Eimear Mullan
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.
 Irish triathlete | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Emu |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 21 May 1982 Portstewart |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Height | 1.69 |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Spouse(s) | Ritchie Nichols |
| Sport | |
| Event(s) | Triathlon |
| Updated on 18 May 2017. | |
Life
Early career
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
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. She is now expecting her first child in September 2018 and has plans to return to professional racing in 2019.
Results
| 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
- "About Eimear". www.eimearmullan.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015..
- "la victoire pour Eimear Mullan". www.triathlon-hebdo.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015..
- Volker Bolch. "Don & Mullan Win Inaugural Ironman Mallorca". triathlete-europe.competitor.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015..
- "Eimear Mullan voted Triathlete of the Year". limavady.thechronicle.uk.com. 2014. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2014..