Heather Fuhr
Heather Fuhr | |
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at the Superfrog Triathlon in Coronado , 2006
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Personal information | |
Date of birth | 19th January 1968 (age 52) |
place of birth | Edmonton, Canada |
societies | |
successes | |
1997 | Ironman Hawaii winner |
1997-2006 | 12 × Ironman winner |
2004 | 2nd place Ironman Hawaii |
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Resigned in 2007 |
Heather Fuhr (born January 19, 1968 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a former Canadian duathlete and triathlete . She is a multiple Ironman winner and winner of the Ironman Hawaii (Ironman World Championships, 1997).
Career
In her youth at high school, she was an active runner and met her future husband Roch Frey - a swimmer who competed in his first triathlon in 1983.
In 1988 Heather Fuhr started in Calgary at her first triathlon event.
Winner Ironman Hawaii 1997
Heather Fuhr was able to achieve 15 Ironman victories in the long distance (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running) in her athletic career and she won the Ironman Hawaii in 1997 .
In 2007 she ended her career as a professional triathlon. In 2009, Heather Fuhr was third in cross-country running on the half marathon distance at the World Championship "Xterra Trail Run".
Today she works for the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC).
Awards
- In 2015, Heather Fuhr was appointed to the Ironman Hall of Fame by the WTC .
Sporting successes
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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16 Sep 2006 | 1 | Superfrog triathlon | Coronado | 04:31:37 | Swimming 1.9 km, cycling 87 km and running 21.1 km |
June 25, 2006 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs | Lubbock | ||
May 1, 2005 | 2 | Wildflower triathlon | Lake San Antonio | ||
2005 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Hawaii | Hawaii | 04:34:10 | With the third fastest time of the day, she finished immediately after the two fastest men. |
2004 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Florida | Orlando | 04:27:41 | |
Apr 3, 2004 | 2 | Ralph′s California Half-Ironman | Oceanside | 04:37:40 | behind Michellie Jones |
Apr 5, 2003 | 1 | Ralph′s California Half-Ironman | Oceanside | 04:39:29 | |
May 19, 2002 | 2 | Ralph′s California Half-Ironman | Oceanside | 04:22:14 | Second behind Katja Schumacher |
1999 | 1 | Wildflower triathlon | Lake San Antonio | ||
1998 | 1 | Wildflower triathlon | Lake San Antonio |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Aug 26, 2007 | 3 | Ironman Canada | Penticton | 09:49:36 | |
May 28, 2006 | 1 | Ironman Japan | Goto Islands | 09:47:17 | |
Oct 15, 2005 | 27 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 10:03:06 | |
July 24, 2005 | 1 | Ironman USA | Lake Placid | 09:45:06 | |
Oct 17, 2004 | 2 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:56:19 | second place behind the Swiss Natascha Badmann |
July 25, 2004 | 2 | Ironman USA | Lake Placid | 09:38:39 | |
July 27, 2003 | 1 | Ironman USA | Lake Placid | 09:51:55 | |
July 28, 2002 | 1 | Ironman USA | Lake Placid | 09:43:02 | |
Apr 7, 2002 | 2 | Ironman Australia | Ranger | 09:29:29 | |
Oct 6, 2001 | 9 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 10:00:58 | |
July 29, 2001 | 1 | Ironman USA | Lake Placid | 09:31:11 | |
May 20, 2000 | 1 | Ironman California | Pendleton | 09:59:24 | |
July 9, 2000 | 1 | Ironman Europe | Roth | 09:32:08 | |
May 29, 1999 | 1 | Ironman Brazil | Porto Seguro | ||
Aug 15, 1999 | 1 | Ironman USA | Lake Placid | 09:51:38 | |
Oct 3, 1998 | 5 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:42:55 | |
Aug 2, 1998 | 1 | Ironman Switzerland | Zurich | ||
May 30, 1998 | 1 | Ironman Brazil | Porto Seguro | ||
Oct 18, 1997 | 1 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:31:43 | Winner of the Ironman World Championship |
Aug 3, 1997 | 3 | Ironman Switzerland | Zurich | 10: 01: 53.4 | |
June 29, 1997 | 1 | Japan Long Distance Triathlon | Lake Biwa | ||
June 30, 1996 | 1 | Japan Long Distance Triathlon | Lake Biwa | ||
June 24, 1995 | 1 | Japan Long Distance Triathlon | Lake Biwa | ||
Oct. 30, 1993 | 6th | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:31:46 | |
24 Mar 1992 | 10 | Ironman New Zealand | Auckland | 10:53:13 |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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28 Mar 1998 | 1 | Powerman Alabama | Birmingham, Alabama | 02:58:40 | successful title defense in Alabama |
29 Mar 1997 | 1 | Powerman Alabama | Birmingham | 02:57:15 |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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2009 | 3 | Xterra Trail Run Worlds | 01:38:01 | half marathon |
Web links
- Homepage Heather Fuhr
- Heather Fuhr's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on October 29, 2018.
- Profile for Heather Fuhr at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed May 13, 2014
Individual evidence
- ^ Ironman Records
- ↑ Burnout: Pro Lessons On How To Deal With It (October 26, 2010)
- ↑ World Triathlon Corporation Announces Ironman World Championship Pro Qualifying Policy (July 25, 2010)
- ↑ Jennifer Ward Barber: Heather Fuhr: Kona's Canadian Darling . WTC . October 7, 2015.
- ↑ Top results from the Ralphs California Half Ironman ( Memento from June 6, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Heather Fuhr Race Report - ½ Ironman California ( Memento of the original from March 1, 2009 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.
- ↑ Ralph′s California Half-Ironman 2002 ( Memento of the original from March 25, 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.
- ↑ Doe, Bentley win 25th Subaru Ironman Canada ( Memento of the original from March 16, 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.
- ↑ Lake Placid Ironman 2002 ( Memento of the original from March 1, 2009 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.
- ↑ 1997 Powerman Alabama Champion Heather Fuhr takes Powerman Alabama Once Again! ( Memento of the original from March 5, 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. (March 31, 1998)
- ↑ Max King, Fiona Docherty win Xterra Trail Run Worlds 2009 ( Memento of the original from January 5, 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.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Drove, Heather |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian triathlete, 15-time Ironman winner and 1997 Ironman Hawaii winner |
DATE OF BIRTH | 19th January 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Edmonton , Canada |