Helene Salomon-Watson
Hélène Salomon-Watson (born February 5, 1971 as Hélène Salomon ) is a former French triathlete and Ironman winner (2003).
Career
Hélène Salomon was active as a track and field athlete in her youth and came to duathlon as a 22-year-old. In 1995 she became national runner-up in the short-distance triathlon and in 1996 national champion winter triathlon.
In 2003, Hélène Salomon married the New Zealand triathlete Craig Watson .
In June 2003 she won the Ironman France in Gérardmer and following this race, the then 32-year-old declared her professional career over after ten years.
Hélène Salomon-Watson lives with her husband and two daughters in Pau, France, and together with him she now markets the “Kiwami” sports fashion label.
Sporting successes
Triathlon short and medium distance
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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2002 | 1 | FRA Triathlon National Championships MD | Cublize | French state champion triathlon middle distance | |
1999 | 2 | FRA Triathlon National Championships MD | Gerardmer | French vice national champion triathlon middle distance | |
Aug 30, 1998 | 34 | ITU Triathlon World Championships | Lausanne | 02:15:58 | World championship on the Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) |
1995 | 2 | FRA Triathlon National Championships CD | Mauzac | French Vice State Champion Triathlon short distance |
Long distance triathlon
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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June 21, 2003 | 1 | Ironman France | Gerardmer | 10:08:27 | |
May 11, 2003 | 6th | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships | Ibiza | 06:37:46 | Triathlon World Championship over the long distance |
Apr 7, 2002 | 6th | Ironman Australia | Ranger | 09:51:40 | |
Aug 5, 2001 | 10 | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships | Fredericia | 10:10:21 | |
2001 | 2 | FRA Triathlon National Championships MD | Nice | French Vice-National Triathlon Long Distance Champion | |
June 18, 2000 | 5 | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships | Nice | 07:15:23 | Long distance world championship at the Triathlon International de Nice |
Oct. 1, 1995 | 9 | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships | Nice | 06:52:41 |
Winter triathlon
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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1996 | 1 | FRA Winter Triathlon National Championships | National champion winter triathlon |
Web links
- Profile and results of Helene Salomon-Watson in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on October 4, 2018 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ New Course, New Records And New Names At IM France (June 25, 2003)
- ↑ Entretien avec Hélène Salomon-Watson (vainqueur IM France) (June 25, 2003)
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Ironman Australia Triathlon 2002 ( Memento of the original from February 25, 2014 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.
- ↑ ITU Long-Distance Triathlon World Championships 2001 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Salomon-Watson, Helene |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Salomon, Hélène (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th February 1971 |