| 词条 | Arthur Gilbert (triathlete) |
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Arthur Gilbert MBE (1921 – 23 October 2015) was an English triathlon competitor who came to notice in 2012 as the world's oldest triathlete. Earlier lifeGilbert was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire in 1921.[1][2] He was a veteran of World War II.[3] He became a helicopter engineer at Westland Helicopters in Somerset[4] and used to cycle the 20-mile journey to work.[5] TriathlonGilbert has been running competitively since the 1970s[6] and first competed in a triathlon when he was 64 years old.[7] He has subsequently competed in over 40 multi-event races. His training regime includes 50 lengths of his local swimming pool every day, 3 visits to the gym each week and 25 km on a bicycle on Sundays.[4] He is a member of Burnham Harriers running group.[6] Gilbert has also been British duathlon champion in his age group on seven occasions.[6] He was awarded the MBE, presented by Prince Charles in 2008, for his charity fundraising.[4] He raises money for Musgrove Leukaemic Group Somerset.[6] Gilbert became Britain's oldest triathlete aged 90, when he completed the Burnham-on-Sea Triathlon in April 2011. His time was 1 hour 20 minutes and nine seconds.[8] In December 2011 the World Record Academy confirmed the 90-year-old was also the oldest triathlete in the world.[9] In May 2012 he was an Olympic torchbearer and jogged the 300-metre stretch through Minehead, Somerset.[10] As a local celebrity, in July he opened a new care home, Kingfisher Lodge, in nearby Saltford.[5] Gilbert competed in his 41st triathlon, the Burnham Sprint Triathlon, in early June 2012. It involved a 500-metre swim, 20 km bike ride and a 5 km run. The swim took 31 minutes and 54 seconds, one hour 11 minutes and 8 seconds for the cycling phase and 59 minutes and 20 seconds for the run.[3] "It was really tough. As the years go by it gets harder and harder, you do go backwards as you get older," he commented.[3] He has been fortunate with injuries, his only major problem being a ruptured ankle tendon which he incurred in the mid-1990s.[2] After completing another Burnham Triathlon in April 2013, Gilbert suggested it may be his last, preferring to help marshal the Burnham event in 2014.[11] Personal lifeGilbert lived in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.[10] His wife died in 2009 and his son died in the same year, aged only 55. Gilbert says his sports activities helped him through this.[4] He had attributed his abilities to a stress-free life, eating bananas and regularly giving blood.[1] He died on 23 October 2015 aged 94.[12][13] References1. ^1 {{cite news|title=Arthur's a triathlon star at 90|url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/292345/Arthur-s-a-triathlon-star-at-90|accessdate=22 March 2013|newspaper=Express|date=29 December 2011}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbert, Arthur}}2. ^1 {{cite news|author=Matt Baird |title=Profile: world's oldest triathlete |url=http://www.220triathlon.com/training/athlete-profiles/profile-worlds-oldest-triathlete/8088.html |accessdate=8 June 2014|publisher=220Triathlon.com|date=8 January 2014}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Still going strong at 91, the world's oldest triathlete|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/elderhealth/9326396/Still-going-strong-at-91-the-worlds-oldest-triathlete.html|accessdate=23 March 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=12 June 2012}} 4. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=Somerset's Arthur Gilbert completes latest challenge|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-18421231|accessdate=22 March 2013|publisher=BBC News|date=13 June 2012}} 5. ^1 {{cite news|title=World's oldest triathlete, 91, opens new care home|url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/World-s-oldest-triathlete-91-opens-new-care-home/story-16481357-detail/story.html|accessdate=23 March 2013|newspaper=The Post (Bristol)|date=5 July 2012}} 6. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|last=Finighan|first=Gareth|title=Still going strong: World's oldest triathlete continues to swim, run and bike-ride – at the age of 90|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2079520/Worlds-oldest-triathlete-Arthur-Gilbert-90-continues-swim-run-bike-ride.html|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=Daily Mail|date=28 December 2011}} 7. ^{{cite news|title=Triathlete, 90, has no plans to retire|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/article3274309.ece|accessdate=22 March 2013|newspaper=The Times|date=3 January 2012}} 8. ^{{cite news|title=Somerset pensioner Arthur becomes Britain's oldest triathlete at 90|url=http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/Arthur-90-oldest-athlete/story-11348839-detail/story.html|accessdate=22 March 2013|newspaper=The Bath Chronicle|date=13 April 2011}} 9. ^{{cite news|title=Oldest triathlete: Arthur Gilbert sets world record|url=http://www.worldrecordacademy.com/sports/oldest_triathlete_Arthur_Gilbert_sets_world_record_112654.html|accessdate=23 March 2012|newspaper=World Record Academy|date=29 December 2011}} 10. ^1 {{cite news|title=Burnham-On-Sea triathlete, 91, carries Olympic torch through Minehead|url=http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/2012/arthur-gilbert-torch-21-05-12.php|accessdate=23 March 2013|publisher=Burnham-on-Sea.com|date=21 May 2012}} 11. ^{{cite news|author=Alex Evans |title=World's oldest triathlete set to hang up running shoes? |url=http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/world_s_oldest_triathlete_set_to_hang_up_running_shoes_1_2168150 |accessdate=9 January 2014|newspaper=The Weston Mercury |date=25 April 2013}} 12. ^{{cite news|title=Tributes paid to Burnham-On-Sea charity fundraiser Arthur Gilbert MBE |url=http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/2015/arthur-gilbert-tributes-25-10-15.php |accessdate=5 November 2015|publisher=Burnham-on-Sea.com|date=25 October 2015}} 13. ^{{cite news|author=Jonathan Millar |title=Sadness as Burnham's Arthur Gilbert MBE dies aged 94 |url=http://www.burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.uk/news/burnham_news/13928512.Sadness_as_Burnham_s_Arthur_Gilbert_MBE_dies_aged_94/ |accessdate=5 November 2015|newspaper=Burham & Highbridge Weekly News|date=1 November 2015}} 5 : 1921 births|People from Burnham-on-Sea|English male triathletes|2015 deaths|Members of the Order of the British Empire |
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