Elizabeth Julia Blatchford (born 5 February 1980) is an English professional triathlete. She has placed third at the 2013 and 2015 Ironman World Championship.

Career Blatchford was born in Wilmslow, Cheshire and raised in Perth, Western Australia from the age of one. Growing up she participated in surf lifesaving and by the age of 14 she had started racing in triathlon. She went on to obtain a degree in marine biology from Griffith University.

Blatchford's first ITU race was at the 2000 ITU Triathlon World Championships in Perth competing as a Junior woman and placing 8th. She raced consistently on the ITU circuit from 2001 to 2012 capturing ten podium finishes in either the ITU World Triathlon Series or the ITU Triathlon World Cup series including wins at the 2003 Gamagori World Cup race and the 2005 Salford World Cup race. Despite growing up in Australia Blatchford made the decision to race for the United Kingdom in 2004. This was done based on her desire to qualify for the 2004 Olympics and that the British women at the time were not as strong as the Australian women. Additionally, her coach, Brett Sutton, was not supported by Triathlon Australia. However, in her years of ITU racing she missed qualifying for three Olympics. Missing the 2012 Olympic cut was difficult for Blatchford as a younger, inexperienced Lucy Hall was chosen over her and Jodie Stimpson so that Hall could play a domestique role.

In 2012 Blatchford began to step away from ITU racing and towards non-drafting, long-distances races, a choice based on her age in comparison to the younger ITU athletes and for the desire to have more autonomy with her race and training schedule. Her first year away from ITU she took first place at Ironman 70.3 Boulder and Ironman 70.3 Cozumel and in 2013 she had first places at Ironman 70.3 Busselton and Ironman Cairns. She capped off that year with a third place podium in her debut in Hawaii at the 2013 Ironman World Championship. She followed that performance up with a 10th place at the 2014 Ironman World Championship, where she received a four-minute littering penalty, and then another third place podium finish at the 2015 Ironman World Championship. Her other long course results include winning Ironman Cairns three years in a row from 2013 to 2015.

Results Blatchford's results include: Results list Year Event Place2018Ironman Subic Bay12018Ironman 70.3 Busselton12017Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship52017Noosa Triathlon72015Ironman World Championship32015Ironman Mont-Tremblant22015Ironman Cairns12015Ironman 70.3 Vietnam22015Ironman 70.3 Busselton22015Challenge Batemans Bay Half22015Ironman 70.3 Geelong12014Ironman Western Australia32014Challenge Forster Half12014Noosa Triathlon42014Ironman World Championship102014Ironman 70.3 European Championship52014Ironman Cairns12014Ironman 70.3 Mallorca32014Ironmam 70.3 Putrajaya22014Huskission Long Course12013Noosa Triathlon52013Ironman World Championship32013Hy-Vee Triathlon US Championship92013Ironman Mont Tremblant US Championship42013Ironman Cairns12013Ironman 70.3 Busselton12013Samui Long Course Triathlon22013Huskission Long Course12013Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championship72012Noosa Triathlon32012Ironman 70.3 Mandurah22012LA Triathlon42012Ironman 70.3 Cozumel12012Hy-Vee 5i50 US Championship82012Life Time Tri Chicago42012Ironman 70.3 Boulder120125i50 New York220125i50 Liverpool420125i50 Klagenfurt22012World Triathlon Series Madrid102012World Triathlon Series San Diego162012World Triathlon Series Sydney182012ITU World Cup Mooloolaba42012Geelong Sprint Triathlon Premium Oceania Cup32011World Championship Grand Final Beijing82011World Championship Series Kitzbuehel272011ITU World Cup Monterrey132011World Championship Series Sydney82011ITU World Cup Mooloolaba72010Triathlon World Championship Grand Final Budapest192010World Championship Series LondonDNF2010World Championship Series Hamburg182010Hy-Vee Triathlon Elite Cup92010World Championship Series Madrid82010ITU World Cup Ishigaki22010World Championship Series Sydney122010ITU World Cup Mooloolaba32009World Championship Grand Final Gold Coast102009World Championship Series Yokohama42009World Championship Series London222009World Championship Series HamburgDNF2009Hy-Vee Triathlon Elite Cup52009World Championship Series Tongyeong132009Mooloolaba ITU World Cup92008Hy-Vee ITU World Cup52008Triathlon World Championships Vancouver 172008ITU World Cup Madrid DNF2008ITU World Cup New Plymouth 52008ITU World Cup Mooloolaba 162007ITU World Cup Mooloolaba DNF2007Triathlon Oceania Championships Geelong OTU 52006ITU World Cup Hamburg DNF2006Triathlon World Championships Lausanne 132006Triathlon European Cup Geneva 42006ITU World Cup Salford 72006ITU World Cup Edmonton DNS2006Triathlon Oceania Championships Geelong OTU 52006ITU World Cup Mooloolaba 220062006 Commonwealth Games 62005ITU World Cup Beijing 92005Triathlon World Championships Gamagori 82005Triathlon European Championships Lausanne ETU 142005ITU World Cup Salford 12005ITU World Cup Madrid 52004ITU World Cup Rio de Janeiro 22004ITU World Cup Cancun 52004ITU World Cup Gamagori DNF2004ITU World Cup Madrid 22004ITU World Cup Salford 32004ITU World Cup Edmonton 72004Triathlon Pan American Cup Bellingham 12004ITU World Cup Mazatlan 52004Triathlon Oceania Championships Devonport OCA 12003Triathlon World Championships Queenstown 172003ITU World Cup Athens DNF2003ITU World Cup Madeira DNF2003ITU World Cup Madrid DNF2003ITU World Cup Nice 32003ITU World Cup New York 62003ITU World Cup Edmonton 112003ITU World Cup Gamagori 12003ITU World Cup Tongyeong 22003Triathlon Oceania Cup Devonport 62002Triathlon World Championships Cancun 142002ITU World Cup Makuhari 32002ITU World Cup Hamburg 82002ITU World Cup Lausanne 62002Triathlon European Cup Ghent 52002ITU World Cup Tiszaujvaros 102002ITU World Cup Corner Brook 62002ITU World Cup Edmonton 82002ITU World Cup Gamagori 102002Triathlon Oceania Cup Canberra 102001Triathlon Asian Cup Muju 32001ITU World Cup Yamaguchi 72001Triathlon World Championship Edmonton 402001Triathlon European Cup Forte dei Marmi 22001ITU World Cup Rennes 112001ITU World Cup Ishigaki 62001Triathlon Oceania Cup Devonport 72000Triathlon World Championships Perth – Junior 8

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