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Super League Triathlon
Super League Triathlon is a league of nonstandard triathlon-based races held in the traditional off-season of the sport. Every race involves a swim, bike and run element but all contain additional rules in an aim to test athletic ability, increase viewer excitement and increase the popularity of triathlon more globally. Structure The league's season lasts from around September to April. Over the course of the season, Rounds are held at locations around the world; a Round will normally cover a weekend with multiple races occurring for both the men's and women's competition. Contracts Being a closed league, only athletes who have a contract with the league for the current season may compete, most athletes that are considered to be the current best in the world are invited to sign contracts with additional contracts won in preseason qualifier events and others awarded to local athletes. The current split is the top ten from the previous season are awarded contracts with ten more spl ...
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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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Cassandre Beaugrand
Cassandre Beaugrand (born 23 May 1997 in Livry-Gargan) is a French triathlete, 2014 National Elite Champion, 2013 and 2014 National Youth Champion, 2013 European Team Relay Youth Champion and 2014 Vice Junior World Champion, and 2018 until 2020 World Team Relay Champion. From 2006 to 2011, Cassandre Beaugrand represented her hometown club ''Livry-Gargan Athlétisme'' and since then has been trained by her father Ludovic Beaugrand. In 2012 Beaugrand joined ''AS Monaco Athlétisme'' and ''Saint-Raphaël Triathlon'', which she left in 2014 to represent ''Poissy Triathlon'' in the prestigious French Grand Prix de Triathlon circuit. On 28 September 2014, Beaugrand took part in the Grand Final of the Club Championship Circuit in Nice and won both the individual and the club ranking, at the same time this race served as the Elite French Championship. Since 2012, Cassandre Beaugrand has taken part in ITU competitions. At the age of 15, she placed second at the European Championships ...
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Chris McCormack (triathlete)
Chris McCormack (born 4 April 1973), also known as Macca, is an Australian triathlete. McCormack is a two-time winner of the Ironman World Championship, winning the titles in 2007 and 2010. He is also the winner of the 1997 International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup Series, the 1997 Triathlon World Championships, and the 2012 Long Distance World Championships. Early life McCormack's early athletic career began in primary school where he participated in many team sports. He joined the school's soccer and rugby teams. McCormack's high school years were spent at Kirrawee High School in Sydney, where McCormack continued his sporting endeavours winning several distinguished sporting awards including the NSW Sporting Blue for the best athlete in the state. McCormack finished 5th in 1989 and 7th in 1990 at the Australian Schools cross country titles but was pushed by his parents to focus on education over sport. After graduating in the top 10% of the State, McCormack decided to fur ...
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Tayler Reid
Tayler Reid (born 2 October 1996) is a New Zealand triathlete who represented his country at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. He won a bronze medal in the mixed relay with teammates Andrea Hewitt, Nicole van der Kaay, and Ryan Sissons, and finished 11th in the men's triathlon. Reid also competes in Super League Triathlon. Born in Gisborne, Reid was educated at Gisborne Boys' High School and Campion College, Gisborne Campion College, Gisborne is a Catholic, State-integrated, co-educational college located in Gisborne, New Zealand including students from Year 7 to Year 13. The college received its name from its patron saint, St Edmund Campion whose feast da .... References 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Gisborne, New Zealand People educated at Gisborne Boys' High School New Zealand male triathletes Triathletes at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Triathletes at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New ...
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Nicole Van Der Kaay
Nicole van der Kaay (born 10 February 1996) is a New Zealand triathlete who represented her country at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. She won a bronze medal in the mixed relay with teammates Andrea Hewitt, Tayler Reid, and Ryan Sissons, and was the best-placed New Zealander in the women's triathlon, finishing seventh. She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she came 9th in the women's A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ... event. She grew up in Taupō. References 1996 births Living people New Zealand female triathletes Triathletes at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in triathlon Sportspeople from Rotorua Olympic triathletes for New Zealand Tri ...
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Michelle Dillon
Michelle Dillon (born 24 May 1973 in Wembley, England) is a retired British triathlete. Dillon's first Olympic triathlon was at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was one of the three British athletes, along with Sian Brice and Andrew Johns, not to finish the competition. Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Dillon finished in sixth place with a time of 2:06:00.77. Before turning to the triathlon, she was a runner, competing for Australia at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Michelle has been a coach for many triathletes including Stuart Hayes and Emma Pallant. She returned to competitive sport on 3 April 2016 coming second in the British Duathlon Championships. In 2018 she became 45-49F World Triathlon Champion on the Gold Coast Gold Coast may refer to: Places Africa * Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana: ** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1 ...
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Sophia Green
Sophia Green (born 2000) is a Scottish triathlete. She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Women's Triathlon . She studied at University of Stirling. She competed at 2021 Europe Triathlon Cup Coimbra finishing first, and 2022 Europe Triathlon Cup Coimbra finishing 15th. She trains with Moray Road Runners, and Moray Firth Triathlon Club. She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she came 17th in the women's A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ... event. References 2000 births Scottish female triathletes Living people Triathletes at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland 21st-century Scottish women Alumni of the University of Stirling Sportspeople from Elgin, Moray {{UK-triathlon-bio-stub ...
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Sian Rainsley
Sian Rainsley (born 19 April 1997) is a British triathlete. She competed at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games winning a silver medal, 2021 European Triathlon Championships winning a bronze medal, 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds finishing 15th, and 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Hamburg, finishing first. She was named to the 2022 Commonwealth Games, team England. She came 12th in the women's event. She was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that may affect any segment of the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms often include abdominal pain, diarrhea (which may be bloody if inflammation is severe), fever, abdominal distension .... References External links * * * * 1997 births British female triathletes Living people People with Crohn's disease British people with disabilities Triathletes at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Triathletes at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games com ...
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Non Stanford
Non Stanford (born 8 January 1989) is a British former professional triathlete, representing Great Britain and Wales at international level. Stanford was the ITU (now World Triathlon) World Champion in 2013, part of the Great Britain world champion mixed relay team in 2012 and represented Team GB at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she finished fourth behind teammate and housemate Vicky Holland. In her final year of competition, 2022, she anchored Wales to silver in the team event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, her first Commonwealth medal and her first major championship medal since 2015 World Triathlon mixed relay bronze. One week later, in her final major Olympic distance triathlon race, Stanford won her first European championship. Non Stanford is based in Leeds, England and was born in Bridgend, Wales. Non is a Welsh name, and refers to Saint Non. Personal life Stanford was born in Bridgend, but grew up in nearby Swansea. Her first club was Swansea Harrier ...
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Tim Don
Timothy Philip Don (born 14 January 1978 in Isleworth, London) is a triathlete from the United Kingdom. Career Don is the son of former Premier League referee Philip Don. He competed in the London Youth Games where he represented Hounslow in the triathlon. He competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took tenth place with a total time of 1hr 49min 28.85sec. In the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics he was placed eighteenth with a total time of 1hr 54min 42.13sec. Don was controversially selected for the 2008 Beijing Olympics despite serving a ban for missed out of competition drug tests. At the Beijing Olympics Don failed to finish after exiting the swim in 48th place (out of 55) and was pulled out of the race by officials for being too far behind on the bike leg. The British team later admitted that he was ill prior to the Beijing race. On 3 September 2006 in Lausanne Don became World Champion after finishing 17 seconds in front ...
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João Pedro Silva (triathlete)
João Pedro Lopes da Silva (born 15 May 1989) is a Portuguese professional triathlete. He was European U-23 Champion in 2008, 2010 and 2011, National Junior Champion in 2006 and 2007 and the National U-23 Champion in 2008. At the 2012 Summer Olympics Silva placed 9th thus becoming the most decorated male triathlete in Portuguese history. On 23 January 2013, Silva joined S.L. Benfica's triathlon team. He won the silver medal at the 2015 European Games in Baku. Career Silva was born in Benedita, Alcobaça, Portugal. At the age of seventeen Silva won his first medals at Junior World Championships and in the same year he started to take part in and to achieve top ten positions at Elite competitions. At the World Championship Series and World Triathlon Series triathlons in Yokohama he won the gold medals in 2011 and 2012. In 2012 he also represented Portugal at the London Olympics and placed 9th. In France, Silva takes part in the prestigious Club Championship Series Grand Prix de ...
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