Chrissie Wellington

Christine Ann Wellington ( born February 18, 1977 in Bury St Edmunds ) is a former British triathlete and Ironman World Champion.

She holds since July 10, 2011 ( Roth), the world record in the Triathlon Long Distance (3.86 km swim, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running), since 10 April 2011, the Ironman World Record (South Africa ) and four -time World Champion (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011).

Career

In her youth, Wellington was active as a swimmer. Chrissie Wellington, nicknamed " Muppet ", began in 2004 with Triathlon and starts on the Olympic as well as the short distance.

It is the four -time World Champion and European Champion (2008 ) on the Ironman distance, as well as World Champion at ITU Long Distance (2008). Chrissie Wellington began as a professional athlete in 2007 and 2008 for the Team TBB, coached by Brett Sutton and later by Simon Lessing and the more time Ironman World Champion Dave Scott.

In 2008 she was elected in Britain triathlete of the year and the British newspaper Sunday Times she said 2009 " Sportswoman of the Year". In October 2009, she was the third consecutive time world champion at Ironman Hawaii in 1992 and she could break the course record there eight times champion Paula Newby - Fraser.

In January 2010, she was injured in a cycling accident while training, had to undergo surgery and pause for a few weeks after several broken bones in the hand and arm. In June 2010, she was awarded the British Order of Knights Order of the British Empire ( MBE).

With her ​​win at Ironman South Africa Chrissie Wellington was on April 10, 2011, offer the world record at the Ironman series with 8 hours, 33 minutes and 56 seconds. On 10 July 2011 she was able to offer its own world best time of the women from the previous year again and she currently holds the world record on the Triathlon Long Distance with their winning time of 8 hours, 18 minutes and 13 seconds at the Challenge Roth.

In January 2012, they announced plans to take a break for a year to start at any Ironman competition and to pay more attention to the completion of her autobiography " A Life Without Limits ." After the book was published in December 2012, she explained her active career ended.

Sporting successes

( DNF - Did Not Finish )

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