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This is a sortable list of multisport and triathlon fatalities. It contains information on athletes, spectators or staff who died as a result of participating in a multisport event or triathlon. Motorcycle rider died in collision with athlete. Bicycle accident, head, rib and other injuries. Taken to hospital, passed away on 5/29/2023.
Swim start, 15 October 2005. The Ironman World Championship is a triathlon held annually in Hawaii, United States from 1978 to 2022, with no race in 2020 and an additional race in 1982. It is owned and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. It is the annual culmination of a series of Ironman triathlon qualification races held throughout ...
Madonna Buder, S.F.C.C. (born Marie Dorothy Buder; July 24, 1930), also known as the Iron Nun, [1] is an American Senior Olympian triathlete and former religious sister.Buder has the current world record for the oldest woman to ever finish an Ironman Triathlon, which she obtained at age 82 by finishing the Subaru Ironman Canada on August 26, 2012.
An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.9 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.2 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.22-mile (42.2 km) run completed in that order, a total of 140.6 miles (226.3 km). It is widely considered one of the most ...
Turned pro. 2012. Coached by. Matt Dixon. Sarah Piampiano (born 24 July 1980) is an American professional triathlete and Ironman Triathlon champion. Piampiano was working as an investment banker when she participated in her first triathlon in 2009. After quitting smoking, she started regular training and improved quickly.
The first of three Ironman events will be this Sunday — the official name is Ironman 70.3 Washington Tri-Cities — with the majority of the field of play being in Richland. The other two ...
An Ironman 70.3, also known as a Half Ironman, is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). The "70.3" refers to the total distance in miles (113.0 km) covered in the race, consisting of a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) swim, a 56-mile (90 km) bike ride, and a 13.1-mile (21.1 km) run. Each distance ...
Triathlon. Medal record. Representing United States. Women's triathlon. Ironman 70.3. 2012. Individual. Kelly Williamson (née Handel, born December 5, 1977) is an American triathlete who races in non-drafting, long-course events. In 2012, she took 2nd place at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship.