Sophie Coldwell (born 25 February 1995) is a British triathlete. She competed in the women's event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[1] and has achieved several medals in International Triathlon Union (ITU) and European Triathlon Union (ETU) Championships.[2] Sophie Coldwell is based in Loughborough, England. On the 26th June 2022, she won her 1st major medal when helping Team GB to Silver in the mixed team relay. She finished in third place in the 2022 Super League Triathlon Championship Series.[3]
In 2012 Coldwell came fourth at the European Championships and was the National Champion and National Super Series champion. In 2013 she represented Team GB at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival winning mixed team relay bronze in Sydney.[6]
In 2014, she finished fourth at the World Junior Championships.The 2017 triathlon season saw Coldwell win her first global medal, with bronze in the U23 event at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam,[7] and a fourth-place finish at the ITU World Triathlon Yokohama.[8] She also finished second at the 2017 Kitzbühel ETU Triathlon European Championships.[9]
Coldwell represented Team England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast finishing sixth in the elite women's individual race. She went on to win at the 2018 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup[10] and the 2018 Tartu ETU Triathlon European Championships.[11] The 2019 season saw Coldwell win a gold medal at the 2019 Cagliari ITU Triathlon World Cup.[12]
Coldwell was also part of the British Mixed Relay teams that won gold at the 2019 Accenture World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Nottingham[13] and silver in the ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Edmonton[14]
