Jenny Rose
{{Short description|New Zealand triathlete (born 1964)}}
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Jenny Rose (born 1964) is a former international triathlete from New Zealand.{{Cite web |publisher=International Triathlon Union |title=Athlete Profile: Jenny Rose|url= https://www.triathlon.org/athletes/profile/10228/jenny_rose|access-date=16 September 2020|website=Triathlon.org|language=en}} In 1994 she won three of the 10 races that made up the ITU Triathlon World Cup, and in 1995 she was the world long-distance champion.{{Cite news |date=30 June 2000 |title=Triathlon: Ironwoman makes it 10 in row |work=The New Zealand Herald |url= https://www.nzherald.co.nz/|access-date=16 September 2020|issn=1170-0777}}
Biography
Rose was born and raised in Tākaka, Golden Bay on a dairy farm. She was the fifth of the seven children of Pat and Fran Rose. She received her education at Golden Bay High School.{{cite web |title=Jenny Rose |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-rose-02298667 |publisher=LinkedIn |access-date=4 March 2024}} During her athletic career she was based in Christchurch, as well as, Paris during the NZ winter months.{{Cite web |date= |title=Who we are – Canterbury Triathlon |url= https://www.canterburytriclub.co.nz/cta-intro |archive-url=|archive-date= |access-date=16 September 2020 |website=Canterbury Triathlon}}{{Cite news |date=4 May 2013 |title=Jenny Rose planning on an extreme 50th party |url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/8631359/Jenny-Rose-planning-on-an-extreme-50th-party |access-date=16 September 2020 |work=The Dominion Post |first=Jonathan |last=Millmow}} In 1993 she won the first of four ITU Triathlon World Cup events with a win in Embrun. In 1994 she won the ITU World Cup series with wins in three events- Ixtapa, San Sebastian and Gerardmer.{{Cite web |publisher=International Triathlon Union |title=Triathlon.org |url= https://www.triathlon.org/athletes/results/10228/jenny_rose |access-date=16 September 2020|website=Triathlon.org|language=en}} In 1995, she won the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championship in Nice.{{Cite web|publisher=International Triathlon Union |title=Results: Elite Women {{!}} 1995 Nice ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships |url= https://www.triathlon.org/results/result/1995_nice_itu_long_distance_triathlon_world_championships/4427 |access-date=16 September 2020 |website=Triathlon.org |language=en}}
Rose attempted a comeback in 2014. She entered the Lake Wanaka Half on 18 January and came first in her age group (45–54).{{cite news |title=Rose takes step on the comeback trail |url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/9592600/Rose-takes-step-on-the-comeback-trail |access-date=3 March 2024 |work=Nelson Mail |date=9 January 2014}}{{cite web |title=Challenge Wanaka |url= https://www.challenge-wanaka.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/LWH-Individuals.pdf?x32112 |publisher=Challenge Wanaka |access-date=3 March 2024}} She was a finisher in the 2014 Swissman triathlon.{{cite web |title=2014 Swissman Xtreme triathlon |url= https://www.suixtri.com/docs/SWISSMAN2014_Finishers.pdf |publisher=Swissman triathlon |access-date=3 March 2024}}
Later on, she lived in Wellington.
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