Sian Welch is an American former triathlete.

Career

She has been married since 1993 to former Australian professional triathlete

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. In 1994, she won the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in

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. In November 1996, she came in third in at the Cross Triathlon World Cup in Hawaii. In 1997 she became national triathlon champion on the short distance. In 2000, she ended her pro career - three months after her husband Greg announced his retirement.

Ironman Hawaii 1997

In October 1997, she and her compatriot Wendy Ingraham delivered a thrilling duel for fourth place on the final stretch of the Ironman Hawaii , as the two were dehydrated and exhausted overturned and could only crawl to the finish on all fours. Sian Welch finished fifth in this competition.

Ironman Australia 1998

In April 1998, the 31-year-old won the

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Ironman Hawaii 2017

In February 2017, she announced that 20 years after her spectacular finish ("The Crawl"), she would like to race again in Kona this year. The 50-year-old Sian started after more than 10 years break from racing in April at

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in Liuzhou, China and was qualified as the winner of their age group again for a starting place at Ironman Hawaii in October.Sian Welch: Back in Kona, for a Cause
(12. Oktober 2017) She finished the race in 11:49:31.
2. June 2020

References

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