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Ruth Nivon Machoud (born 21 August 1990) is a Mexican Swiss professional triathlete and since 2009 permanent member of the Swiss National Team.
Since 2006 Ruth Nivon Machoud has taken part in ITU events. In 2007, she placed first at the Junior Aquathlon World Championships, in 2008 she won the silver medal at the Junior Duathlon World Championships, and in 2009 she placed seventh at the European Junior Triathlon Championships.
Ruth Nivon Machoud also takes part in prestigious non ITU events. In 2010, for instance, she placed eight at the Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championships in Phuket.
In France, Ruth Nivon Machoud takes part in the prestigious Club Championship Series ''Lyonnaise des Eaux'' and represents the club ''TCC 36.'' At the opening triathlon of the season 2011 in Nice (24 April 2011), Nivon placed 31st and was not among the three , all of whom were foreign elite stars (
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Ruth Nivon Machoud (born 21 August 1990) is a Mexican Swiss professional triathlete and since 2009 permanent member of the Swiss National Team.
Since 2006 Ruth Nivon Machoud has taken part in ITU events. In 2007, she placed first at the Junior Aquathlon World Championships, in 2008 she won the silver medal at the Junior Duathlon World Championships, and in 2009 she placed seventh at the European Junior Triathlon Championships.
Ruth Nivon Machoud also takes part in prestigious non ITU events. In 2010, for instance, she placed eight at the Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championships in Phuket.
In France, Ruth Nivon Machoud takes part in the prestigious Club Championship Series ''Lyonnaise des Eaux'' and represents the club ''TCC 36.'' At the opening triathlon of the season 2011 in Nice (24 April 2011), Nivon placed 31st and was not among the three , all of whom were foreign elite stars (Melanie Annaheim
Melanie Hauss, ''née'' Annaheim (born 20 December 1982 in Lostorf) is a Swiss professional triathlete, member of the National Team (i.e. the ''Team London 2012)'' and bronze medalist of the 2009 Swiss Championships.
In France, together with C ...
, Ricarda Lisk
Ricarda Lisk (born 1 February 1981 in Schorndorf, Baden-Württemberg), is a German professional triathlete, National Elite Champion of the year 2010, and a permanent member of the German ''Kader,'' i.e. the National Team.
National Junior Champi ...
, and Céline Schärer
Céline Schärer (born 9 February 1990), is a professional Swiss triathlete, National U23 Champion of the year 2010 and member of the National Team (Team Olympic Distance).
In 2006 Céline Schärer took part in her first ITU competition. In 20 ...
).
Ruth Nivon Machoud lives in Mexico (Oaxaca
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) and in Switzerland (Fully
Fully () is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Fully is first mentioned in the 11th Century as ''Fuliacum''.
Geography
Fully has an area, , of . Of this area, 30.5% is used for agricultu ...
, Valais
Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the S ...
).
Her mother, Dr. Corinne Machoud, is a Spanish teacher and triathlon coach, her father, Dr. Sergio Nivón, is a doctor, together they own the ''San Felipe Academy'' in Oaxaca.
In 2009, Ruth Nivon Machoud won a law case against the Mexican Triathlon federation which disallowed her to take part in the ''Olimpiada Nacional'' because Ruth Nivon had declared to represent Switzerland in ITU events from 31 March 2009 onwards.
ITU Competitions
In the five years from 2006 to 2010, Ruth Nivon Machoud took part in 12 ITU events and achieved five top ten positions. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU ''Athletes's Profile Page.''See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=NzcxNw. Retrieved 2 May 2011. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the ''Elite'' category.External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nivon Machoud, Ruth 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Oaxaca Swiss female triathletes Mexican female triathletes Swiss people of Mexican descent Mexican people of Swiss descent