Jeremy Peacock
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paratriathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeremy Peacock (born 23 June 1991) is an Australian para-triathlete. He competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Peacock was born on 23 June 1991 three months premature that resulted in him being diagnosed with hemiplegia cerebral palsy.[2][3] He has completed a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from Bond University. In 2024, he works as an associate director at KPMG.[4]
Paratriathlon
[edit]During his high school years, he participated in able-bodied running and then cycling in his early 20's. He took up triathlon in 2017 and in 2019 transitioned to paratriathlon. He is classified as a PTS4 paratriathlrete. His Australian debut in 2020 and international debut in 2022. He won the bronze medal in the Men's PTS4 at 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series in Abu Dhabi.[5]
He was ranked seventh in the Men's PTS4 going into the 2024 Paris Paralympics and finished eight. [1][6]
In 2024, trains with the Eloitik Professional triathlon squad based in Melbourne and a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Paralympics Australia Announces Powerful Triathlon Team For Paris 2024 | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Jeremy Peacock". Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ a b Triathlon, World. "Results: Jeremy Peacock (AUS)". World Triathlon. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ Falco, Tom (31 January 2024). "Elite Athletes' Commission welcomes Willian & Peacock, Twomey Appointed Chair". AusTriathlon. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ Triathlon, World. "Results: PTS4 Men | 2022 World Triathlon Para Championships Abu Dhabi". World Triathlon. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Mission Complete For Seine-sational Parker | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.