Olympians


Emma Snowsill and Jan Frodeno are the 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medallists.

Placings:
1. Jan Frodeno (GER) 1:48:53
2. Simon Whitfield (CAN) +0:05
3. Bevan Docherty (NZL) +0:12

1. Emma Snowsill (AUS) 1:58:27
2. Vanessa Fernandes (POR) +1:06
3. Emma Moffatt (AUS) +1:28

Interesting stats:
- Emma Snowsill weighs 48kg's and stands at 1.61m.
- Emma was the 2004 ITU World Cup Champion and ranked first in the world but was not selected for the Australian team for the 2004 Athens Olympics
- Jan Frodeno weighs 75kg's and is 1.93m
- Frodeno aka Frodo was a former swimmer and surf-lifeguard who took up triathlon eight years ago while living in South Africa because a girl he fancied did triathlon.

~RobbyRicc


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