Craig Watson
Craig Robert Watson (born June 2, 1971 in Invercargill ) is a retired New Zealand triathlete and Olympian (2000).
Career
Craig Watson has been practicing triathlon since 1990. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he finished 16th.
His nickname is "Wattie". He competed five times in triathlon world championships on the Olympic short distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) and achieved his best placement with third place in 2001.
After the ITU World Triathlon Championship in December 2003, in which he finished sixth, Craig Watson ended his career as a professional triathlon and has since started as an amateur in Ironman long distance races.
He lives with his wife, the French triathlete Hélène Salomon-Watson (winner of Ironman France 2003), and their two daughters in Pau, France . Together with his wife, he now markets the sports fashion label “Kiwami”.
Sporting successes
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Aug 11, 2012 | Ironman New York | New York City | 12:23:29 | Ironman US Championships | |
Nov 7, 2009 | Ironman Florida | Panama City | 11:56:55 | ||
Aug 30, 2009 | Ironman Canada | Penticton | 13:54:38 | ||
Nov 3, 2007 | Ironman Florida | Panama City | 10:57:06 | ||
Nov 5, 2005 | Ironman Florida | Panama City | 12:15:21 | ||
Dec 6, 2003 | 6th | ITU Short Distance Triathlon World Championships | Queenstown | 01:55:39 | Triathlon world championship |
July 27, 2003 | 2 | ITU Triathlon World Cup | Salford | 01:53:53 | Second behind the British Andrew Johns |
Aug 4, 2002 | 8th | Commonwealth Games 2002 | Manchester | 01:53:24 | |
July 22, 2001 | 3 | ITU Short Distance Triathlon World Championships | Edmonton | 01:48:13 | Triathlon world championship |
16 Sep 2000 | 16 | 2000 Summer Olympics | Sydney | 01: 50: 01, 16 | |
Apr 30, 2000 | 27 | ITU Short Distance Triathlon World Championships | Perth | 01:53:54 | |
Sep 12 1999 | 13 | ITU Short Distance Triathlon World Championships | Montreal | 01:46:13 | |
Aug 30, 1998 | 33 | ITU Short Distance Triathlon World Championships | Lausanne | 02:00:37 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Craig Watson's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on August 16, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ KiWAMi: Keeping Watson and Salomon busy ( Memento of the original from March 4, 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. (April 1, 2004)
- ↑ Kiwami - About us
- ↑ Watson makes successful triathlon return (July 28, 2003)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Watson, Craig |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Watson, Craig Robert (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd June 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Invercargill |