Greg Bennett
  Greg Bennett
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 Greg Bennett wins the final of the Lifetime Triathlon US Open Series in Dallas (2007)
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 2nd January 1972 (age 48) |
| place of birth | Sydney , Australia |
| Nickname | GB |
| size | 178 cm |
| Weight | 69 kg |
| societies | |
| Since 2010 | US triathlon |
| Until 2015 | Bennett Endurance |
| successes | |
| 1998-2000 | 3 × Australian champion long distance triathlon |
| 2002 | ITU Vice World Champion Duathlon |
| 2002, 2003 | 2 × Winner Triathlon World Cup |
| status | |
| inactive | |
Greg Sydney Bennett (born January 2, 1972 in Sydney ) is a former, Australian- born duathlete and triathlete who later started for the United States. He is a two-time triathlon world cup winner (2002, 2003), Olympian (2004) and vice world champion duathlon (2002).
Career
Greg Bennett has been active in triathlon since he was 15, started as a professional in 1994 and was multiple Australian triathlon champion (1998, 1999 and 2000). He was trained by Brett Sutton .
In 2002 Bennett became Duathlon Vice World Champion. In 2002 he also won the Triathlon World Cup and was able to successfully defend this title the following year.
2004 Summer Olympics
He finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2007 he was named "Triathlete of the year" by Triathlete Magazine .
In August 2009 he was injured in a traffic accident, but at the end of September he was able to claim another victory in the middle distance in Augusta.
He is also a US citizen and joined the US team in 2010. Bennett has participated in over 80 International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup races, won six of them and made it onto the podium 26 times.
In September 2014, Bennett finished 15th in the World Triathlon Long Distance Championship in China. He started for the Mosman club and was trained by Lance Watson .
Greg Bennett has not appeared internationally since 2015.
Private
Greg Bennett has been married to former US professional triathlete Laura Bennett (* 1975) since 2004 and they both live in Boulder , Colorado.
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 31 Aug 2014 | 7th | Hy-Vee Triathlon 5150 |
Des Moines
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01:46:00 | US Championships |
| Aug 7, 2011 | 2 | 5150 New York |
New York City
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01:49:05 | |
| July 10, 2011 | 3 | 5150 boulder |
Boulder (Colorado)
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01:53:53 | |
| Sep 12 2010 | 14th | ITU World Triathlon Series 2010 |
 Budapest
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01:44:05 | in the seventh and final race of the season |
| Aug 21, 2010 | 25th | ITU Sprint Triathlon World Championships |
 Lausanne
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00:54:26 | over half the Olympic distance behind the winner Jonathan Brownlee |
| Apr 11, 2010 | 7th | ITU World Triathlon Series 2010 |
 Sydney
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01:51:53 | at the opening race of the 2010 season |
| June 3, 2007 | 3 | Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon |
San Francisco
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| 2005 | 1 | Laguna Phuket Triathlon |
 Phuket
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| Aug 26, 2004 | 4th | 2004 Summer Olympics |
 Athens
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01: 51: 41.58 | |
| 2003 | 1 | ITU Triathlon World Cup | |||
| Nov 9, 2002 | 4th | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
 Cancun
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01:51:27 | |
| 2002 | 1 | ITU Triathlon World Cup | |||
| Sep 2 2001 | 8th | Goodwill Games |
Brisbane
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01: 49: 42.37 | |
| Apr 30, 2000 | 10 | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
Perth
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01:52:25 | |
| Sep 11 1999 | 22nd | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
 Montreal
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01:47:06 | |
| May 9, 1999 | 1 | OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships |
Mooloolaba
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01:53:10 | Winner of the Oceanic Triathlon Championship |
| Aug 30, 1998 | 15th | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
Lausanne
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01:57:26 | |
| Nov 16, 1997 | 5 | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
Perth
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01:49:47 | |
| Aug 24, 1996 | 4th | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
Cleveland
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01:41:02 | |
| Nov 12, 1995 | 12 | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
Cancun
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01:51:04 | |
| Nov. 27, 1994 | 14th | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
 Wellington
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01:53:52 |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Apr 26, 2015 | 5 | Ironman 70.3 Texas |
Galveston Island
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03:56:41 | |
| May 4, 2014 | 4th | Ironman 70.3 St. Croix |
Saint Croix
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04:10:56 | |
| Apr 13, 2014 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Florida |
Orlando
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03:54:54 | |
| 2nd June 2013 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Raleigh |
Raleigh
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03:51:24 | Greg Bennett wins and his wife Laura wins the women's standings. |
| July 7, 2012 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Muncie |
Muncie
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02:00:24 | shortened course |
| June 10, 2012 | 2 | Eagleman Ironman 70.3 |
Cambridge, Maryland |
03:47:14 | |
| June 2, 2012 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Hawaii |
Hawaii
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03:53:41 | Second behind Lance Armstrong |
| 27 Sep 2009 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Augusta |
Augusta
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Greg Bennett won and his wife Laura won the women's ranking. |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 21 Sep 2014 | 15th | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships |
 Weihai
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05:42:06 | Triathlon World Championship on the long distance |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Oct. 20, 2002 | 2 | ITU Duathlon World Championships |
Alpharetta |
Duathlon vice world champion one second behind the Briton Tim Don |
(DNF - Did Not Finish ; DSQ - Disqualified)
Web links
- Greg Bennett's website
- Profile for Greg Bennett at the Institute for Applied Exercise Science , accessed May 17, 2016
- Greg Bennett's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed July 19, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ^ Greg Bennett 'lucky' in crash
- ↑ Triathlon international: Greg Bennett now in the US team
- ↑ portrait Greg Bennett at usatriathlon.org ( Memento of 27 June 2012 at the Internet Archive )
- ↑ 2010 Lausanne ITU Elite Sprint Triathlon World Championships
- ↑ DTU press service triathlon at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane ( Memento from September 13, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ^ Team Bennett takes Augusta
- ↑ Tim Don and Corine Raux win the Duathlon World Championship in 2002
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bennett, Greg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bennett, Greg Sydney (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian-American triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd January 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney |