THE IRONMATE GB TRIATHLON HALL OF FAME
1985- 2010
1985
World Ironman Triathlon Championships Kona Hawaii Female 5th Sarah Springhman
1987
World Ironman Triathlon Championships Kona Hawaii Female 5th Female overall Sarah Springhman
1989
ITU World Triathlon Championships Avignon France 1st Mark Allen (USA) 1:58:44 Glen Cook (GBR) 2nd 2:00:03
1991
British Triathlon Association British Champion gold medal Spencer Smith
World Ironman Triathlon Championships Female 3rd Female overall Sarah Coope
1992
ETU Triathlon European Championships – Gold medal Spencer Smith
ITU World Triathlon Junior Championships – World junior champion Gold medal Spencer Smith
British Triathlon Association (BTA) British Champion gold medal Spencer Smith
ITU World Triathlon Championships Gold medal Simon Lessing
1993
Spencer Smith ITU World Triathlon (BTA) Championships Manchester – World Elite Championships - Gold Medal
British Triathlon Association British (BTA) Champion gold medal Spencer Smith
1994
Spencer Smith - ITU World Triathlon Championships Wellington World Elite champion – Gold medal
British Triathlon Association (BTA) British Champion gold medal Spencer Smith
Mark Kleanthous sub 24 hours (23:51) Double Ironman (4.8 mile swim 224 mile bike 52.4 mile run) Huntsville Alabama USA
1995
ITU World Triathlon Championships Wellington World Elite champion – Gold medal Simon Lessing
1996
ITU World Olympic triathlon championships World Champion Gold medal Simon Lessing
ITU Long Course distance World Championships – World Champion Bronze medal – Spencer Smith
1997
ETU European Triathlon Championships –European champion Gold medal – Spencer Smith
1998
ITU World Triathlon Championships Wellington World Elite champion – Gold medal
Simon Lessing
1999
Ironman Triathlon Lanzarote first British male to win an official M-Dot Ironman was Matt Belfield
World Ironman Triathlon Championships Kona Hawaii 5t Elite Male Spencer Smith
2002
ITU World Triathlon Championships Female World Elite champion Gold Medal Leanda Cave
ITU World Triathlon Championships Female World Elite Bronze Medal Michelle Dilion
2005
World Triathlon Championships Olympic distance World Champion Gold medal Tim Don
2006
ITU World Triathlon Championships junior men –World champion gold medal Alistair Brownlee
ITU World age group Triathlon Championships (amateur) Lausanne Switzerland (September) Chrissie Wellington world age group champion
ITU long distance triathlon world championships First female elite Bella Comerford (now Bayliss)
2007
World Ironman Triathlon Championships Female champion gold medal Chrissie Wellington
ITU long distance triathlon world championships First female elite Leanda Cave
ITU long distance triathlon world championships Third female elite Catriona Morrison
St Croix 70.3 middle distance triathlon overall female winner –Julie Dibens
Xterra World Triathlon championships Maui overall female winner Julie Dibens
2008
World Ironman Triathlon Championships Female champion gold meal Chrissie Wellington
ITU World triathlon championships under 23 Men – World champion Alistair Brownlee
UK 70.3 middle distance triathlon overall female winner –Julie Dibens
ITU long distance triathlon world championships First female elite Chrissie Wellington
ITU World Triathlon Championships Female World Elite champion Gold Medal Helen Tucker
Xterra World Triathlon Championships World champion elite female Julie Dibens
70.3 UK middle distance triathlon first female overall Bella Bayliss nee Bella Comerford
Ironman South Africa Elite winner overall Stephen Bayliss
Ironman UK Elite winner overall Stephen Bayliss
World number one duathlete Catriona Morrison
World long distance duathlon champion – Catriona Morrison
World duathlon silver medallist Catriona
2009
St Corix 70.3 Catronia Morrison (Sco) 1st Female overall.
Uk Ironman elite overall male winner -Philip Graves
Uk Ironman elite overall female Bella Bayliss
World Triathlon Championships Olympic distance World Champion Gold medal Alistair Brownlee
Ironman Florida first overall Female Bella Bayliss
ITU long distance triathlon world championships First female elite Jodie Swallow
World Ironman Triathlon Championships Female champion gold meal Chrissie Wellington
World Xterra Triathlon Championships
World 70.3 middle distance triathlon championships Clearwater Florida world female champion –Julie Dibens finish time 3:59:33!
First female ever to win both the Xterra world triathlon and 70.3 championships Clearwater in the same year.
Key abbreviations
ITU = International Triathlon union
Olympic distance triathlon =1500m swim 40km cycle 10km run
Ironman Triathlon =2.4 mile (3.8km) swim 112 mile (180km) cycle 26.2 (42km) mile marathon
BTA – British Triathlon Association now known as
BTF British Triathlon Federation the national governing body of triathlon duathlon& multi sport. Of Britain.
Xterra = Off road trail triathlon using a mountain bike for the cycle section.
World championships held in Maui each year.
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