# Emma Davis

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{{short description|Northern Ireland-born Irish triathlete|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{for|the American sculptor, painter, and anthropologist|Emma Lu Davis}}
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| name            = Emma Davis
| image           = 2008 Emma Davis.JPG
| caption         = Davis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|07|04}}
| birth_place     = [Bangor, County Down](/source/Bangor%2C_County_Down), [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland)
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| medaltemplates  = {{MedalCountry | {{IRL}} / {{nowrap|{{NIR}}}} }}
{{MedalSport | Women's [Biathle](/source/Biathle)}}
{{MedalCompetition | [UIPM Biathle World Championships](/source/Biathle) }}
{{MedalGold | 2007 Monaco | Women's senior }}
{{MedalSport | Women's [Triathlon](/source/Triathlon)}}
{{MedalCompetition|Irish National Championships}}
{{MedalGold |Irish National Championships|2006|Women's triathlon}}
{{MedalGold |Irish National Championships|2008|Women's triathlon}} 
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'''Emma Davis''' (born 4 July 1987, [Bangor, County Down](/source/Bangor%2C_County_Down)) is a [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland)-born [Irish](/source/Republic_of_Ireland) [triathlete](/source/triathlon) who competed in the [2008 Summer Olympics](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Determination is driving Emma on to Olympics |language=en-GB |work=belfasttelegraph |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/determination-is-driving-emma-on-to-olympics-28441393.html |access-date=2022-08-22 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

Davis became Ireland's first ever Olympic qualifier for the Triathlon when her 15th place at the [2008 World Championships](/source/2008_ITU_Triathlon_World_Championships) guaranteed her enough ranking points. She finished 37th in the [Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics](/source/Triathlon_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Locteau |first=Sebastien |date=2008-08-18 |title=Emma Davis places 37th in Beijing Olympic Triathlon |url=https://www.runireland.com/emma-davis-places-37th-beijing-olympic-triathlon/ |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=RunIreland.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> event competing with two fractures in her sacrum due to a bike crash that occurred during the pre-Olympic training camp in Matsue, Japan just a week before.<ref name=":0" />

She continued to compete around the globe, racing on the ETU Cup<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2010-07-02 |title=Top field set for European Cup event at TriAthlone |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/2010/0702/267527-triathlone/ |language=en}}</ref> and [ITU Triathlon World Cup](/source/ITU_Triathlon_World_Cup) series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TRIATHLON Ireland's Emma Davis finishes 14th in second Triathlon World Cup |url=https://www.sportireland.ie/news/triathlon-irelands-emma-davis-finishes-14th-in-second-triathlon-world-cup |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Sport Ireland |language=en}}</ref> She was the [Biathle](/source/Biathle) World Champion in 2007 and was previously ranked 10th in the World on the ITU ranking list. She is now retired from professional sport and works as a sports therapist in England.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.goodlifeclinic.co.uk/#OurExpertise |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=www.goodlifeclinic.co.uk}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.goodlifeclinic.co.uk Sports therapy website]

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Category:1987 births
Category:Living people
Category:Female triathletes from Northern Ireland
Category:Olympic triathletes for Ireland
Category:Triathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Bangor, County Down
Category:21st-century sportswomen from Northern Ireland

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