2015 British Triathlon Awards recognise the best in tri

Last night saw British Triathlon host their annual awards event, recognising the best from every aspect of the world of triathlon.

Held in a venue just outside London, 220 Triathlon attended the awards ceremony and dinner which saw leading athletes, coaches, age-groupers and triathlon officials come together to celebrate a fantastic year for the sport as well as to look ahead to next year’s Olympics.

The evening began with a moment of reflection to remember French triathlete and coach Laurent Vidal, who sadly died earlier this week aged just 31 (see story here).

Many athletes attended the event which saw Jonny Brownlee awarded male elite triathlete of the year and Vicky Holland female elite triathlete of the year. In the long distance categories it was Lucy Gossage and 220 columnist Tim Don who took the wins, while the junior categories were won by Kate Waugh and Ben Dijkstra.

Lauren Steadman and George Peasgood were awarded the paratriathlete of the year awards, while Phil Wylie and Emma Pooley were recognised as duathletes of the year.

Steve Trew and Marc Jenkins received Gold Pin awards, recognising their contribution to triathlon. The final presentation of the evening was the Olympic Athlete of the Year award, which went to Non Stanford.

See below for a full list of winners. To find out more about British Triathlon and to see more images of all the winners, visit the website here.

2015 British Triathlon Awards – full list of winners

British Triathlon Female Age-Group Triathlete of the Year
Georgina Jennings

British Triathlon Male Age-Group Triathlete of the Year
Edward Castro

Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Volunteer of the Year
Andrzej Warhaftig

Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Official of the Year
Peter Lambert

Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Coach of the Year
Penny Rother

British Triathlon Female Elite Duathlete of the Year
Emma Pooley

British Triathlon Male Elite Duathlete of the Year
Phil Wylie

British Triathlon Event of the Year
TriExercise Pembrokeshire Coast

British Triathlon Female Elite Long Distance Triathlete of the Year
Lucy Gossage

British Triathlon Male Elite Long Distance Triathlete of the Year
Tim Don

British Triathlon Female Elite Junior Triathlete of the Year
Kate Waugh

British Triathlon Male Elite Junior Triathlete of the Year
Ben Dijkstra

British Triathlon Female Paratriathlete of the Year
Lauren Steadman

British Triathlon Male Paratriathlete of the Year
George Peasgood

British Triathlon Female Elite Triathlete of the Year
Vicky Holland

British Triathlon Male Elite Triathlete of the Year
Jonathan Brownlee

Peter Holmes Award for Inspirational Performance in International Competition
Men’s European Games Team (Gordon Benson, Tom Bishop and Phil Graves)

British Triathlon Gold Pin Awards
Steve Trew and Marc Jenkins

Olympic Athlete of the Year Award
Non Stanford

Helen Webster Editor, 220 Triathlon

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Helen has been 220's Editor since July 2013, when she made the switch from marathons to multisport. She's usually found open-water swimming and has competed in several swimruns as well as the ÖtillÖ World Series. Helen is a qualified Level 2 Open-Water Swim Coach focusing on open-water confidence and runs regular workshops at the South West Maritime Academy near Bristol. She is also an RLSS UK Open Water Lifeguard trainer/assessor.