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lucy hall

lucy hall -lrb- born 21 february 1992 in leicester -rrb- is an english triathlete .
, hall is tall and weighs .
she is coached by mark pearce .
she is studying towards a foundation degree in sports science and management at loughborough college .
hall has been nicknamed `` la sirène '' or `` the mermaid '' in france , where she races in the french grand prix .
she was chosen to compete for great britain in the european youth triathlon championships in italy , finland and spain where she won a gold medal in 2006 and a bronze medal in 2007 as part of relay teams .
at the 2009 youth olympic festival in sydney , australia she won the bronze medal .
at the 2011 junior world championships in beijing , china , hall 's race was ended when a stray dog ran in front of her bike causing her to crash .
hall made her senior debut in the 2011 itu world championship series .
hall was selected to represent great britain at the 2012 summer olympics in the women 's triathlon alongside helen jenkins and vicky holland .
hall , who was ranked 148th in the world points list at the time of her selection , was chosen ahead five british athletes ranked in the world 's top 100 because of her ability to perform a domestique role for jenkins .
in preparation for the triathlon , hall trained in bridgend for 10 days with jenkins .
the triathlon took place in hyde park with the swim being held in the serpentine .
the cycle involved athletes leaving the park via queen mother 's gate , travelling through wellington arch , down constitution hill and on to birdcage walk in front of buckingham palace before returning to the park to complete the event with a four lap run around the serpentine .
after leading the pack in the swimming leg and much of the cycling , hall placed 33rd with a final time of 2:04:38 -- she had the best swim relay of all .
in july 2015 , lucy won the european u23 triathlon championship
