Olympic Medal Favorites: The Women
- By Courtney Baird
- Published Apr 10, 2012
- Updated Jun 19, 2012 at 12:15 PM UTC
Andrea Hewitt, New Zealand. Age at the Olympics: 30
Andrew Hewitt ran away from the field at last year’s Beijing Grand Final, securing gold and the biggest win of her career thus far. Hewitt is dangerous because she’s such a smart racer—you often don’t notice her tucked in behind a pack of runners until she outsprints them to the line. She’s also shown that she’s a strength athlete capable of winning on brutal courses, which makes her adaptable to many of the various scenarios that can unfold at an Olympic Games.
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FILED UNDER: Athletes / InsideTri / Olympics TAGS: Ai Ueda / Andrea Hewitt / Emma Jackson / Emma Moffatt / Emma Snowsill / Gwen Jorgensen / Helen Jenkins / InsideTri / Lisa Norden / Paula Findlay / Sarah Groff / Sarah Haskins
Courtney Baird
Courtney Baird is the editor-in-chief of Inside Triathlon magazine.