The beloved star of the Gold Coast triathlon, Jenny Alcorn, died after a 66 -year -old cancer battle.
Alcorn, considered a legend of sport, had been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive brain tumor. She sadly died on Monday.
It occurs after it was recognized at the Austriatholon Awards, receiving the president's special recognition prize, which recognized his 30 -year career as athlete and coach. 0
Taxes have been paid to the former Kona Ironman world champion, with her partner Margot Rupe who describes her as an “incredible person.”
“He pushed all the limits of life and was incredible,” Rupe said.
'She was the love of my life for 20 years, it helped me to raise two incredible children.
'Yes, the triathlon was his life, but he always enjoyed all the sports that our children did, a game of TSS First 15 was never lost, a Bond rugby game was never lost.
'Even Saturday afternoon, he sat and saw our son play rugby in Japan, so he was a quite surprising person.
“We are all disconsolate, our souls are disconsolate, she did everything with love, loved her family, loved me, loved our children and hugged everything she did.”
Among his achievements, Alcorn had also taken the Australian flag in the 2018 World Championship in Gold Coast.
Alcorn, in particular, came out of retirement at the age of 55 in 2016 to win Kona Ironman, which Rupe suggests that it was one of his most proud moments.
'Probably the most proud moment was that he retired at the age of 55 and won Kona Ironman. That was a quite surprising feat, '' he said.
Austriathlon also paid tribute to Alcorn on Instagram, writing: 'The triathlon has lost a legend, but the impact of Jenny Alcorn has strengthened our sport forever.
'Our thoughts are with his family, friends and all who had the privilege of meeting her.
'Ok, Jenny Alcorn'.
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