| 词条 | Greg Bennett (triathlete) |
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| name = Greg Bennett | image =2007 Dallas Win Lifetime Triathlon US Open Series.jpg | image_name = | caption = 2007 Dallas Win in the Lifetime Triathlon US Open Series Final | country = Australia | residence = Boulder, Colorado, USA Noosa, Queensland, AUS | nickname =GB | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|1|2}} | birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales[1] | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|5|ft|11|in|m|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}[1] | weight = {{convert|69|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}[1] | turnedpro = 1990 | club = | team =Bennett Endurance | retired = | pb = | coach = | coaching = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates ={{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }}{{MedalSport | Men's triathlon}}{{MedalCompetition|ITU Triathlon World Cup}}{{MedalGold| 2003 | Elite }}{{MedalGold| 2002 | Elite }} }} Greg Bennett (born 2 January 1972, in Sydney, New South Wales) is a motivational speaker, corporate trainer, and entrepreneur. He is a retired professional Olympic athlete from Australia. He competed in triathlon since the age of 15[1] as a student at Newington College (1984–1989).[1] Greg became a dual Australian and USA citizen in 2012. Bennett has won two International Triathlon Union World Series titles, one Triathlon World Championship, six World Cup titles, as well as being ranked world number one triathlete in 2002 and 2003. Bennett qualified for the Australian Olympic team at Athens, 2004 and Beijing, 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2004 Summer Olympics. He placed fourth with a total time of 1:51:41.58.[6] Greg has won three Australian National titles in 1998, 1999, 2000, two Oceania titles in 1998 and 1999. Bennett won the world's richest ever Triathlon prize purse in 2007 by winning all 5 of the Life Time Fitness Grand Slam series events, which included the LTF Minneapolis Triathlon, Nautica New York Triathlon, Accenture Chicago Triathlon, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles and the Toyota USA Open Dallas Triathlon. Bennett won the Life Time series for three consecutive years 2006, 2007 and 2008. In the process Greg won eleven of fifteen starts, he was second in one and third in the remaining three. Bennett placed second in the 2009 Life Time Fitness series even after being hit by a car in August 2009 at the completion of a training ride in his home town of Boulder, CO. Bennett won the 2011 World Championship (no drafting) in Des Moines, Iowa. He was just shy of his 40th Birthday. Bennett was voted Triathlete of the year in 2003 and 2007 by Triathlete magazine and voted top 15 greatest triathlete of all time by inside Triathlon magazine 2012. Bennett raced for 28 years as a professional. He competed in over 500 professional Triathlons and had 100+ international wins. Greg Bennett is married to US Olympic Triathlete Laura Bennett. Laura Bennett raced the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics and like Greg finished in 4th place in Beijing.[8] Often heralded throughout their careers as the ‘worlds fittest couple’, there’s little debate that the Bennett’s were worthy contenders of that title during their 16 years as Married Professional Triathletes. ResultsWorld Triathlon Series Champion 2002 and 2003 Ironman 5150 Triathlon World Champion, 2011 Three time Australian National Champion 1998, 1999, 2000 (long course) Three time USA Grand Slam Series Champion 2006, 2007, 2008 Triathlete Of The Year 2003 and 2007 Awarded the International Triathlon Union Presidents Cup in 2002 Undefeated Gram Slam Series Champion in 2007
Over 100 International wins including: Major USA Titles
Six time World Cup Champion
Six Ironman 70.3 from 12 starts
Represented Australia at Triathlon World Championships 1994 - 2010
Represented Australia at Duathlon World Championships – 1999 - 2005
Represented Australia at Olympic Games
Represented Australia at Goodwill Games
References1. ^Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 13 [2][3][4]2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web | url=http://wcs.triathlon.org/athletes/profile/greg_bennett/ | title=profile at Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series | work=wcs.triathlon.org | accessdate=12 September 2011}} 3. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2008/results/TRW001.html#TRW0011 | title=2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - Results Triathlon - Women's - Individual | work=sportsillustrated.cnn.com | accessdate=12 September 2011}} 4. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/greg-bennett-1.html |title=Greg Bennett Biography and Olympic Results |work=sports-reference.com |accessdate=12 September 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025091202/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/greg-bennett-1.html |archivedate=25 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }} }} External links
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