Chelsea Reilly Sodaro (born May 9, 1989, in
San Luis Obispo,
California) is an American professional
triathlete. She won the
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 ...
in 2022.
Background
After graduating from
Davis High School in
Davis, California, Sodaro attended
University of California, Berkeley on an athletic scholarship. While at Cal, she earned All-American honors as a senior in cross-country and track. She ended her college career with a ninth-place finish in the women's 5000 meters at the 2012 NCAA Championships
As a professional runner, Sodaro won two national titles. She won the USA 10 km road championships in 2012, in her debut at that distance. At 2013 USATF Indoor Championships, she won the 3000m race, edging out
Emily Infeld
Emily Infeld (born March 21, 1990) is an American long-distance runner. She regularly competes in the 5000 m and 10,000 m distances during her professional career; in her college career she regularly competed in the 4 × 800 meter relay and 1 ...
. She was coached by fellow Cal alum and Olympian
Magdalena Boulet.
In 2017, she transitioned from running to triathlon.
Triathlon
In October 2022, Sodaro won the
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 ...
at
Kona, Hawaii, becoming the first rookie world champion since
Chrissie Wellington
Christine Ann Wellington (born 18 February 1977) is an English former professional triathlete and four-time Ironman Triathlon World Champion. She holds, or held, all three world and championship records relating to ironman-distance triathlon ...
and first American woman to win since 1996.
It was the second Ironman distance triathlon of her career.
References
External links
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1989 births
Ironman world champions
Living people
Sportspeople from San Luis Obispo County, California
California Golden Bears women's track and field athletes
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