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Duffy is the only person to win three triathlon world titles in the same year in 2016, claiming the WTS, ITU Cross Triathlon, and Xterra titles in close succession. Duffy is the only triathlete in WTS history to post the fastest swim, bike, and run portions in the same race.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://triathlonworld.com//news/duffy-blasts-bermuda-144829|title=Two-minute ticker {{!}} Duffy blasts in Bermuda|website=TriathlonWorld.com - go further. race better. know more.|language=en|access-date=2019-05-08|archive-date=8 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508030650/http://triathlonworld.com//news/duffy-blasts-bermuda-144829|url-status=dead}}</ref> Duffy holds the record for the largest winning margin in both Olympic<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tri247.com/triathlon-news/elite/flora-duffy-wins-yokohama-2017|title=Flora Duffy dominates World Triathlon Yokohama {{!}} Elite News|date=2017-05-13|website=Tri247.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-05-08|archive-date=8 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508030641/https://www.tri247.com/triathlon-news/elite/flora-duffy-wins-yokohama-2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and Sprint<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tri247.com/triathlon-news/elite/wts-edmonton-flora-duffy-domination|title=WTS Edmonton: four in a row for Flora Duffy {{!}} Elite News|date=2017-07-29|website=Tri247.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-05-08|archive-date=8 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508030640/https://www.tri247.com/triathlon-news/elite/wts-edmonton-flora-duffy-domination|url-status=live}}</ref> distance races in a [[ITU World Triathlon Series|WTS]] event.
 
Duffy was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2018 Birthday Honours]]<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=62310|supp=y|page=B23|date=9 June 2018}}</ref> and [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (DBE) in the [[2022 New Year Honours]],<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63571|supp=y|page=N26|date=1 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bernews.com/2018/11/flora-duffy-received-order-british-empire/|title=Flora Duffy Receives Order of the British Empire|date=2018-11-18|website=Bernews|access-date=2019-05-08|archive-date=8 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508030638/http://bernews.com/2018/11/flora-duffy-received-order-british-empire/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/59828368 |title=New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=1 January 2022 |access-date=2022-01-01 |archive-date=31 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231224231/https://www.bbc.com/sport/59828368 |url-status=live }}</ref> both for services to sport in Bermuda. After beating Georgia Taylor-Brown, she was crowned as the ITU Triathlon World Champion on theNovember 25 of November, 2022. Inin Abu Dhabi.
 
She competed in the [[Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's|women's triathlon]] at the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in Paris, France.<ref name="women_triathlon_results_summer_olympics_2024">{{Cite web |title=Women's Triathlon Results |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/TRI/OG2024_TRI_C73A_TRIWOLYMPIC-----------FNL-000100--.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816055620/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/TRI/OG2024_TRI_C73A_TRIWOLYMPIC-----------FNL-000100--.pdf |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=28 August 2024 |website=2024 Summer Olympics}}</ref>
 
==Legacy==
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[[Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Triathletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]