The third and final day of racing action at the 2016 ETU Triathlon European Championships signalled the turn of the British Standard Distance athletes to shine. Following up on the extensive medal haul from Friday’s Sprint Distance races, seven Gold’s headlined a total podium return of 32 medals on Sunday
On the way to winning Gold in the F20-24 category and stepping up one spot from her 2015 Silver, Alice Jenkins also achieved the feat of being the fastest female athlete across all categories. Her winning margin of more than two minutes was a reflection of the form she has already shown in 2016, which also included winning the British Duathlon Championships at the Windsor Duathlon.
Edward Castro (M25-29) continued his medal winning consistency on the way to being the fastest British athlete of the day – falling just nine seconds short of the time set by Italy’s Bruno Pasqualini (40-44). Having won the European Championships over the Sprint distance in Geneva last year, Edward now has the double of European Gild medals over both Sprint and Standard distances to add to his British Triathlon Age Group Athlete of the Year award from 2015.
Anastasia Bowler (F18-19), Jo Phillips (F40-44), Andy Bourne (M55-59), Sandra Abrams (F70-74) and Nigel Dimmock (M75-79) were the other British Gold medal winners in Lisbon
Well over 300 British Age-Groupers took part on Sunday including BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin who had a quick turnaround, as she was back on the Manchester TV studio sofa bright and early on Monday morning.
Next up for the British team is the ITU Duathlon World Championships, which take place this coming weekend in Aviles, Spain. Having won 21 medals in 2015 when the championships were held in Adelaide, Australia, the chances of an even greater return at a venue much closer to home are high. Look out for our event preview later this week.
2016 ETU Standard Triathlon European Championships: GB Age-Group Team Medals (32)
Sunday 29th May 2016 – 1.5km / 40km / 10km
Gold Medals (7)
Anastasia Bowler - 18-19 Female
Alice Jenkins - 20-24 Female
Edward Castro - 25-29 Male
Jo Phillips - 40-44 Female
Andy Bourne - 55-59 Male
Sandra Abrams - 70-74 Female
Nigel Dimmock - 75-79 Male
Silver Medals (14)
Beth Eyles - 18-19 Female
Morgan Rhodes - 18-19 Male
Ross Landon - 20-24 Male
Emma Deary - 25-29 Female
Daniel Bradshaw - 25-29 Male
Victoria Baker - 30-34 Female
Donald Brooks - 35-39 Male
Corinne Moss - 40-44 Female
Martin Jessup - 45-49 Male
Sue Kumleben - 55-59 Female
Keith Mahon - 55-59 Male
Kim Shaw - 60-64 Female
John Hook - 60-64 Male
Paula Mccann - 65-69 Female
Bronze Medals (11)
Harry Preston - 18-19 Male
Nichola Jackson - 20-24 Female
Jordan Skelly - 20-24 Male
Rosemary Haddock - 30-34 Female
Karen Lennox - 40-44 Female
Catherine Linney - 45-49 Female
Sarah Gunn - 50-54 Female
Christine Pout - 55-59 Female
Alison Lamputt - 60-64 Female
Vanessa Glyn Jones - 65-69 Female
William Hammerton - 70-74 Male
Full results: http://www.triathlon.org/results/event/2016_lisbon_etu_triathlon_european_championships
Event website: http://www.mediseurotrilisbon2016.com