Eimear Nicholls née Mullan (born 21 May 1982) Portstewart is an Irish professional triathlete who competes and wins Ironman competitions. She lives and trains in Scotland.

Eimear Mullan
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Irish triathlete
Personal information
NicknameEmu
NationalityIrish
Born21 May 1982
Portstewart
OccupationAthlete
Height1.69
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
SpouseRitchie Nichols
Sport
EventTriathlon
Updated on 18 May 2017

Life

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Early career

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Before taking up the triathlon Eimear Mullan practiced at the tetrathlon. At university, she studied sports psychology. She graduated in 2007 as a physical education teacher and then she spent some time traveling. She then started to cycle as a sport and this led her to the triathlon. As an amateur, she had already won some national competitions at both sprint and distance.[1]

Triathlon

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Eimear Mullan began her professional career in 2011. In 2012, she won Ironman UK in Bolton and the Ironman 70.3 in Somerset. She became the first Irish winner on Ironman and is the current Irish Ironman record holder with a time of 8.56.51 (Ironman Barcelona 2015). In 2013, she suspended her teaching career to devote herself fully to her sporting career and joined the TBB team where she was coached by Bella Bayliss and Brett Sutton. In 2014 after representing Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth games in Glasgow she went on to claim the top stop of the Embrunman podium in France.[1][2] after a third place acquired the year before. In September 2014 she won a fourth victory at an XXL distance when she won the inaugural Ironman of Mallorca. She was elected Irish triathlete of the year in 2014.[3][4] After a long injury break Eimear returned to racing in November’s 2017 with a victory at Ironman 70.3 Xiamen in China.

Results

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2015 Ironman Barcelona   Spain 4th 8h 56'  51"
2015 Ironman 70.3 Budapest   Hungary First 4h 14'  56"
2014 Ironman Majorque   Spain First 9h 14'  17"
Embrunman   France First 11h 29'  36"
Challenge Sardinien XL   Italy First 4h 27'  47"
Triathlon de Gérardmer XL   France   timing
Ironman 70.3 Somerset   United Kingdom First 4h 52'  07"
Challenge XL Rimini   Italy First timing
Challenge XL Fuerteventura   Spain   4h 36'  08"
Triathlon XL Internacional Portocolom   Spain First 3h 59'  27"
2013 Ironman 70.3 Miami   United States   4h 12'  39"
Ironman 70.3 Salzburg   Austria First timing
Ironman 70.3 Somerset   United Kingdom First 4h 56'  59"
Challenge XL Fuerteventura   Spain   timing
Embrunman   France   11h 27'  29"
Triathlon EDF Alpe d'Huez XL   France   6h 41'  39"
Ironman Klagenfurt   Austria First 9h 05'  46"
2012 Iromamn Pembrokeshire   United Kingdom   10h 01'  32"
Ironman Royaume-Uni   United Kingdom First 10h 08'  44"
Ironman 70.3 Somerset   United Kingdom First 4h 53'  33"
TriStar111 Portocolom   Spain First 4h 19'  49"
2011 TriStar111 Monaco Monaco   timing
Ironman 70.3 Somerset   United Kingdom   timing
TriStar111 Portocolom   Spain First 4h 10'  27"

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Eimear". www.eimearmullan.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015..
  2. ^ "la victoire pour Eimear Mullan". www.triathlon-hebdo.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015..
  3. ^ Volker Bolch. "Don & Mullan Win Inaugural Ironman Mallorca". triathlete-europe.competitor.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015..
  4. ^ "Eimear Mullan voted Triathlete of the Year". limavady.thechronicle.uk.com. 2014. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2014..
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