# Liz Blatchford

Elizabeth Julia Blatchford (born 5 February 1980) is an English professional triathlete. She has placed third at the 2013 and 2015 Ironman World Championship.

## Career

Blatchford was born in Wilmslow, Cheshire and raised in Perth, Western Australia from the age of one. Growing up she participated in surf lifesaving and by the age of 14 she had started racing in triathlon. She went on to obtain a degree in marine biology from Griffith University.
Blatchford's first ITU race was at the 2000 ITU Triathlon World Championships in Perth competing as a Junior woman and placing 8th. She raced consistently on the ITU circuit from 2001 to 2012 capturing ten podium finishes in either the ITU World Triathlon Series or the ITU Triathlon World Cup series including wins at the 2003 Gamagori World Cup race and the 2005 Salford World Cup race. Despite growing up in Australia Blatchford made the decision to race for the United Kingdom in 2004. This was done based on her desire to qualify for the 2004 Olympics and that the British women at the time were not as strong as the Australian women. Additionally, her coach, Brett Sutton, was not supported by Triathlon Australia. However, in her years of ITU racing she missed qualifying for three Olympics. Missing the 2012 Olympic cut was difficult for Blatchford as a younger, inexperienced Lucy Hall was chosen over her and Jodie Stimpson so that Hall could play a domestique role.
In 2012 Blatchford began to step away from ITU racing and towards non-drafting, long-distances races, a choice based on her age in comparison to the younger ITU athletes and for the desire to have more autonomy with her race and training schedule. Her first year away from ITU she took first place at Ironman 70.3 Boulder and Ironman 70.3 Cozumel and in 2013 she had first places at Ironman 70.3 Busselton and Ironman Cairns. She capped off that year with a third place podium in her debut in Hawaii at the 2013 Ironman World Championship. She followed that performance up with a 10th place at the 2014 Ironman World Championship, where she received a four-minute littering penalty, and then another third place podium finish at the 2015 Ironman World Championship. Her other long course results include winning Ironman Cairns three years in a row from 2013 to 2015.

## Results

Blatchford's results include:
Results list :
| Year | Event | Place |
| 2018 | Ironman Subic Bay | 1 |
| 2018 | Ironman 70.3 Busselton | 1 |
| 2017 | Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship | 5 |
| 2017 | Noosa Triathlon | 7 |
| 2015 | Ironman World Championship | 3 |
| 2015 | Ironman Mont-Tremblant | 2 |
| 2015 | Ironman Cairns | 1 |
| 2015 | Ironman 70.3 Vietnam | 2 |
| 2015 | Ironman 70.3 Busselton | 2 |
| 2015 | Challenge Batemans Bay Half | 2 |
| 2015 | Ironman 70.3 Geelong | 1 |
| 2014 | Ironman Western Australia | 3 |
| 2014 | Challenge Forster Half | 1 |
| 2014 | Noosa Triathlon | 4 |
| 2014 | Ironman World Championship | 10 |
| 2014 | Ironman 70.3 European Championship | 5 |
| 2014 | Ironman Cairns | 1 |
| 2014 | Ironman 70.3 Mallorca | 3 |
| 2014 | Ironmam 70.3 Putrajaya | 2 |
| 2014 | Huskission Long Course | 1 |
| 2013 | Noosa Triathlon | 5 |
| 2013 | Ironman World Championship | 3 |
| 2013 | Hy-Vee Triathlon US Championship | 9 |
| 2013 | Ironman Mont Tremblant US Championship | 4 |
| 2013 | Ironman Cairns | 1 |
| 2013 | Ironman 70.3 Busselton | 1 |
| 2013 | Samui Long Course Triathlon | 2 |
| 2013 | Huskission Long Course | 1 |
| 2013 | Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championship | 7 |
| 2012 | Noosa Triathlon | 3 |
| 2012 | Ironman 70.3 Mandurah | 2 |
| 2012 | LA Triathlon | 4 |
| 2012 | Ironman 70.3 Cozumel | 1 |
| 2012 | Hy-Vee 5i50 US Championship | 8 |
| 2012 | Life Time Tri Chicago | 4 |
| 2012 | Ironman 70.3 Boulder | 1 |
| 2012 | 5i50 New York | 2 |
| 2012 | 5i50 Liverpool | 4 |
| 2012 | 5i50 Klagenfurt | 2 |
| 2012 | World Triathlon Series Madrid | 10 |
| 2012 | World Triathlon Series San Diego | 16 |
| 2012 | World Triathlon Series Sydney | 18 |
| 2012 | ITU World Cup Mooloolaba | 4 |
| 2012 | Geelong Sprint Triathlon Premium Oceania Cup | 3 |
| 2011 | World Championship Grand Final Beijing | 8 |
| 2011 | World Championship Series Kitzbuehel | 27 |
| 2011 | ITU World Cup Monterrey | 13 |
| 2011 | World Championship Series Sydney | 8 |
| 2011 | ITU World Cup Mooloolaba | 7 |
| 2010 | Triathlon World Championship Grand Final Budapest | 19 |
| 2010 | World Championship Series London | DNF |
| 2010 | World Championship Series Hamburg | 18 |
| 2010 | Hy-Vee Triathlon Elite Cup | 9 |
| 2010 | World Championship Series Madrid | 8 |
| 2010 | ITU World Cup Ishigaki | 2 |
| 2010 | World Championship Series Sydney | 12 |
| 2010 | ITU World Cup Mooloolaba | 3 |
| 2009 | World Championship Grand Final Gold Coast | 10 |
| 2009 | World Championship Series Yokohama | 4 |
| 2009 | World Championship Series London | 22 |
| 2009 | World Championship Series Hamburg | DNF |
| 2009 | Hy-Vee Triathlon Elite Cup | 5 |
| 2009 | World Championship Series Tongyeong | 13 |
| 2009 | Mooloolaba ITU World Cup | 9 |
| 2008 | Hy-Vee ITU World Cup | 5 |
| 2008 | Triathlon World Championships Vancouver | 17 |
| 2008 | ITU World Cup Madrid | DNF |
| 2008 | ITU World Cup New Plymouth | 5 |
| 2008 | ITU World Cup Mooloolaba | 16 |
| 2007 | ITU World Cup Mooloolaba | DNF |
| 2007 | Triathlon Oceania Championships Geelong OTU | 5 |
| 2006 | ITU World Cup Hamburg | DNF |
| 2006 | Triathlon World Championships Lausanne | 13 |
| 2006 | Triathlon European Cup Geneva | 4 |
| 2006 | ITU World Cup Salford | 7 |
| 2006 | ITU World Cup Edmonton | DNS |
| 2006 | Triathlon Oceania Championships Geelong OTU | 5 |
| 2006 | ITU World Cup Mooloolaba | 2 |
| 2006 | 2006 Commonwealth Games | 6 |
| 2005 | ITU World Cup Beijing | 9 |
| 2005 | Triathlon World Championships Gamagori | 8 |
| 2005 | Triathlon European Championships Lausanne ETU | 14 |
| 2005 | ITU World Cup Salford | 1 |
| 2005 | ITU World Cup Madrid | 5 |
| 2004 | ITU World Cup Rio de Janeiro | 2 |
| 2004 | ITU World Cup Cancun | 5 |
| 2004 | ITU World Cup Gamagori | DNF |
| 2004 | ITU World Cup Madrid | 2 |
| 2004 | ITU World Cup Salford | 3 |
| 2004 | ITU World Cup Edmonton | 7 |
| 2004 | Triathlon Pan American Cup Bellingham | 1 |
| 2004 | ITU World Cup Mazatlan | 5 |
| 2004 | Triathlon Oceania Championships Devonport OCA | 1 |
| 2003 | Triathlon World Championships Queenstown | 17 |
| 2003 | ITU World Cup Athens | DNF |
| 2003 | ITU World Cup Madeira | DNF |
| 2003 | ITU World Cup Madrid | DNF |
| 2003 | ITU World Cup Nice | 3 |
| 2003 | ITU World Cup New York | 6 |
| 2003 | ITU World Cup Edmonton | 11 |
| 2003 | ITU World Cup Gamagori | 1 |
| 2003 | ITU World Cup Tongyeong | 2 |
| 2003 | Triathlon Oceania Cup Devonport | 6 |
| 2002 | Triathlon World Championships Cancun | 14 |
| 2002 | ITU World Cup Makuhari | 3 |
| 2002 | ITU World Cup Hamburg | 8 |
| 2002 | ITU World Cup Lausanne | 6 |
| 2002 | Triathlon European Cup Ghent | 5 |
| 2002 | ITU World Cup Tiszaujvaros | 10 |
| 2002 | ITU World Cup Corner Brook | 6 |
| 2002 | ITU World Cup Edmonton | 8 |
| 2002 | ITU World Cup Gamagori | 10 |
| 2002 | Triathlon Oceania Cup Canberra | 10 |
| 2001 | Triathlon Asian Cup Muju | 3 |
| 2001 | ITU World Cup Yamaguchi | 7 |
| 2001 | Triathlon World Championship Edmonton | 40 |
| 2001 | Triathlon European Cup Forte dei Marmi | 2 |
| 2001 | ITU World Cup Rennes | 11 |
| 2001 | ITU World Cup Ishigaki | 6 |
| 2001 | Triathlon Oceania Cup Devonport | 7 |
| 2000 | Triathlon World Championships Perth – Junior | 8 |