Athlete Profile: Nicky Samuels

Nicky Samuels

New Zealand
Born: 1983

Starts

91

Podiums

14

Wins

5 Biography

Nicky’s second triathlon was in 2003 at the World Triathlon Champs Age Group 20-24 gaining a silver medal and considered changing sports. In 2005 she did just that, throwing away the field hockey stick for a busy last year at the University of Otago finishing her Bachelor of Teaching (secondary) and Bachelor of Physical Education while training for triathlon. Following the completion of her studys at 23years old she accepted an offer from a French Triathlon Team (Parthenay TCG 79) to come and race for them all expenses paid. This was her ticket to start triathlon, and so it began…

Latest Athlete Results

DNF	2016 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel 17 Sep, 2016 - Elite Women - DNF
15	2016 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 04 Sep, 2016 - Elite Women - 00:57:57
13	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 20 Aug, 2016 - Elite Women - 01:59:30
21	2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 16 Jul, 2016 - Elite Women - 00:58:27
8	2016 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm 02 Jul, 2016 - Elite Women - 02:05:18
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DNF	2016 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel 2016-09-11 - Elite Women - DNF
15	2016 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 2016-09-03 - Elite Women - 00:57:57
21	2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 2016-07-16 - Elite Women - 00:58:27
8	2016 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm 2016-07-02 - Elite Women - 02:05:18
DNF	2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 2016-05-14 - Elite Women - DNF
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13	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016-08-18 - Elite Women - 01:59:30
35	2012 London Olympic Games 2012-08-04 - Elite Women - 02:04:48
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Jorgensen storms home to win World Championships
American Gwen Jorgensen today claimed a slice of history in winning the 2014 ITU World Championship Grand Final in a trademark come from behind performance.
30 Aug, 2014
Sarah Groff grabs first ever WTS win
The USA’s Sarah Groff pulled off her first ever World Triathlon Series win just seven days ahead of the Edmonton Grand Final at the World Triathlon Stockholm.
23 Aug, 2014
Richard Varga (SVK) and Nicky Samuels (NZL) crowned 2012 ITU Aquathlon World Champions
Slovakia’s Richard Varga lead from start to finish to win his second ITU Aquathlon world title, while New Zealand’s Nicky Samuels delighted home crowds with her first on the opening day…
17 Oct, 2012
Nicky Samuels soars to gold at Tongyeong World Cup
New Zealand's Nicky Samuels scored a dominating wire-to-wire victory today in Tongyeong, Korea for her second career ITU World Cup title. Poland's Maria Czesnik and Japan's Yuka Sato joined…
22 Sep, 2012
ITU World Cup season shifts to Tongyeong, Korea
As the eighth stop on the ITU World Cup schedule, athletes are in for a treat with another tough bike course at the Tongyeong World Cup. Nicky Samuels headlines the women's field, while…
17 Sep, 2012

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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Nicky
Family Name	Samuels
Representing	NZL
Year of Birth	1983
Place of Birth	Whangarei, New Zealand
Residence	Wanaka, New Zealand
Coach	Mark Elliott
Sponsors	Giant Bicycles, Blue Seventy, KiWAMi triathlon wear, Nike NZ, Balance nutrition, Adidas Eyewear.
Hobbies	adventures with sun and surf or tents and mountains
Website	http://nickysamuels.com/
Twitter	@nickysamuels
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