Non Stanford

Non Stanford
Stanford in Munich, 2022
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1989-01-08) 8 January 1989 (age 35)
Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom
Sport
CountryWales Wales
 Great Britain
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Women's triathlon
Representing  Great Britain
World Triathlon Series
Gold medal – first place 2013 Individual
World Mixed Relay Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Stockholm Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Hamburg Mixed team
Europe Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich Individual
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Mixed relay

Non Rhiannydd Stanford[1] MBE (born 8 January 1989) is a British former professional triathlete, representing Great Britain and Wales at international level. Stanford was the ITU (now World Triathlon) World Champion in 2013, part of the Great Britain world champion mixed relay team in 2012[2] and represented Team GB at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she finished fourth behind teammate and housemate Vicky Holland. Hindered thereafter by recurrent injuries, she struggled to repeat the dominant form of her early years. In her final year of competition, 2022, however she found an exceptional final flourish of form; she anchored Wales to silver in the team event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, her first Commonwealth medal and her first major championship medal since 2015 World Triathlon mixed relay bronze. One week later, in her final major Olympic distance triathlon race, Stanford won her first and only European championship.

Non Stanford is based in Leeds, England and was born in Bridgend, Wales. Non is a Welsh name, and takes after Saint Non.

  1. ^ "King's Birthday Honours: Sarah Hunter and Ian Wright among those included". BBC Sport. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Britain's Non Stanford wins ITU World Triathlon". bbc.co.uk. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.