Braden Currie
  Braden Currie
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 30th May 1986 (age 34) |
| place of birth | Methven (New Zealand) |
| societies | |
| successes | |
| 2014, 2016 | 2 × Third ITU World Championship Cross Triathlon |
| 2015, 2016 | 2 × winners Ironman 70.3 |
| 2016 | New Zealand champion triathlon middle distance |
| 2017-2019 | 3 × Ironman winner |
| status | |
| active | |
Braden Currie (born May 30, 1986 in Methven ) is a duathlete and triathlete from New Zealand . He is a three-time Ironman winner (2017, 2018, 2019).
Career
In 2014 Braden Currie was third at the ITU World Championships in Cross Triathlon and in 2016 he was able to repeat this success.
In 2015 he won the “Coast to Coast” World Multisport Championships for the third time in a row. The race includes running, cycling and kayaking stages over a total of 242 kilometers.
Ironman winner 2017
In March 2017 he won the Ironman New Zealand in Taupo (3.86 km swimming , 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running ). At the Ironman Hawaii he finished 31st in October and at the Xterra World Championship, the then 31-year-old finished seventh in the cross triathlon in Hawaii two weeks later.
In June 2018 he won the Ironman Cairns in Australia in 7:54:58 h with a new course record and personal best Ironman time. At the Ironman Hawaii in October, he finished fifth.
In June 2019, the 33-year-old won the title again and with it his third Ironman gold at the Ironman Cairns.
Braden Currie lives in Wanaka with his wife.
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Feb 15, 2020 | 1 | Challenge Wanaka |
Wanaka
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03:59:48 | |
| 16 Feb 2019 | 1 | Challenge Wanaka |
Wanaka |
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| Sep 2 2018 | 8th | Ironman 70.3 World Championships |
 Port Elizabeth
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03:49:17 | |
| Dec 9, 2017 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Taupo |
Lake Taupo
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03:38:33 | |
| Dec 10, 2016 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Taupo |
Lake Taupo
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successful title defense | |
| Jan. 9, 2016 | 1 | NZL Middle Distance Triathlon National Championships |
Mt Maunganui |
03:52:26 | |
| Dec 12, 2015 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Taupo |
Lake Taupo |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 7th Mar 2020 | 3 | Ironman New Zealand |
Taupo
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08:04:36 | |
| June 9, 2019 | 1 | Ironman Cairns |
 Cairns
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08:04:20 | |
| Oct 13, 2018 | 5 | Ironman Hawaii |
 Hawaii
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08:04:41 | |
| June 10, 2018 | 1 | Ironman Cairns |
Cairns |
07:54:58 | Victory with a new course record; personal best Ironman time |
| Oct 14, 2017 | 31 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
08:50:05 | Twelfth after swimming (48:41 min) |
| June 11, 2017 | 3 | Ironman Cairns |
Cairns |
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| 4th Mar 2017 | 1 | Ironman New Zealand |
Taupo
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08:20:58 |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Oct 29, 2017 | 7th | Xterra World Championships |
Maui
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02:39:04 | Xterra World Championship |
| Nov 18, 2016 | 3 | ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships |
Snowy Mountains
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02:38:14 | ITU World Championship Cross Triathlon |
| 16 Aug 2014 | 3 | ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships |
 Olbersdorf
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02:37:10 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish)
Web links
- Official website of Braden Currie
- Braden Currie's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on March 7, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Can Currie crush Coast to Coast? (February 9, 2017)
- ↑ Currie and McCauley take Taupo (March 4, 2017)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Currie, Braden |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand duathlete and triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Methven , New Zealand |