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Brownlee wins men's triathlon
Alistair Brownlee grabbed a British flag, slowed to a jog and then walked across the finish line to win the men's triathlon on Tuesday at the Olympics.
Brownlee pulled away from silver medal winner Javier Gomez of Spain halfway through the 10-kilometer run to finish in 1 hour, 46 minutes, 25 seconds. Gomez took silver, with Alistair's younger brother, Jonathan Brownlee,...
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August 07, 2012
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Colorado Olympian Hunter Kemper Hopes Round 4 Equals Gold
Colorado Springs, CO. Hunter Kemper has tried three times to medal in the Olympics in the men’s triathlon. After being awed in 2000 in Sydney, Australia Kemper went home without a medal although he was the top ranked American going into the summer games. Again in Athens in 2004 he was the top ranked American … Continue reading »The post Colorado Olympian Hunter Kemper...
Kemper, Huerta Grab US Olympic triathlon spots
Britain's Jonathan Brownlee, showing little rust from seven months away from competition, pulled away on the run and captured the ITU World Triathlon San Diego on Saturday with a time of 1 hour, 48, minutes 46 seconds.
Switzerland's Sven Riederer was second in the event comprised of a 1,500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike and 10-kilometer run in 1:48:52, while Hunter Kemper...
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May 12, 2012
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Laura Bennett makes US Olympic triathlon team
Laura Bennett made the U.S. Olympic team with a third-place finish at the ITU World Triathlon San Diego.
Her finish in 2 hours, 11 seconds was good enough to send her back to the Olympics, where she can try to improve on her fourth-place finish from the Beijing Games.
Great Britain's Helen Jenkins won the 1,500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike and 10-kilometer run in 1:58:20,...
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May 11, 2012
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