Julie Dibens
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Julie Dibens (born March 4, 1975) is a triathlete from the United Kingdom.
She was born in Salisbury, England.
[edit] Background
Julie 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). Here, she obtained All American honors.
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. She quickly took to the sport and has not looked back since.
[edit] Notable Triathlon Achievements:
- World Champion(amateur female) - 1998
- Great Britain Amateur of the Year - 1998
- USTS Series Champion - 1999
- European Championship Bronze Medalist - 2000
- Olympic Qualifier 2000 Summer Olympics1
- World Championships 8th - 2004
- Olympics 30th - 2004 Summer Olympics
- British National Champion - 2007
- UK Xterra Champion - 2007
- St. Croix 70.3 Champion - 2007
- UK 70.3 Champion - 2007
- Xterra World Champion - 2007
1 Dibens qualified for both the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. However, she was forced to withdraw from the 2000 Games because of a knee injury.
