Sian Brice (born 2 April 1969) is a

triathlete A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the ...

from the

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. She was born in

Leigh, Greater Manchester Leigh is a town in Greater Manchester, England, on low-lying land northwest of Chat Moss. Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire, Leigh was originally the centre of a large ecclesiastical paris ...

. Brice competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

. She was one of the three British athletes, along with

Michelle Dillon Michelle Dillon (born 24 May 1973 in Wembley, England) is a retired British triathlete. Dillon's first Olympic triathlon was at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was one of the three British athletes, along with Sian Brice and Andr ...

and

Andrew Johns Andrew Gary Johns (born 19 May 1974), also known by the nickname Joey, is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He is considered one of the greatest rugby league players of all time. Johns ...

, not to finish the competition. Before she went to the Olympics she already had a bronze medal under her belt from the European Triathlon Championships, she also came sixth in the World Championships behind 5 Aussies.

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1969 births Living people British female triathletes English female triathletes Olympic triathletes for Great Britain Triathletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Leigh, Greater Manchester 20th-century English sportswomen {{UK-triathlon-bio-stub