Jackie Fairweather

Jacquilyn Louise Fairweather, known as Jackie Fairweather and born Gallagher, was an Australian world champion triathlete who also competed as a long-distance runner. She was born on 10 November 1967 and died on 1 November 2014. Beyond her own racing she worked as a coach and served as a high-performance administrator at the Australian Institute of Sport, which connected her competitive career to the system that develops elite athletes in Australia. Her record combines a world title in triathlon with a later role shaping the next generation of Australian competitors.