Ben Hoffman
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![]() Ben Hoffman in the Ironman Hawaii 2014
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Personal information | |
Date of birth | 22nd August 1983 (age 37) |
place of birth | Grand Junction (Colorado), United States |
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Since 2015 | Bahrain Elite Endurance Triathlon Team |
successes | |
2010, 2011 | 4 × winners Ironman 70.3 |
2010-2019 | 7 × Ironman winner |
2014 | 2nd place Ironman World Championships |
2016, 2019 | 2 × 4th place Ironman World Championships |
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active |
Ben Hoffman (born August 22, 1983 in Grand Junction ) is an American triathlete . He is a six-time Ironman winner (2010-2017) and was runner-up in the 2014 Ironman World Championship . He is listed as the leader in the list of American triathletes on the Ironman distance .
Career
Ben Hoffman started triathlon in 2004 and has been a professional triathlete since 2007. In July 2010 he won the Ironman USA and in May 2012 he got his second Ironman victory at his third start in Utah.
2nd place Ironman World Championships 2014
In October 2014 he achieved his greatest sporting success to date with second place overall at the Ironman Hawaii .
Since the beginning of 2015 he starts for the newly founded Bahrain Elite Endurance Triathlon Team , which is led by Chris McCormack . In October 2015 he was able to win the “double classification” (combined classification of the World Championship races) from Ironman Hawaii (35th place) and Xterra Maui (10th place).
In April 2016 he won the Ironman South Africa and he was able to qualify for a starting place at Ironman Hawaii for the fourth time - together with seven other athletes from his team: With the two defending champions Daniela Ryf and Jan Frodeno , with Jodie Swallow , David Pleše , James Cunnama , Terenzo Bozzone and Brent McMahon . Ben Hoffman finished fourth in October.
In April 2017 he was able to successfully defend his victory in Port Elizabeth (South Africa) and set the second fastest time ever achieved by an American athlete on the Ironman distance at Ironman South Africa with his winning time of 7:59:39 h. At the Ironman Hawaii in October, he finished ninth. At the Xterra World Championship, the then 34-year-old finished twelfth two weeks later in Hawaii in October 2017.
In October 2019 he finished fourth at the Ironman Hawaii for the second time after 2016. He is trained by Elliot Bassett .
Sporting successes
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Sep 9 2018 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz |
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03:49:04 | |
Sep 10 2017 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz |
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03:33:58 | |
Sep 11 2016 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz |
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03:53:18 | |
20 Mar 2016 | 5 | Ironman 70.3 Monterrey |
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03:46:27 | |
Dec 5, 2015 | 12 | Ironman 70.3 Bahrain |
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03:22:56 | third race of the “Challenge Triple Crown Series” - the race was held as a duathlon due to the weather |
Sep 7 2014 | 16 | Ironman 70.3 World Championship |
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03:52:28 | |
15th June 2014 | 6th | Ironman 70.3 boulder |
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03:47:57 | |
Apr 13, 2014 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 New Orleans |
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03:51:46 | |
March 16, 2014 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Monterrey |
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03:52:22 | |
23 Sep 2012 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Branson |
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04:08:22 | |
Aug 5, 2012 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 boulder |
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July 7, 2012 | 4th | Ironman 70.3 Muncie |
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02:03:24 | Due to very high temperatures, the lengths of the routes had to be shortened (1.6 km swimming, 50 km cycling and 10 km running) |
June 10, 2012 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Kansas |
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04:00:44 | |
31 Mar 2012 | 8th | Ironman 70.3 California |
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04:01:29 | |
Sep 18 2011 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Branson |
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04:09:02 | |
July 9, 2011 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Muncie |
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03:48:14 | |
June 11, 2011 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Boise |
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03:52:41 | |
June 27, 2010 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs |
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June 11, 2011 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Boise |
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19 Sep 2010 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Branson |
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04:02:53 | |
Aug 2, 2009 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Calgary |
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04:02:51 | Second in the first edition |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Nov 2, 2019 | 2 | Ironman Florida |
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07:48:29 | |
Oct 12, 2019 | 4th | Ironman Hawaii |
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08:02:52 | |
April 7, 2019 | 1 | Ironman South Africa |
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07:34:19 | shortened swimming distance |
April 15, 2018 | 565 | Ironman South Africa |
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12:06:48 | only walking was possible after back problems |
Oct 14, 2017 | 9 | Ironman Hawaii |
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08:19:26 | fifth start in Hawaii |
Apr 2, 2017 | 1 | Ironman South Africa |
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07:58:40 | Successful title defense - with personal best Ironman time |
Oct 8, 2016 | 4th | Ironman Hawaii |
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08:13:00 | |
Apr 10, 2016 | 1 | Ironman South Africa |
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08:12:36 | Victory in South Africa |
Oct 10, 2015 | 35 | Ironman Hawaii |
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09:05:22 | |
Oct 11, 2014 | 2 | Ironman Hawaii |
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08:19:23 | Second in the Ironman World Championship 5:05 minutes behind Sebastian Kienle and in front of Jan Frodeno |
June 29, 2014 | 3 | Ironman Coeur d'Alene |
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08:29:12 | |
Oct 12, 2013 | 15th | Ironman Hawaii |
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08:36:25 | |
June 23, 2013 | 1 | Ironman Coeur d'Alene |
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08:17:31 | |
Sep 9 2012 | 1 | Ironman Wisconsin |
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08:32:51 | |
May 5, 2012 | 1 | Ironman St. George |
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09:07:04 | Victory on his third start in Utah |
July 24, 2011 | 2 | Ironman USA |
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08:33:29 | Second behind his compatriot TJ Tollakson |
March 12 2011 | 12 | Abu Dhabi International Triathlon |
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07:01:31 | 3 km swimming, 200 km cycling and 20 km running |
2011 | 4th | Ironman St. George |
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08:41:39 | |
July 25, 2010 | 1 | Ironman USA |
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08:39:34 | first Ironman victory - alongside Amy Marsh in the women |
May 1, 2010 | 2 | Ironman St. George |
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08:52:54 | |
Apr 17, 2008 | 6th | Ironman Arizona |
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Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Oct 29, 2017 | 12 | Xterra World Championships |
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02:47:08 | Xterra World Championship |
Oct 23, 2016 | 7th | Xterra World Championships |
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03:01:42 | Kona-Maui Double winner - at the Xterra World Championship |
Nov 1, 2015 | 10 | Xterra World Championships |
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02:49:56 | World championship cross triathlon |
2012 | 3 | Xterra Beaver Creek |
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02:10:40 | Xterra Mountain Championship |
June 5, 2010 | 1 | Xterra Four Corners |
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02:15:06 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Ben Hoffman's website
- Profile for Ben Hoffman at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed October 12, 2014
- Profile and results of Ben Hoffman in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on May 24, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ben Hoffman gets slowtwitched (December 21, 2008)
- ↑ Kienle's ride in hell ends with victory at the Ironman (October 12, 2014)
- ^ Bahrain Elite Endurance Triathlon Team
- ↑ 10 Things To Know About The All-Star Bahrain Endurance 13 Team ( Memento of the original from May 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (May 6, 2015)
- ↑ Brave eight chasing Kona dreams (October 5, 2016)
- ↑ Portrait of Ben Hoffman ( Memento of the original from August 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (November 4, 2011)
- ↑ Ironman 70.3 Bahrain: Ryf is now a triathlon millionaire
- ↑ Carfrae looking for forms, Bennett in the mood for victory (July 10, 2012)
- ↑ McQuaid surprised, start-to-finish victory for Potts (April 2, 2012)
- ^ O'Donnell and Carfrae win Viterra Ironman 70.3 Calgary
- ↑ Results Ironman World Championship 2013 (October 14, 2013)
- ↑ Hoffman too strong for Twelsiek (May 7, 2012)
- ↑ Frederik van Lierde steals the show from the top guys
- ↑ American's Hoffman & Marsh win Lake Placid Titles (July 25, 2010)
- ↑ Mendez, Duffy win XTERRA Worlds (October 23, 2016)
- ^ Wattie Ink. Athlete Ben Hoffman 3rd at XTERRA Beaver Creek. (No longer available online.) July 15, 2012, archived from the original on February 14, 2016 ; Retrieved December 3, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Durango Native Wins XTERRA. June 7, 2010, archived from the original on June 11, 2010 ; Retrieved September 3, 2012 .
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SURNAME | Hoffman, Ben |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | 22nd August 1983 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Grand Junction |