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{{Short description|Athletic festival in Queensland, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
 
The '''Noosa Triathlon''' is an annual standard distance [[triathlon]] (1500m swim, 40&nbsp;km bike, 10&nbsp;km run) held in [[Noosa, Queensland|Noosa]], in the [[Australia]]n [[States and territories of Australia|state]] of [[Queensland]] and organised by the [[World Triathlon Corporation]]. Since its first race in 1983 the competition has evolved from a single day race into an annual five-day [[Multisport race|multisport]] festival celebrating sports participation, healthy lifestyles, fitness and fun. The feature event on the final day of the festival is the Noosa Triathlon.

The founders of the Noosa Triathlon were David Power (former Australian Olympian <u>and</u> Commonwealth Games  Medalist, a long distance runner), and his friend Joe Gilbert (Golden Gloves Champion Boxer, Queensland Rugby 'Reds' player, a swimmer and runner). Together with the Noosa Heads Lions Club, [of which Joe was a member], they staged the first Noosa Triathlon in October 1983. 

Apart from the prize money which was paid to the various winners, the balance of funds raised from entry fees was donated to various voluntary organisations in the Noosa area which had assisted in the running of the event. Every fourth year, this 'surplus' was donated to the Australian Olympic Appeal. 

In 2009 as part of the [[Q150]] celebrations, the Noosa Triathlon was announced as one of the [[Q150 Icons]] of Queensland for its role as an "event and festival".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301|title=PREMIER UNVEILS QUEENSLAND'S 150 ICONS|last=Bligh|first=Anna|authorlink=Anna Bligh|date=10 June 2009|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524033717/http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301|archive-date=24 May 2017|url-status=|access-date=24 May 2017|website=statements.qld.gov.au}}</ref>

==Winners==
===Professional men===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Year !! Winner !! Country !! Time !! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|1983 || {{ sortname|Michael|Harris|Michael Harris (triathlete) }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:55:21 ||
|-
|1984 || {{ sortname|Michael|Harris|Michael Harris (triathlete) }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:11:39 ||
|-
|1985 || {{ sortname|Nick|Croft }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:05:30 ||
|-
|1986 || {{ sortname|Nick|Croft }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:03:33 ||
|-
|1987 || {{ sortname|Stephen|Foster }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:53:46 ||
|-
|1988 || {{ sortname|Brad|Beven }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:53:37 ||
|-
|1989 || {{ sortname|Michael|Maroney }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:54:19 ||
|-
|1990 || {{ sortname|Miles|Stewart }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:03:33 ||
|-
|1991 || {{ sortname|Ben|Bright }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:50:21 ||
|-
|1992 || {{ sortname|Simon|Knowles|Simon Knowles (triathlete) }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:51:24 ||
|-
|1993 || {{ sortname|Eamon|Nunn }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:53:23 ||
|-
|1994 || {{ sortname|Miles|Stewart }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:46:58 ||
|-
|1995 || {{ sortname|Spencer|Smith|Spencer Smith (triathlete) }} || {{ flag| England}} || 1:46:06 ||
|-
|1996 || {{ sortname|Jeremy|Ross }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:52:50 || see also ITU event
|-
|1997 || {{ sortname|Craig|Walton }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:44:13 ||  
|-
|1998 || {{ sortname|Eamon|Nunn }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:03:33 ||  see also ITU event
|-
|1999 || {{ sortname|Eamon|Nunn }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:47:49 ||  see also ITU event
|-
|2000 || {{ sortname|Chris|Hill|Chris Hill (triathlete) }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:44:20 ||
|-
|2001 || {{ sortname|Paul|Amey }} || {{ flag| New Zealand}} || 1:47:59 ||
|-
|2002 || {{ sortname|Craig|Walton }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:46:38 ||
|-
|2003 || {{ sortname|Craig|Walton }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:44:50 ||
|-
|2004 || {{ sortname|Craig|Walton }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:47:05||
|-
|2005 || {{ sortname|Chris|McCormack|Chris McCormack (triathlete) }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:46:45 ||
|-
|2006 || {{ sortname|Craig|Walton }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:47:46 ||
|-
|2007 || {{ sortname|Craig|Walton }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:48:46 ||
|-
|2008 || {{ sortname|Courtney|Atkinson }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:46:46 ||
|-
|2009 || {{ sortname|Courtney|Atkinson }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:47:03 ||
|-
|2010 || {{ sortname|Courtney|Atkinson }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:46:54 ||
|-
|2011 || {{ sortname|David|Dellow }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:46:36 ||
|-
|2012 || {{ sortname|Peter|Kerr|Peter Kerr (triathlete)}} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:46:35 ||
|-
|2013 || {{ sortname|Aaron|Royle }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:46:10 ||<ref name="Results2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/Home/QuickResults?clientId=1&raceId=943|title=2013 Results|accessdate=May 22, 2015|publisher=Aultisport Australia|website=multisportaustralia.com.au}}</ref>
|-
|2014 || {{ sortname|Aaron|Royle }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:47:59 ||<ref name="Results2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/Home/QuickResults?clientId=1&raceId=1136&raceName=Noosa|title=2014 Results|accessdate=May 22, 2015|publisher=Aultisport Australia|website=multisportaustralia.com.au}}</ref>
|-
|2015 || {{ sortname|Joe|Maloy }} || {{ flag| United States}} || 1:47:04 ||<ref name="Results2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/Home/QuickResults?clientId=1&raceId=1380&raceName=Noosa|title=2015 Results|publisher=Aultisport Australia|accessdate=Nov 5, 2015|website=multisportaustralia.com.au}}</ref>
|-
|2016 || {{ sortname|Dan|Wilson|Dan Wilson (triathlete) }}|| {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:49:41 ||
|-
|2017||{{ sortname|Jacob|Birtwhistle }} ||{{flag| Australia}}||1:46:59||
|-
|2018||{{ sortname|Aaron|Royle }} ||{{flag| Australia}}||1:48:51||
|-
|2019||{{ sortname|Jacob|Birtwhistle }} ||{{flag| Australia}}||1:43:39||
|-
|2020 || Not staged due to COVID || - || -||
|-
|2021 || {{ sortname|Luke|Willian|Luke Willian }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:47:13||
|-
|2022 || {{ sortname|Charlie|Quin|Charlie Quin }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:43:12||
|-
|2023 || {{ sortname|Hayden|Wilde|Hayden Wilde }} || {{ flag| New Zealand}} || 1:41:56||
|-
|}

===Professional women===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Year !! Winner !! Country !! Time !! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|1983 || {{ sortname|Elizabeth|Hepple }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:28:05 || 
|-
|1984 || {{ sortname|Erin|Baker }} || {{ flag| New Zealand}} || 2:01:09 || 
|-
|1985 || {{ sortname|Kim|Hicks }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:28:20 || 
|-
|1986 || {{ sortname|Jan|Wanklin }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:25:47 || 
|-
|1987 || {{ sortname|Sue|Turner }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:11:14 || 
|-
|1988 || {{ sortname|Carol|Pickard }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:08:12 || 
|-
|1989 || {{ sortname|Elizabeth|Hepple }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:09:47 ||
|-
|1990 || {{ sortname|Elizabeth|Hepple }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:07:45 ||  
|-
|1991 || {{ sortname|Bianca|VanWoesik}} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:05:27 ||  
|-
|1992 || {{ sortname|Rina|Hill }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:08:02 ||  
|-
|1993 || {{ sortname|Jackie|Gallagher|Jackie Fairweather}} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:02:37 ||  
|-
|1994 || {{ sortname|Sarah|Harrow }} || {{ flag| New Zealand}} || 2:01:09 ||  
|-
|1995 || {{ sortname|Rina|Hill }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:02:09 ||  
|-
|1996 || {{ sortname|Adrianne|Ngawaiti }} || {{ flag| New Zealand}} || 2:01:09 ||   see also ITU event
|-
|1997 || {{ sortname|Emma|Carney }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:54:22 ||   
|-
|1998 || {{ sortname|Belinda|Smith }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:04:37 ||   see also ITU event
|-
|1999 || {{ sortname|Tania|Brennan }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:02:02 ||   see also ITU event
|-
|2000 || {{ sortname|Emma|Carney }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:01:09 ||  
|-
|2001 || {{ sortname|Loretta|Harrop }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:01:09 ||  
|-
|2002 || {{ sortname|Carol|Montgomery }} || {{ flag| Canada}} || 2:02:30 ||  
|-
|2003 || {{ sortname|Emma|Snowsill }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:56:09 ||  
|-
|2004 || {{ sortname|Emma|Snowsill }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:54:55 ||  
|-
|2005 || {{ sortname|Emma|Snowsill }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:55:23 ||  
|-
|2006 || {{ sortname|Felicity|Abram }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:00:03 ||  
|-
|2007 || {{ sortname|Emma|Snowsill }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:01:09 ||  
|-
|2008 || {{ sortname|Emma|Snowsill }} || {{flag| Australia}} || 1:59:39 ||  
|-
|2009 || {{ sortname|Emma|Jackson|Emma Jackson (triathlete) }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:01:02 ||
|-
|2010 || sortname|[[Caroline Steffen]] || {{ flag| Switzerland}}|| 2:01:18 ||
|-
|2011 || sortname|[[Melissa Rollison]] || {{ flag| Australia}}|| 2:00:25 ||
|-
|2012 || sortname|[[Ashleigh Gentle]] || {{ flag| Australia}}|| 1:58:57 ||
|-
|2013 || sortname|[[Emma Moffatt]] || {{ flag| Australia}}|| 1:58:41 ||<ref name="Results2013"/>
|-
|2014 || sortname|[[Ashleigh Gentle]] || {{ flag| Australia}}|| 1:59:10 ||<ref name="Results2014"/>
|-
|2015 || sortname|[[Ashleigh Gentle]] || {{ flag| Australia}}|| 1:59:18 ||<ref name="Results2015"/>
|-
|2016|| sortname|[[Ashleigh Gentle]] || {{ flag| Australia}}|| 2:02:26 ||
|-
|2017|| sortname|[[Ashleigh Gentle]] || {{flag| Australia}}||2:00:48||
|-
|2018|| sortname|[[Ashleigh Gentle]] || {{flag| Australia}}||2:00:48||
|-
|2019 || {{ sortname|Ashleigh|Gentle|Ashleigh Gentle }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:57:53||
|-
|2020 || Not staged due to COVID || - || -||
|-
|2021 || {{ sortname|Ashleigh|Gentle|Ashleigh Gentle }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 2:00:36||
|-
|2022 || {{ sortname|Ashleigh|Gentle|Ashleigh Gentle }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:57:26||
|-
|2023 || {{ sortname|Ashleigh|Gentle|Ashleigh Gentle }} || {{ flag| Australia}} || 1:55:13||
|}

==Golden Legends==
Participants who have completed the event 30 times as individuals are awarded "Golden Legend" status. Standard "Legends Club" membership is after 10 events (recipients too numerous to list presently).

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Year Awarded !! Recipient !! Country !! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|2013|| sortname|[[Garth Prowd]] || {{ flag| Australia}}|| Recognition of years of service
|-
|2013|| sortname|[[Peter O'Neill (triathlete)|Peter O'Neill]] || {{ flag| Australia}}|| Most ever starts (41) 
|-
|2015|| sortname|[[Ron Acutt]] || {{ flag| Australia}}|| Most consecutive finishes (39)
|-
|2014|| sortname|[[Tony Duffy]] || {{ flag| Australia}}||  
|-
|2018|| sortname|[[Brian Harrington]] || {{ flag| Australia}}||
|-
|2018|| sortname|[[Neale Glanfield]] || {{ flag| Australia}}||
|-
|2021|| sortname|[[Dennis Bates]] || {{ flag| Australia}}||
|-
|2021|| sortname|[[John Dixon (triathlete)|John Dixon]] || {{ flag| Australia}}||
|-
|}

==ITU Events held in conjunction with the Noosa Triathlon==
===Men===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Year !! Winner !! Country !! Time !! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|1996 || {{ sortname|Miles|Stewart }} || {{ flag|Australia}} || 1:55:21 ||
|-
|1998 || {{ sortname|Gilberto|González|Gilberto González (triathlete) }} || {{ flag|Venezuela }} || 1:55:21 ||
|-
|1999 || {{ sortname|Shane|Reed }} || {{ flag|New Zealand}} || 1:55:21 ||
|}

===Women===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Year !! Winner !! Country !! Time !! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|1996 || {{ sortname|Carol|Montgomery }} || {{ flag| Canada}} || 1:58:42 ||
|-
|1998 || {{ sortname|Loretta|Harrop }} || {{ flag|Australia}} || 1:59:39 ||
|-
|1999 || {{ sortname|Michelle|Dillon }} || {{ flag|United Kingdom}} || 1:55:03 ||

|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://ap.ironman.com/triathlon/events/asiapac/multisports/noosa.aspx#axzz3asFmkCzG Noosa Triathlon Multisport Festival website]
* [http://trifun.net Noosa Triathlon Results Fansite]

[[Category:Sport in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Queensland]]
[[Category:Triathlon competitions in Australia]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1983]]
[[Category:Shire of Noosa]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Australia]]