Alan Webb (athlete)
  Alan Webb
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 Alan Webb (left) and Gregor Buchholz at the ITU World Triathlon Hamburg , 2014
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| Date of birth | 13th January 1983 (age 37) |
| place of birth | Ann Arbor ( Michigan ) |
| size | 175 cm |
| Weight | 65 kg |
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| 2014 | 5th place World Championship Triathlon (Mixed Team) |
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Alan Webb (born January 13, 1983 in Ann Arbor ) is an American triathlete and middle distance runner .
Career
Alan Webb started his athletic career first in athletics, in 2001 he stayed under 4 minutes in the mile run . He began studying at the University of Michigan in 2001 , which he dropped out the following year to become a professional athlete.
In 2004 he won the US elimination match over 1500 m for the Olympic Games in Athens , where he failed due to tactical errors in the prelude.
In 2005 he was over 1500 m US champion and finished ninth at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki . After he had to cancel the 2006 season because of iron deficiency anemia , he was at his best in 2007. He won the national indoor and 1,500 m indoor titles, broke Steve Scott's 25-year-old North American record in the mile run, and finished eighth in the 1,500 m World Championships in Osaka .
After things went less well for him in 2008 and he could not qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing , he decided in 2009 to work with Alberto Salazar as a coach.
In 2014 he decided to switch to triathlon. In order to be able to train better together with the squad of the American Association USA Triathlon , he moved with his wife Julia and his daughter to Scottsdale in Arizona.
Sporting successes
Triathlon
| Date / year | space | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| May 9, 2015 | 50 | ITU Triathlon World Cup |
 Cheng you
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01:49:34 | |
| 22 Mar 2015 | 42 | ITU Triathlon World Cup |
 New Plymouth
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00:55:11 | |
| 14 Mar 2015 | 7th | ITU Triathlon World Cup |
 Mooloolaba
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00:55:39 | |
| 6th Mar 2015 | 56 | ITU World Championship Series 2015 |
 Abu Dhabi
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00:57:20 | |
| 27 Sep 2014 | 10 | ITU Triathlon World Cup |
 Tongyeong
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01:49:45 | |
| 27 Sep 2014 | 26th | ITU Triathlon World Cup |
 Alanya
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01:47:47 | |
| July 13, 2014 | 7th | PATCO Sprint Triathlon Premium Pan American Cup |
Kelowna
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00:55:51 | |
| July 13, 2014 | 2 | PATCO Sprint Triathlon Premium Pan American Cup |
Magog
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00:53:51 | |
| July 13, 2014 | 5 | ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships |
 Hamburg
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03:51:19 |
Personal bests in athletics
- 800 m : 1: 43.84 min, July 28, 2007, Heusden-Zolder
- 1000 m : 2: 20.32 min, June 11, 2005, New York City
- 1500 m: 3: 30.54 min, July 6, 2007, Saint-Denis
- Hall: 3: 41.62 min, February 7, 2009, Boston
- 1 mile: 3: 46.91 min, July 21, 2007, Brasschaat
- Hall: 3: 55.18 min, January 27, 2007, Boston
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3000 m : 7: 39.28 min, June 4, 2005, Eugene
- Hall: 7: 47.19 min, January 28, 2005, Boston
- 5000 m : 13: 10.86 min, September 4, 2005, Berlin
- 10,000 m : 27: 34.72 min, April 30, 2006, Palo Alto
Web links
- Profile and results of Alan Webb (athlete) in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on August 21, 2018 (English).
- Alan Webb in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait at USA Track & Field
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aaron Hersh: Alan Webb Becomes A Triathlete . In: triathlon.competitor.com . January 27, 2014. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ^ Scott Cacciola: Alan Webb grinds out a bumpy transition to triathlon . In: New York Times . October 18, 2014.
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| SURNAME | Webb, Alan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American triathlete and middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ann Arbor |