Julie Claire Dibens is a professional triathlete. She represented Great Britain in the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 and has won the 2009 Ironman 70.3 World Championship as well as the XTERRA Triathlon

XTERRA Triathlon

XTERRA is a series of off-road triathlon races, . The XTERRA Global Tour is owned and produced by...

 World Champion in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Dibens lives and trains in Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

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Background

Julie Dibens started her sporting career in Swimming, competing for Great Britain as a Junior in 1991. She then received a swimming scholarship for Louisiana State University (LSU). There, she obtained All American honors

All-America

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Whilst at LSU, she obtained two degrees:

• B.S. of Kinesiology
• M.S. Exercise Physiology

After her college eligibility finished, in 1997, she began training for triathlon.

Notable triathlon achievements

• Ironman Coeur D'Alene Champion - 2011
• Rev3 Quassy Champion - 2011
• XTERRA Triathlon
  XTERRA Triathlon
  XTERRA is a series of off-road triathlon races, . The XTERRA Global Tour is owned and produced by...
  
   World Championship 2nd - 2010
• Ironman World Championship
  2010 Ironman World Championship
  The 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship was held on October 9, 2010 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It was the 34th such Ironman Triathlon World Championships, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978. The 2010 Championship was won by Chris McCormack and Mirinda Carfrae...
  
   3rd - 2010
• 70.3 World Champion - 2009
• XTERRA Triathlon
  XTERRA Triathlon
  XTERRA is a series of off-road triathlon races, . The XTERRA Global Tour is owned and produced by...
  
   World Champion - 2007, 2008, 2009
• Abu Dhabi International Triathlon Champion - 2010, 2011
• UK Xterra Champion - 2007, 2008, 2009
• World Champion (amateur female) - 1998
• World Championships 8th - 2004
• Olympics 30th - 2004 Summer Olympics
  Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the triathlon events were held at the Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre. Fifty triathletes contested the female event on August 25, and the same number contested the male event on August 26, making up a total of 100 competitors....
  
  
• Great Britain Amateur of the Year - 1998
• USTS Series Champion - 1999
• European Championship Bronze Medalist - 2000
• British National Champion - 2007
• St. Croix 70.3 Champion - 2007
• UK 70.3 Champion - 2007
• Swiss 70.3 Champion - 2008
• London Triathlon Champion - 2008
• 2008 Ironman 70.3 World Championships 4th
• Boulder 5430 Long Course Champion - 2009
• Olympic Qualifier 2000 Summer Olympics
  Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  Triathlon made its Olympic Games debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The sport consists of three different disciplines, competed consecutively with no rest between them.The Olympic distances for the three disciplines are:...
  
  

Dibens qualified for both the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. However, she was forced to withdraw from the 2000 Games because of a knee injury.

External links

• Personal website
• Driventotri
• ITU Profile