John Dunbar (triathlete)
John Dunbar is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL and Ironman triathlete. Dunbar finished 2nd in the first two Ironman races - 1978 and 1979. The competitive struggle between Dunbar and the fourteen other athletes in the 1979 race was profiled in a ten-page, 6,175 word article titled "IRONMAN" in the May 14, 1979 issue of Sports Illustrated ''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI'') is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twic ... magazine that is widely credited with launching triathlons into public prominence. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunbar, John American male triathletes Living people United States Navy sailors United States Navy SEALs personnel Year of birth missing (living people) ...
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John Dunbar
John Dunbar may refer to: *John Dunbar (artist) (born 1943), British artist, collector * John Dunbar, Earl of Moray (died 1390), Scottish nobleman *Lt. John Dunbar, a fictional character in the film '' Dances with Wolves'' *John Dunbar (MP) (died 1878), British Member of Parliament for New Ross, 1874–1878 * John Dunbar (triathlete), U.S. Navy SEAL and ironman triathlete * John Dunbar (actor) (1914–2001), British actor in the film ''Love Among the Ruins'' *Sir John Greig Dunbar (1907–?), Lord Provost of Edinburgh, 1960–1963 * John Dunbar (missionary) (1804–1857), missionary who tried to Christianize the Pawnee Indians of Nebraska *Vet Dunbar Johnny Dunbar, nicknamed "Vet", is an American former Negro league catcher who played in the 1930s. Dunbar played for the Indianapolis Athletics and the Memphis Red Sox The Memphis Red Sox were an American Negro league baseball team that was ...

Triathlon
A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the disciplines included. The word is of Greek language, Greek origin, from τρεῖς or ''treis'' (three) and ἆθλος or ''athlos'' (competition). The sport originated in the late 1970s in Southern California as sports clubs and individuals developed the sport. This history has meant that #Nonstandard variations, variations of the sport were created and still exist. It also led to other three-stage races using the name triathlon despite not being continuous or not consisting of swim, bike, and run elements. Triathletes train to achieve endurance, strength and speed. The sport requires focused persistent and Sports periodization, periodised training for each of the three disciplines, as well as combination ...
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Ironman World Championship
The Ironman World Championship has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978, with 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 the world. History From 1978 through 1980 the race was held on the island of Oahu, the course combining that of three events already held there: the Waikiki Roughwater Swim (2.4 mi./3.86 km), the Around-Oahu Bike Race (115 mi./185.07 km, originally a two-day event), and the Honolulu Marathon. The bike stage was reduced by 3 miles to link it to the start of the marathon course. In 1981 the race was moved to the less urbanized Hawaii (island), Big Island, keeping the distances the same: a open water swimming, open water swim in Kailua-Kona Bay, a Bicycle racing, bike ride across the Hawaiian lava desert to Hāwī, Hawai'i, Hāwī and back, and a marathon (26 miles 385 yards, 4 ...
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1989 Ironman World Championship
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