Delphine Py-Bilot

Delphine Py-Bilot (born 27 January 1979 in Montpellier) is a French professional triathlete.

Career Delphine Py-Bilot made her international breakthrough in 1999 when she won the bronze medal at the Junior European Championships in Madeira and placed fifth at the Junior World Championships in Montreal. By then she was a well known triathlete in France, having won the French Championships in all age categories: in 1994 in the class «minime», in 1996 as «cadette», and in 1998 and 1999 as a «junior».

Since 2008 she has not taken part in ITU races but she was still present at international events. At the Mazda London Triathlon (2 August 2009), for instance, she placed 7th and outdid younger top elite triathletes like Jodie Stimpson (8th), Sophie Coleman (9th), and Maxine Seear (10th). The race was won by Helen Jenkins Tucker and, though not being an ITU triathlon, always attracts top elite athletes.

Since 2003 Delphine Py represented the club Beauvais Triathlon in the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux and, apart from Charlotte Morel and Delphine Pelletier she was the only French triathlete in the female team of this club, which almost exclusively relied on its international guest stars like Andrea Hewitt and in 2009 won both the Club Championship Series and the national Club Championship at Gruissan. In 2010, Beauvais Triathlon again won the Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux and placed 2nd at the National Club Championship in Parthenay (Coupe de France des Clubs de Triathlon). In 2011, however, the club decided to boycott this famous circuit and in 2011 Delphine Py will represent Charleville Triathlon Ardennes, taking part in the Championship for her last time.

ITU Competitions The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page. Unless indicated otherwise, all events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.

Date Competition Place Rank 1997-07-05 European Championships (Junior) Vuokatti 18 1998-07-04 European Championships (Junior) Velden 7 1998-08-30 World Championships (Junior) Lausanne 18 1999-07-03 European Championships (Junior) Funchal 3 2000-07-08 European Championships Stein 11 2000-08-06 World Cup Tiszaújváros 20 2001-05-13 World Cup Rennes 22 2001-11-04 World Cup Cancun 15 2002-04-27 World Cup Saint Petersburg 36 2002-06-02 European Cup Zundert 14 2002-07-06 European Championships Györ 33 2002-07-28 World Cup Tiszaújváros 35 2002-09-21 World Cup Nice 35 2003-06-01 European Cup Zundert 8 2004-02-21 Oceania Championships Devonport DNF 2004-04-18 European Championships Valencia 36 2005-07-16 Premium World Cup Holten 15 2005-10-15 European Cup Palermo DNF 2006-04-23 European Cup Estoril 18 2006-08-20 European Cup Geneva 10 2007-05-20 Premium European Cup Sanremo DNF

DNF = did not finish

Personal life In 2006 Delphine Py married Wilfrid Bilot. She lives in her native town Montpellier and works as a mathematics teacher at the Collège du Pic St. Loup in St. Clément de Rivière close to Montpellier.