Ben Canoe
  Ben Canoe
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 Ben Kanute at the 2016 Olympic Games
in Rio de Janeiro |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 14th December 1992 (age 27) |
| place of birth | Harvey (Illinois), United States |
| societies | |
| Since 2018 | Bahrain Elite Endurance Triathlon Team |
| successes | |
| 2015 | National champion triathlon short distance |
| 2016 | World champion team triathlon sprint distance |
| 2017 | Vice world champion team triathlon sprint distance |
| 2017 | Vice World Champion Ironman 70.3 |
| 2018, 2019 | 2 × winners Ironman 70.3 |
| status | |
| active | |
Ben Kanute (born December 14, 1992 in Harvey , Illinois ) is an American triathlete .
Career
As the eldest of three brothers, Ben Kanute started triathlon at the age of eight.
Triathlon world champion age group 2008
In June 2008 he was in Vancouver triathlon world champion in the age group 16-19 on the sprint distance.
In 2015 he became national champion in the short distance triathlon.
Olympic Games 2016
Ben Kanute started at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and he finished 29th in August.
Ironman 70.3 Vice World Champion 2017
In September 2017 he finished second in the middle distance at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Chattanooga. He has been part of the Bahrain Elite Endurance Triathlon Team since 2018 .
In April 2019, the then 26-year-old won a race in the middle distance for the second time with the Ironman 70.3 California . In September he was the second best American in Nice and finished tenth at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships .
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| May 12, 2019 | 2 | ITU Triathlon World Cup |
 Cheng you
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00:27:55 | |
| 19 Nov 2017 | 1 | Island House Invitational Triathlon |
Nassau
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two day competition | |
| July 16, 2017 | 2 | ITU Sprint Triathlon World Championship Team |
 Hamburg
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Vice World Champion in a team with Matthew Mcelroy, Katie Zaferes and Kirsten Kasper | |
| June 11, 2017 | 1 | Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon |
San Francisco
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| Aug 20, 2016 | 29 | Olympic Games 2016 |
 Rio de Janeiro
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01:48:59 | |
| 17th July 2016 | 1 | ITU Sprint Triathlon World Championship Team |
Hamburg
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World champion in the team - together with Gwen Jorgensen , Kirsten Kasper and Joe Maloy | |
| June 12, 2016 | 3 | Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon |
San Francisco |
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| Sep 18 2015 | 1 | USA Triathlon Elite National Championships |
Chicago
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01:46:42 | Grand Final of the ITU World Championship Series 2015 (Triathlon World Championship on the Olympic distance); National champion |
| Aug 8, 2015 | 2 | USA Sprint Triathlon National Championship |
Milwaukee
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325 m swim / 4 km bike / 1.5 km run / 325 m swim / 4 km bike / 1.5 km run | |
| July 21, 2013 | 3 | ITU Sprint Triathlon World Championship Team |
Hamburg
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World championship as a team with Sarah True , Gwen Jorgensen and Cameron Dye | |
| Apr 12, 2013 | 1 | USA Triathlon National Championships U23 |
Tempe
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National U23 champion |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 8 Sep 2019 | 10 | Ironman 70.3 World Championships |
 Nice
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04:04:36 | |
| Apr 6, 2019 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 California |
Oceanside
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03:49:25 | |
| Sep 2 2018 | 4th | Ironman 70.3 World Championships |
 Port Elizabeth
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03:42:44 | |
| 8 Apr 2018 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Texas |
Galveston Island
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03:43:44 | |
| Sep 10 2017 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 World Championships |
Chattanooga
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03:51:07 | |
| 19 Mar 2017 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico |
 San Juan
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03:51:32 |
Web links
- Ben Kanute's website
- Profile and results of Ben Kanute in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on October 12, 2019 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ ISLAND HOUSE TRIATHLON: VICTORY TO BEN KANUTE AND FLORA DUFFY, SEBASTIAN KIENLE SEVENTH (November 19, 2017)
- ↑ Jones, Lagerstrom Race Victorious Milwaukee Super Sprint ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2016 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.
- ↑ Erin Jones and Eric Lagerstrom win the USAT Milwaukee Super Sprint
- ↑ Sensational victory in Nice: Gustav Iden wins the Ironman 70.3 World Championship (September 8, 2018)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Canoeist, Ben |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1992 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Harvey |