Luke Willian
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Luke Willian (born 11 October 1996) is an Australian triathlete.
Early life
From Hawthorne, Queensland,he has been coached by Warwick Dalziel since he was eleven years old. He won junior cross country at St Laurence's College.{{cite web|url= https://www.qasport.qld.gov.au/inside-qas/news/results-wrap-qas-supported-athletes-excel-in-pre-olympic-events |website=qasport.gld.gov.au|accessdate=23 July 2024|title= Results Wrap: QAS-supported athletes excel in pre-Olympic events|date=16 July 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.triathlon.org.au/team-aus/paris-2024-willian-willing-to-fight-for-olympic-dream-once-again/|website=Triathlom.org.au|accessdate=23 July 2024|title= Paris 2024: Willian willing to fight for Olympic dream once again|date=16 July 2024}}
Career
He made his senior Australian debut at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/commonwealth-games/luke-willians-first-love-was-afl-but-he-found-his-niche-in-triathlon/news-story/f5956e9853422cc6e333c161ed85c877?amp&nk=0d575c05e145e74dba90274bca25cce5-1721713521|website=Courier Mail|accessdate=23 July 2024|title= Luke Willian's first love was AFL, but he found his niche in triathlon|date=4 March 2018}}
He won the World Triathlon Cup Wollongong (in Australia) in April 2024.{{cite web|url= https://www.tri247.com/triathlon-news/elite/world-triathlon-cup-wollongong-luke-willian-tilda-mansson-win|website=tri247|accessdate=22 July 2024|title= World Triathlon Cup Wollongong: Luke Willian delivers as rising star Tilda Mansson shines|first=Thomas|last=Land|date=20 April 2024}} He placed third at the World Triathlon Championship Series event in Yokohama in May 2024.{{cite web|website=The Guardian|access-date=23 July 2024|url= https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/23/paris-olympics-10-australian-athletes-you-might-not-have-heard-of-yet|title= Paris Olympics: 10 Australian athletes you might not have heard of… yet|first=Jack|last=Snape|date=23 July 2024}} With that result, he received an automatic nomination to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.{{cite web|url= https://olympics.com/en/news/australia-triathlon-paris-2024-olympics-nomination-luke-willian#:~:text=Luke%20Willian%20secures%20automatic%20nomination,Triathlon%20Championship%20Series%202024%20in|website=Olympics.com|accessdate=23 July 2024|title= Luke Willian secures automatic nomination in Australian triathlon team for Paris 2024 Olympics|first=Ali Asgar|last=Nalwala
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Category:Australian male triathletes
Category:Triathletes at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Olympic triathletes for Australia
Category:Sportsmen from Queensland