Amanda Balding
  Amanda Balding
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 Amanda Balding at the Superfrog Triathlon award ceremony in Coronado, California (2006)
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 6th April 1977 (age 43) |
| place of birth | Lake Grace |
| Nickname | Memphis or Grub |
| size | 175 cm |
| Weight | 59 kg |
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| successes | |
| 2007, 2009 | 2 × winner Ironman 70.3 |
| status | |
| inactive | |
Amanda Balding (born Amanda Louise Balding on April 6, 1977 in Lake Grace , Western Australia ; later Amanda Balding-McKenzie ) is a former Australian triathlete .
Career
Amanda Balding grew up in Manjimup in an extended family of thirteen sisters and brothers.
She started walking for Australia as a teenager for a few years and started triathlon in 2000.
After a cancer diagnosis in 2003, she changed her life fundamentally - her dream was to successfully take part in a long-distance triathlon (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running). In October6 2007 the 25-year-old finished 51.6 at the Ironman Hawaii (Ironman World Championships).
She was married to triathlete Luke Jarrod McKenzie from October 2010 to March 2013 . Their nicknames are Memphis or Grub .
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| May 5, 2012 | 33 | Ironman 70.3 Busselton |
Busselton
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05:07:29 | |
| Sep 20 2010 | 10 | Ironman 70.3 Cancun |
 Cancun
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05:24:12 | |
| 14 Mar 2010 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 China |
 Haikou
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05:27:35 | behind Belinda Granger |
| July 19, 2009 | Vineman Ironman 70.3 |
 Sonoma County
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05:06:16 | ||
| May 2, 2009 | 8th | Ironman 70.3 Busselton |
Busselton |
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| Apr 20, 2009 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 China |
Haikou |
05:28:55 | |
| 23 Sep 2007 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Cancun |
Cancun
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04:56:03 | |
| Aug 5, 2007 | 22nd | Ironman 70.3 Antwerp |
 Antwerp
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05:01:30 | |
| July 22, 2007 | 33 | Vineman Ironman 70.3 |
Sonoma County |
05:01:03 | |
| June 2, 2007 | 35 | Ironman 70.3 Hawaii |
Hawaii
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05:24:35 | |
| 16 Sep 2006 | Superfrog triathlon |
Coronado
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05:32:00 | Second in the age group 18–29 years female | |
| Nov 7, 2004 | 310 | Noosa triathlon |
Noosa
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02:47:31 | |
| Nov 2, 2003 | Noosa triathlon |
Noosa |
02:36:07 |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| May 29, 2011 | 11 | Ironman Brazil |
 Florianópolis
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10:39:14 | |
| May 30, 2010 | 9 | Ironman Brazil |
Florianópolis |
10:33:12 | |
| Feb 28, 2010 | 11 | Ironman Malaysia |
 Langkawi
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11:43:24 | |
| Aug 30, 2009 | 11 | Ironman Louisville |
Louisville
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10:41:45 | |
| June 21, 2009 | 8th | Ironman Japan |
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10:51:55 | |
| Nov 1, 2008 | 9 | Ironman Florida |
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10:09:37 | personal best time on the Ironman distance |
| Aug 24, 2008 | 15th | Ironman Canada |
 Penticton
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11:13:05 | |
| Apr 20, 2008 | 8th | Ironman China |
Haikou
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11:52:39 | |
| 1st Mar 2008 | 13 | Ironman New Zealand |
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10:53:05 | |
| Oct 13, 2007 | 51 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii
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11:49:33 | |
| Aug 26, 2007 | 5 | Ironman Canada |
Penticton |
10:56:00 | |
| 22 Aug 2005 | Ironman UK |
 Sherborne
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12:40:00 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish)
Web links
- Homepage of Amanda Balding . Archived from the original on April 9, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ^ Portrait of Amanda McKenzie-Balding at Scott Sports. Retrieved January 6, 2015 .
- ^ Triathlon's Wedding Of The Year: Luke McKenzie & Amanda Balding. Accessed December 30, 2019 . (October 25, 2010)
- ↑ 2013 IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPION RUNNER UP LUKE MCKENZIE INTERVIEW WITH TRIZONE (October 18, 2013)
- ↑ BELL AND STEVENS TAKE IRONMAN 70.3 CANCUN ( Memento from May 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Ironman China: Rasmus Henning wins at the premiere ( Memento from September 13, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Balding, Amanda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Balding, Amanda Louise (maiden name); Balding-McKenzie, Amanda (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lake Grace , Western Australia |