18, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Murley, Sam (June 20, 2023). "Mixed fortunes for triathletes Tyler Smith and Erica Hawley". Royal Gazette. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "breakthrough". Royal Gazzette. July 10, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Colin (August 7, 2023). "Hawley savours podium place in World Triathlon Cup". Royal Gazzette. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Budding swimmer Emma Harvey in Bermuda's 11-strong PanAm Games team". Sportsmax. October 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Hawley & Smith Impress At Pan Am Triathlons". bernews.com. November 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Hawley Awarded Sixth Place in Vina Del Mar". Bernews. November 13, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Hawley And Smith To Compete At Olympics". Bernews. May 27, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Colorado's Dan Feeney and Erica Hawley Take Draft-Legal Wins at Collegiate Club Nationals". Colorado Triathlete. April 21, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Trott, Lawrence (September 29, 2016). "Hawley off to a flyer in Colorado". Royal Gazette. Retrieved June 3, 2024.