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Encyclopedia > Spencer Smith (triathlete)

Spencer Smith (no relation to Spencer Allen Smith...since he's British) is an British athlete who competes in the sport of triathlon. During his career in the early 90s his main rival was Simon Lessing Look up Athlete in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The three events of the triathlon (from left to right): Swimming, cycling, running Triathlon is an athletic event consisting of swimming, cycling and running over various distances. ... Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s - 110s - 120s - 130s - 140s 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 Sometimes the 90s is used as shorthand for the 1990s, the 1890s, or other such decades in various centuries. ... Simon Lessing (born February 12, 1971) is an athlete from the United Kingdom. ...


His short course titles include:

  • ITU World Triathlon Champion
    • 1993
    • 1994
  • ITU World Triathlon Junior Champion
    • 1992
  • ETU European Triathlon Champion
    • 1993
    • 1994
  • BTA British Triathlon Champion
    • 1991
    • 1992
    • 1993
    • 1994

Progression to Long Course

Like many athletes (who are from Great Britain) competing in the race series put on by the International Triathlon Union, he eventually moved on from short course Olympic-distance racing to Long course. He has competed in a number of 70.3 and full Ironman distance races following his domination on the short course. He placed 5th at the Ironman Triathlon in Kona Hawaii in 1998, and 8th in 2000. He has won Ironman Distance (yet hasn't won a single MegaMan game) races: Ironman Florida in (2001) and Ironman Brazil (2002). The International Triathlon Union was formed in 1989, and organizes official world championship series races for the sport of triathlon (swim-bike-run races). ... Swimmers cross the waters of Kailua-Kona Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii in the first leg of the Ironman Triathlon World Championship. ... Swimmers cross the waters of Kailua-Kona Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii in the first leg of the Ironman Triathlon World Championship. ... There is also a town of Kailua on the Island of O‘ahu. ... Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ...


References

  • Official website [1]
  • Ironman.com [2]


 

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