Becky Lavelle
  Becky Lavelle
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 5th December 1974 (age 45) |
| place of birth | Minnetonka, USA |
| size | 178 cm |
| Weight | 64 kg |
| societies | |
| Since 1999 | USA Triathlon National Team |
| successes | |
| 2005 | American short distance triathlon champion |
| 2007 | American Champion Long Distance Triathlon |
| 2008 | 3rd place Ironman 70.3 World Championships |
| status | |
| Resigned in 2012 | |
Rebecca (Becky) Lavelle (* 5. December 1974 in Minnetonka , Minnesota as Becky Gibbs ) is a former American triathlete .
Career
In her youth, Becky Gibbs was very successful in swimming with her twin sister Jenny. As a teenager, Becky won many titles as the best female swimmer in the state of Minnesota for seven years. Before she turned professional triathlon, she studied kinesiology at Louisiana State University (LSU). Here she was able to show her athletic strength, came ten times into the national best selection and got the All-American status NCAA. Despite the rigorous training and competitions, she graduated with the distinction summa cum laude .
Becky's twin sister, Jenny, also attended LSU, although she wasn't on the college team. Jenny became Becky's biggest fan.
She started in the American national triathlon team in 1999 and has been married to the triathlete Brian Lavelle since 2002 . In 2004 she was sidelined for a year due to an injury. In 2005 she became the American champion on the short distance triathlon (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running).
In 2007 she also became the US triathlon long distance champion. In December of that year, Becky Lavelle lost her sister after a tragic accident. To support the mourning process and to raise awareness of the common illness of postpartum mood crises, Becky and her family founded the "Jenny's Light" foundation.
At the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Florida in 2008 she was third. In 2010 their daughter was born and she was on maternity leave. In 2012 Becky Lavelle declared her active time as a triathlon professional over. Becky Lavelle lives in Rio del Mar and works as a coach.
Awards
- 1998, BS Kinesiology, Louisiana State University, summa cum laude
- In 2005 she was voted "Comeback Athlete of the Year" by Triathlete Magazine.
- 2006, 2008 Multisport Athlete of the Year (USA)
- 2008 Beijing Olympic Triathlon Team substitute (USA)
- Over 50 triathlon victories (short, medium and long distances)
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| June 24, 2012 | 1 | 5150 New Orleans |
New Orleans
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02:11:52 | |
| Sep 10 2011 | 2 | The Triathlon at Pacific Grove |
Pacific Grove |
02:06:13 | Second behind the Czech Radka Vodičková |
| June 12, 2011 | 3 | 5150 Washington |
Washington, DC
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| June 5, 2011 | 3 | Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon |
San Francisco
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02:02:53 | |
| Aug 16, 2009 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens |
Washington
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03:56:36 | |
| June 14, 2009 | 3 | Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon |
San Francisco |
02:24:00 | behind the winner Mary Beth Ellis |
| Nov 14, 2008 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 World Championship |
Clearwater
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| May 3, 2007 | 1 | Wildflower triathlon |
Lake San Antonio
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04:35:19 | |
| 2007 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 California |
Oceanside
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| 2007 | 1 | USA Long Distance Triathlon National Championships |
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US Championships | |
| Sep 2 2006 | 24 | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
 Lausanne
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02:08:00 | |
| July 30, 2006 | 1 | Vineman Ironman 70.3 |
Sonoma County
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04:29:10 | |
| Sep 10 2005 | 34 | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
 Gamagori
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02:05:24 | |
| 2005 | 1 | USA Triathlon National Championships |
Bellingham |
02:07:55 | National champion |
| Dec 6, 2003 | 15th | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
 Queenstown |
02:10:27 | |
| May 3, 2003 | 2 | Wildflower triathlon |
Lake San Antonio |
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| 2003 | 3 | USA Triathlon National Championships |
San Francisco
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US Championships | |
| May 4, 2002 | 2 | Wildflower triathlon |
Lake San Antonio |
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| May 1, 2001 | 2 | Wildflower triathlon |
Lake San Antonio |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Oct 28, 2012 | 1 | Rev3 Florida |
Venice
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03:54:00 | Winner of the first edition, alongside Jesse Thomas (1.5 mile run, 56 mile bike and 13.1 mile run) |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Profile for Becky Lavelle at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed June 21, 2014
- Becky Lavelle's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on January 3, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wins 6 Losses ( Memento from January 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 597 kB)
- ↑ Wins and Losses: Becky Lavelle
- ↑ Brian And Becky Lavelle Win In Santa Cruz (August 15, 2011)
- ↑ Jenny's Light
- ^ Gambles and Lavelle take Lake Stevens 70.3
- ↑ Thomas, Lavelle Win Rev3 Florida Duathlon (October 28, 2012)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lavelle, Becky |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gibbs, Rebecca (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th December 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Minnetonka , Minnesota |