Loretta Harrop

Loretta "Loz" Harrop (born 17 July 1975, in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian triathlete.

As a teenager she attended Cavendish Road State High School along with her siblings and as of 2007 has a house named after her. Harrop house which will go by the colour red.

In 1999, Harrop won the elite-women race at the World Triathlon Championships in Montreal.That same year she also won the overall World Cup series title.

Harrop competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She placed fifth with a total time of 2:01:42.82. Her split times were 19:37.98 for the swim, 1:05:40.70 for the cycling, and 0:36:24.14 for the run.

Four years later, Harrop competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She was even more successful this time, winning a silver medal with the time of 2:04:50.17. The splits for that run were 18:37.00 for the swim, 1:09:05.00 for the cycling, and 37:08.00 for the run.

Harrop retired from professional competition in 2007. She remains active in the triathlon community, coaching a high-school triathlon programme and participating in the annual Luke Harrop Memorial Triathlon.

Harrop is married to Brad Jones who was a talented Australian rules player in the AFLQ (Queensland) competition. Her son Hayden and daughter Emerson are both professional tennis players.