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2017 ITU Hall of Fame Barb Lindquist
Barbara Metz Lindquist (born July 1, 1969 in Wilmington, Delaware) began swimming aged eight, and was eventually recruited to swim at Stanford University, where she was a member of the 1989 NCAA Championship Team. Swimming for the US National Team she won a gold and three silver medals in the 1987 & 1991 Pan American Games. She was a finalist in three events (200m free, 400m free, 800m free) at the 1988 Swimming Olympic Trials. After graduating from Stanford with a B.A. in Human Biology in 1991, she gradually moved into Triathlon, becoming one of the sport’s most consistent performers. Of her 134 career races, she won 33, stood on the podium 86 times, and had 114 top 10 finishes.Barb represented the USA in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, placing 9th. She was a member of the USA Triathlon Team for the ITU World Championships for 10 straight years, with her best finish being a silver medal in 2002 in Cancun, Mexico. Barb’s consistency in racing solidified her as the #1 World ranked ITU triathlete from February 2003 through 2004, a spot held longer than any other male or female in the sport.
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2017 Rotterdam GF - Womens second swim leg
2017 Rotterdam GF - Womens Second Swim Leg
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2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam - U23 Women’s Highlights
Showcasing a strong bike and an even stronger run, USA’s Tamara Gorman finished first to become the 2017 U23 Women’s World Champion in Rotterdam
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2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam - Junior Men’s Highlights
Aussie Matthew Hauser added another world championship title to his resume after claiming victory as the Junior World Champion at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final. While in July he was a member of the Mixed Relay World Championship team where he earned his first world gold, Hauser repeated his success by delivering a dominating performance in the grand final to collect his second world title of the year, this time in the junior men’s race.
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2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam - U23 Men’s Highlights
Screaming with excitement as he grabbed the finish line, France’s Raphael Montoya was named the U23 Men’s World Champion at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam.
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2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam - Junior Women’s Highlights
In a dominating performance showcasing once again her power on the bike, USA’s Taylor Knibb claimed a repeat junior women’s title at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam
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2017 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships
Twelve world titles went up for grab today in Rotterdam at the 2017 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships, with 163 paratriathletes competing in all six classes, and with Great Britain getting the most out of the day, grabbing a total of eight medals, followed by USA with six and Australia with four. Parathletes covered a sprint-distance course featuring a 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike and 5-kilometer run
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2017 ITU Multisport Festival Wrap
The inaugural ITU Multisport World Championships Festival completed on August 27 after a successful ten-day event in Penticton, Canada that drew in over 3,000 athletes from all over the world to compete in five different multisport competitions.After over two years of preparation and planning, the success of the first-ever event was evident as the city of Penticton saw 507 medals awarded among age group, junior, under-23, elite and paratriathlon levels. Ten gold medals were also awarded as ten elite men and women were named Multisport World Champions.
Posted in: Events | World Championships | Multisports | Aquathlon | Cross Triathlon | Duathlon | Long Distance Triathlon
2017 Karlovy Vary ITU World Cup - Elite Women’s Highlights
Australian Gillian Backhouse won the first ever edition of the ITU Karlovy Vary World Cup after a dominant race, showcasing a magnificient swim, a strong bike and a consistent run in the hills and cobbled streets of the Czech Republic town. Cheered on by the local crowds, local triathlete Vendula Frintova crossed the finish line in second, while American Summer Cook finished third.
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2017 Karlovy Vary ITU World Cup - Elite Men’s Highlights
It was a day of firsts in Karlovy Vary for the inaugural ITU World Cup. First time ever Gustav Iden (NOR) has won a World Cup, with an impressive performance, and another first Tayler Reid (NZL) got on the podium in a World Cup, as he finished third. Completing the podium, veteran Italian, Alessandro Fabian, got his first podium of the season after some months off racing following the Rio 2016 Olympics.
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2017 WTS Stockholm Men Highlights ITA
Jonathan Brownlee ritorna alla vittoria a Stoccolma, dopo i due quarti posti di Edmonton e Montreal. Una gara al comando fino dalla frazione a nuoto per il britannico, che ritrova finalmente la giusta forma, dopo i problemi fisici degli ultimi mesi
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2017 WTS Stockholm Women Highlights ITA
Quinta vittoria in stagione per l'atleta di Bermuda Flora Duffy, che domina la corsa infliggendo grandi distacchi a tutte le avversarie. Ottimo nono posto per Alice Betto delle Fiamme Oro
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2017 Stockholm Women Highlights - ESP
Flora Duffy (VER) se convirtió en la segunda mujer en la historia de la ITU en haber ganado cinco carreras de la Serie Mundial de Triatlón en una misma temporada. Duffy se adjudicó el título del evento Mundial de Triatlón Estocolmo 2017 y aseguró su primer puesto en el ranking de la SMT y llegará a la Gran Final de Rotterdam con 4000 puntos, dispuesta a retener su corona mundial.
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2017 Stockholm Men Highlights - ESP
Jonathan Brownlee se adjudicó su primer triunfo en el año con una actuación perfecta en el Triatlón Mundial ITU Estocolmo 2017. “Nadé muy bien, me pude escapar en bicicleta, presioné a pie “, dijo después de la carrera. Una combinación perfecta para redimir su cuarto lugar en las últimas dos competencias. Los medallistas de plata y bronce fueron Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR) y Pierre Le Corre (FRA), que definieron las colocaciones con un sprint final.
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2017 Penticton ITU Long Distance World Championships - Elite Women’s Highlights
Executing a phenomenal run performance in her first ITU long distance event of her career, Aussie Sarah Crowley was crowned victorious at the 2017 Penticton ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championship.
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2017 Penticton ITU Long Distance World Championships - Elite Men’s Highlights
With cheers of a home nation crowd, Canada’s own Lionel Sanders claimed victory to become the 2017 Penticton ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Champion. Overcoming a large deficit from the swim and a flat tire on the bike, the Canadian delivered a come-from-behind performance to collect his first world honour of his career.
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2017 WTS Stockholm Women Highlights
Becoming only the second woman in ITU history to have won five World Triathlon Series races in a single season, Bermuda’s Flora Duffy secured the place in history after a dominating victory at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm. The win secured her the overall Series leader position going into the Rotterdam Grand Final next month as she will enter the race with a perfect score of 4000 points in the effort of retaining her world title.
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2017 WTS Stockholm Men Highlights
Jonathan Brownlee got his first victory of the season after performing a perfect race in 2017 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm. “A great swim, a breakaway on the bike and I pushed hard on the run”, as he said after the race. A perfect combination to redeem himself from his disappointing 4th place in the previous two races. After him, silver and bronze was decided on a sprint finish uphill, with Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR) claiming the silver and Pierre Le Corre (FRA) bronze.
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