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Simon Lessing

British triathlete

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Also known as Simon Christopher Lessing

Born: February 12, 1971
Birthplace: Cape Town
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: triathlete
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Simon Christopher Lessing, MBE, is a British triathlete who won five International Triathlon Union (ITU) world titles. He also won races at 70.3, 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. Simon resides in Boulder, Colorado, United States, where he operates Boulder Coaching with Darren de Reuck.

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Sex or gender: male
Awards: Member of the Order of the British Empire
Given name: Simon
Christopher
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1.Stated in OlympediaRetrieved 2023-10-03
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Participant in: triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics – men's ranking: 9
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1.Stated in OlympediaRetrieved 2023-10-03
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triathlon at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Sport: triathlon
Family name: Lessing
Relative: Doris Lessing kinship to subject: aunt

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