Christopher Legh

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Triathlon
AustraliaAustralia 0 Christopher Legh
Personal information
Date of birth 18th November 1972 (age 47)
place of birth Melbourne , Australia
societies
successes
1996 Team world champion triathlon long distance
2000, 2004 2 × Ironman winner
2012 Third ITU World Championship Cross Triathlon
status
inactive

Christopher (Chris) Legh (born November 18, 1972 in Melbourne ) is a former triathlete from Australia and two-time Ironman winner (2000, 2004).

Career

Chris Legh started his first triathlon in 1989.

In September 1996 at the Triathlon World Championships on the long distance, he finished eleventh and won the team championship for Australia, along with Greg Welch and Grant Webster.

He is a six-time Australian triathlon champion. In May 2012 he finished third at the ITU World Championship Cross Triathlon. The 43-year-old finished the New York City Marathon in November 2016 after 2:34:19 hours.

He has not appeared internationally since 2016. He lives in Melbourne with his wife and they have two children.

Sporting successes

Triathlon short and medium distance
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
July 29, 2012 2 Ironman 70.3 Calgary CanadaCanada Calgary
July 15, 2012 1 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens United StatesUnited States Washington
27 Sep 2009 2 Ironman 70.3 Augusta United StatesUnited States Augusta
0Aug 2, 2008 1 Ironman 70.3 Steelhead United StatesUnited States Benton Harbor, Michigan 03:32:13 The race was held as a duathlon without the swimming distance.
0May 3, 2008 3 Wildflower triathlon United StatesUnited States Lake San Antonio
Aug 16, 2008 3 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens United StatesUnited States Lake Stevens
  2008 1 Ironman 70.3 Cancun MexicoMexico Cancun 04:01:47 Victory in Mexico
0May 3, 2007 2 Wildflower triathlon United StatesUnited States Lake San Antonio
0May 5, 2006 2 Wildflower triathlon United StatesUnited States Lake San Antonio
  2006 1 Ironman 70.3 Baja MexicoMexico Ensenada 03:56:50
  2006 1 Eagleman Ironman 70.3 United StatesUnited States Cambridge, Maryland
  2004 1 Eagleman Ironman 70.3 United StatesUnited States Cambridge, Maryland
0May 3, 2003 3 Wildflower triathlon United StatesUnited States Lake San Antonio on the Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running)
0May 1, 2001 3 Wildflower triathlon United StatesUnited States Lake San Antonio on the Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running)
  2000 1 Wildflower triathlon United StatesUnited States Lake San Antonio
July 26, 1998 1 Allgäu triathlon GermanyGermany Immenstadt
July 26, 1997 1 Allgäu triathlon GermanyGermany Immenstadt
July 10, 1995 1 Vineman Triathlon United StatesUnited States Santa Rosa 03:55:00
Long distance triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
24 Mar 2013 5 Ironman Melbourne AustraliaAustralia Melbourne 07:52:29 The swimming distance had to be shortened due to the weather
June 27, 2004 1 Ironman Coeur d'Alene United StatesUnited States Idaho
0Apr 4, 2004 2 Ironman Australia AustraliaAustralia Ranger
  2002 2 Ironman Wisconsin United StatesUnited States Madison
May 20, 2000 1 Ironman California United StatesUnited States Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton 08:56:10 Winner at the first edition
May 29, 1999 2 Ironman Brazil BrazilBrazil Porto Seguro 08:45:16
0Apr 5, 1998 2 Ironman Australia AustraliaAustralia Ranger Second behind Peter Reid - after the sprint decision, just before the finish line
Oct 18, 1997 DNF Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii - Chris Legh fell dehydrated 50 meters from the finish and was unable to finish the race.
Apr 14, 1997 3 Ironman Australia AustraliaAustralia Ranger
0Sep 7 1996 11 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships United StatesUnited States Muncie 03:53:40 Triathlon World Championship on the long distance - world championship title in the team classification, together with Greg Welch and Grant Webster
Cross triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
May 19, 2012 3 ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships United StatesUnited States Shelby County 02:14:11 ITU World Championship Cross Triathlon
0Apr 5, 2008 1 Xterra Australian Championship AustraliaAustralia Daylesford
0Oct 1, 2006 3 Xterra USA National Championships United StatesUnited States Ogden, Utah
Duathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
0Oct 2, 2015 1 Powerman USA United StatesUnited States Michigan 02:56:03 "Classic" distance (10 km run, 60 km bike and 10 km run)
0Sep 7 2014 8th ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships SwitzerlandSwitzerland Zofingen 06:45:03 Duathlon World Championship on the long distance at Powerman Zofingen
marathon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
0Nov 6, 2016 New York City Marathon United StatesUnited States New York City 02:34:19

(DNF - Did Not Finish)

Web links

  • Christopher Legh's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on February 16, 2019.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chris Legh
  2. ↑ Chris Legh portrait ( Memento from December 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Portrait of Chris Legh on a sponsor website ( Memento from September 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ Team Bennett Takes Ironman 70.3 Augusta
  5. ↑ Legh and Kehr win 2008 Steelhead "Duathlon"
  6. ↑ Legh & Loeffler Win in Paradise at Ironman 70.3 Cancun
  7. ↑ Ironman Baja 70.3: Kate Allen is fourth
  8. ↑ IM Brazil: Glah and Fuhr Win ( Memento of the original from November 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.multisports.com
  9. ↑ IRONMAN War in Australia (January 28, 2015)
  10. ↑ Chris Legh - Ironman Hawaii 1997 (photo)
  11. ↑ Chris Legh Triathlete Story on YouTube
  12. ↑ Chris Legh - Melbourne, Australia ( Memento of the original from June 20, 2010 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.xterraplanet.com
  13. ↑ Three in one go (October 5, 2015)
  14. ↑ Jorgensen 14th at NYC Marathon (November 6, 2016)
personal data
SURNAME Legh, Christopher
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Legh, Chris
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian triathlete
DATE OF BIRTH November 18, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Melbourne