(1971-02-12) 12 February 1971 (age 53) Cape Town, South Africa
Sport
Country
Great Britain
Sport
Triathlon
Retired
2008
Medal record
Men's Triathlon
Representing Great Britain
ITU World Championships
1992 Huntsville
Individual
1995 Cancún
Individual
1996 Cleveland
Individual
1998 Lausanne
Individual
1993 Manchester
Individual
1999 Montreal
Individual
1997 Perth
Individual
ITU Long Distance World Championships
1995
Individual
ETU European Championships
1991
Individual
1993
Individual
1994
Individual
Ironman World Championship 70.3
2006
Individual
Goodwill Games
1994 St Petersburg Russia
Individual
1998 New York USA
Individual
Simon Christopher Lessing, MBE, (born 12 February 1971) is a British triathlete who won five International Triathlon Union (ITU) world titles (1992, 1995(2), 1996 and 1998).[1] He also won races at 70.3 (Half Ironman), ITU long distance and Ironman-distance events. He set an Olympic-distance world record in 1996, and is noted for his 2004 Ironman Lake Placid win, where he set a course record of 8:23:12. In 2008 he retired from professional racing.[2] Simon resides in Boulder, Colorado, United States,[1] where he operates Boulder Coaching with Darren de Reuck.[3]
He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to triathlon.[4]
^ ab"Simon Lessing profile". Sports Reference. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
^Carlson, Timothy (3 October 2008). "Simon Lessing: Reflections on life after a brilliant career". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
^"Boulder Coaching". Boulder Coaching. 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
^"No. 55710". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1999. p. 36.
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