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Gillian has emergency appendix surgey August 1st!
A National Champs 6th.
Gillian places 13th at the 2006 Mooloolaba World Cup!
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia Gillian places 19th.
2nd Canadian and 25th at 2005
World Champs!
2nd at the 2005 Caledon Continental Cup!
4th at the 2005 Cornerbrook World Cup!
For Updates and Race Reports go to Gillian's Journal section!
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Gillian’s hometown is Kelowna, BC where she did the background work for her triathlon career. She ran with the Kelowna Track and Field club and swam with the Kelowna Aqua-Jets. After high school Gillian moved on to study Earth and Ocean Science at UVIC, run with the UVIC Varsity x-country running team and train with the UVIC tri-club. Upon successful completion of her BSc in 2000, Gillian decided to pursue the sport of triathlon further and began training at the National Triathlon Training Center (NTTC) in Victoria.
Since the beginning of her pursuit of excellence in triathlon Gillian has acheived many of her goals. She steadily moved up the ranks at the NTTC, and was named to the National Elite Team in 2003 and qualified for the 2003 Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic, placing 7th. Since 2004 Gillian has based herself in Kelowna, surrounded by the support of family and friends. Gillian's continued success earned her National Team spots for 2004, 2005, and 2006. She has consistently placed well at the Canadian Elite National Championships, her top placing being 3rd. She has acheived top ten World Cup finishes, with her best race result a 4th at the 2005 Cornerbrook World Cup. Gillian's highlight of 2005 was qualifying for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. Gillian's 2006 season saw her compete at the CWG and place 19th, the Mooloolaba World Cup and the 2006 National Championships before she had to undergo emergency appendix surgegy. Gillian is healthy once again and looking forward to 2007. |
Malindi Elmore and Gillian Kornell, born and raised Kelowna athletes at the 2006 Commonwealth Games! |
