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7 unusual facts about Ironman Triathlon


Bawley Point, New South Wales

The Bawley Point Iron Man is a popular annual event which takes place in early January at Gannet Beach, local to Bawley Point.

Brendon Sinclair

Sinclair has completed in endurance events including Ironman Triathlon, marathon running and ultra marathon cycling.

Château-d'Œx

2011 Mike Aigroz native of Chateau d'Œx distinguished himself at the legendary Ironman in Hawaii.

KHS Bicycles

John Howard: World speed record holder @ 152 m.p.h., 24 hour distance record holder @ 539 miles, Ironman Triathlon winner, 3-time Olympian, 13-time U.S. National cycling champion, Master dual road & MTB XC champion in U.S.A.

Leanda Cave

She was the 2012 Ironman Triathlon and Ironman 70.3 World Champion, the first woman in the history of the sport to win both titles in the same year.

LifeProof

On October 10, 2012, Ironman announced LifeProof as an official sponsor during the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.

Matías Corral

At the moment, when his has some free time as Country Manager of ZARA, he dedicate and prepares for marathons, but not just any marathon, he runs the Ironman, one of the hardest disciplines, consisting of three stages: 3,8 km swimming, 180 km in bicycle and 42 km running until the end line.


Marino Vanhoenacker

On 3 July 2011, he broke the world record for the full triathlon at the Ironman Triathlon at Klagenfurt in Austria, finishing after 7 hours, 45 minutes and 58 seconds, beating Luc Van Lierde's 1997 time of 7h50m27s.

Natascha Badmann

Though she finished second on the course of the 2004 Ironman Triathlon World Championship, Badmann is considered the winner of the race due to the disqualification of the initial winner, Germany's Nina Kraft, after Kraft admitted to using the banned performance enhancer EPO.

Orca wetsuits and sports apparel

Orca sponsors a number of leading triathletes, including recently retired Olympic champion Hamish Carter, ITU athletes including Kris Gemmell, Courtenay Atkinson, Tim Don and Debbie Tanner, and Ironman competitors including Craig Alexander and Cameron Brown.


see also

Conrad Will

He worked closely with Valerie Silk and the Ironman Triathlon to bring the sport to a larger audience and in 1983 he produced and directed the first ever Ironman “spin-off”, the Ricoh Ironman in Los Angeles.

International Child Amputee Network

Sarah Reinertsen, American and the first female leg amputee to complete the Ironman Triathlon World Championship