Athlete Profile: Aaron Royle

Aaron Royle

Australia
Born: 1990

Rankings
ITU World Ranking	32
World Triathlon Series Ranking	17
ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	35
Continental Ranking	5

Starts

87

Podiums

15

Wins

3 Biography

Aaron, nick-named “Bugs”, made his Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio Games after he secured Australia’s first Triathlon quota spot having finished 6th at the 2015 Rio Test Event. Aaron and training partner Ryan Bailie gave Australia its first dual top ten finishers in men’s triathlon history at Fort Copacabana after Aaron was the first Australian out of the water in the swim, ensuring he was well inside the top 10.

Aaron grew up in Newcastle and was drawn to the sport after his parents asked him to choose between swimming and running, instead he added a bike leg and fell in love with triathlon.

In his first year on the senior Triathlon Australia Team, in 2012, Aaron proved he was a force to be reckoned with after being crowned U23 World Champion.

Spending half his year in Wollongong, as part of the illustrious “Wollongong Wizards”, Aaron trains alongside fellow selected team member Ryan Bailie and two-time women’s World Champion Gwen Jorgensen. The 25-year-old spends the remaining of the year in the Wizards training base in Vitoria, Spain, and makes frequent appearances on the ITU World Triathlon Series circuit.

Recent Highlights

- 8th place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm;
- 12th place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Montréal;
- 12th place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Leeds;
- 16th place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton;
- 25th place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg; and
- 9th place at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

Latest Athlete Results

22	2018 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast 16 Sep, 2018 - Elite Men - 01:47:12
20	2018 ITU World Triathlon Montreal 26 Aug, 2018 - Elite Men - 01:50:34
1	2018 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Edmonton 28 Jul, 2018 - Mixed Relay - 00:19:07
11	2018 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 27 Jul, 2018 - Elite Men - 00:52:15
2	2018 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships 15 Jul, 2018 - Mixed Relay - 00:19:19
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22	2018 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast 2018-09-12 - Elite Men - 01:47:12
20	2018 ITU World Triathlon Montreal 2018-08-25 - Elite Men - 01:50:34
11	2018 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 2018-07-27 - Elite Men - 00:52:15
DNF	2018 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 2018-07-14 - Elite Men - DNF
13	2018 ITU World Triathlon Leeds 2018-06-10 - Elite Men - 01:47:43
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9	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016-08-18 - Elite Men - 01:46:42
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17 Nov, 2016
Rio Olympics: Men's discipline strengths
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15 Aug, 2016
Rio Olympics: Men's Race Preview
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11 Aug, 2016
Alistair Brownlee becomes hometown hero with Leeds win
In front of a home crowd and on the streets where he was born and raised, Alistair Brownlee was able to score the first-ever 2016 Columbia Threadneedle World Triathlon Leeds title and his…
12 Jun, 2016

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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Aaron
Family Name	Royle
Representing	AUS
Year of Birth	1990
Place of Birth	Newcastle, Australia
Residence	Australia
Coach	Jamie Turner
Sponsors	Giant, 2XU, Oakley, Endura, Shimano, Navy Health
Website	http://aaronroyle.com/
Twitter	@ARoyle90
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