Holly Lawrence
Holly Lawrence | |
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at the Grand Prix Triathlon in Paris, 2011
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Personal information | |
Date of birth | 25th February 1990 (age 30) |
place of birth | London , UK |
size | 170 cm |
Weight | 60 kg |
societies | |
2012 | Stade Poitevin Triathlon |
Since 2017 | Bahrain Elite Endurance Triathlon Team |
successes | |
2016 | Winner Ironman 70.3 World Championship |
2016-2019 | 13 × Winner Ironman 70.3 |
2019 | 2nd place Ironman 70.3 World Championship |
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Holly Lawrence (born February 25, 1990 in London ) is a triathlete from the United Kingdom . She is Ironman 70.3 World Champion (2016).
Career
Holly Lawrence was born three of a kind and the three children were active in sports from a young age. Her sister Abigail started out in athletics and Holly started swimming with her brother Luke .
As a 16-year-old, the British competed in her first triathlon. In 2014 she started at the Commonwealth Games and finished eighth with the mixed team for Wales at Strathclyde Country Park in Glasgow .
Since 2015 she has also competed in the triathlon middle distance in the Ironman 70.3 races.
In June 2016 she won the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon on the short distance .
Winner Ironman 70.3 World Championship 2016
In September 2016, the then 26-year-old won the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Australia as her greatest success to date .
Since the 2017 season, Holly Lawrence started for the 13-man " Bahrain Elite Endurance Triathlon Team ".
Second Ironman 70.3 World Championship 2016
In May 2019, the 29-year-old was able to win the Ironman 70.3 St. George for the second time after 2017 in the middle distance and thus win her twelfth Ironman 70.3 race. In September 2019 she finished second in Nice at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships .
Sporting successes
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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19 Nov 2017 | 3 | Island House Invitational Triathlon | Nassau | two day competition | |
June 11, 2017 | 3 | Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon | San Francisco | 01:43:36 | |
Oct. 30, 2016 | 3 | Island House Invitational Triathlon | Nassau | 03:56:17 | three day competition - behind Gwen Jorgensen and Flora Duffy |
June 12, 2016 | 1 | Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon | San Francisco | 02:20:53 | |
July 24, 2014 | 8th | Commonwealth Games 2014 | Glasgow | 00:19:54 | Started in the mixed team for Wales with Carol Bridge, Liam Lloyd and Morgan Davies; 250 m swimming, 6 km cycling and 1.6 km running |
June 21, 2014 | 3 | ETU Short Distance Triathlon European Championship Mixed Team | Kitzbühel | European Championship on the Olympic Short Distance - in a team with Marc Austin, Lois Rosindale and Matthew Sharp | |
May 31, 2014 | 47 | ITU World Championship Series 2014 | London | 00:58:16 | Sprint distance - behind the winner Gwen Jorgensen |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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7th Dec 2019 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Bahrain | Manama | 03:52:51 | personal best in the middle distance |
Sep 7 2019 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 World Championships | Nice | 04:27:02 | Vice world champion |
4th May 2019 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 St. George | St. George | 04:06:05 | North American Championships |
Apr 6, 2019 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 California | Oceanside | 04:14:06 | |
Feb. 1, 2019 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Dubai | Dubai | 04:00:04 | with a new course record |
Dec 8, 2018 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Bahrain | Manama | 03:59:20 | personal best in the middle distance |
April 7, 2018 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 California | Oceanside | 04:16:26 | |
Feb. 2, 2018 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Dubai | Dubai | 04:07:36 | |
Nov 25, 2017 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Bahrain | Manama | 04:02:34 | |
July 16, 2017 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Racine | Racine | ||
June 25, 2017 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant | Mont-Tremblant | 04:14:24 | successful title defense |
May 13, 2017 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Santa Rosa | Sonoma County | 04:13:20 | |
May 6, 2017 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 St. George | St. George | 04:12:07 | North American Championships |
April 1, 2017 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 California | Oceanside | 04:14:18 | |
4th Sep 2016 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 World Championships | Mooloolaba | 04:09:12 | Ironman 70.3 world champion |
July 10, 2016 | 1 | Vineman Ironman 70.3 | Santa Rosa | 04:09:40 | |
June 26, 2016 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant | Mont-Tremblant | 04:08:53 | |
May 7, 2016 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 St. George | St. George | 04:18:04 | North American Championships |
June 21, 2015 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant | Mont-Tremblant | 04:11:33 | |
28 Mar 2015 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 California | Oceanside | 04:16:59 | |
June 16, 2013 | 2 | UK Ironman 70.3 | Somerset | Second behind the Irish Eimear Mullan |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Official homepage of Holly Lawrence
- Holly Lawrence's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed December 8, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Making of Holly Lawrence (December 20, 2016)
- ↑ Tim Reed, Holly Lawrence Get First 70.3 World Titles (September 4, 2016)
- ↑ Alistair Brownlee starts for the Bahrain Endurance 13 Team (February 14, 2017)
- ↑ ISLAND HOUSE TRIATHLON: VICTORY TO BEN KANUTE AND FLORA DUFFY, SEBASTIAN KIENLE SEVENTH (November 19, 2017)
- ↑ Island House Triathlon: Overall victory for Richard Murray and Gwen Jorgensen. In: tri2b.com. October 31, 2016, accessed March 21, 2017 .
- ↑ RYF SECURES HER FIFTH IRONMAN 70.3 WORLD CUP TITLE (September 7, 2019)
- ↑ Lawrence wins in 4:00:04 hours - ANNE HAUG FINISHES SECOND IN THE IRONMAN 70.3 DUBAI (February 1, 2019)
- ↑ Spotlight: Heather Jackson is Back on Track (April 8, 2015)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lawrence, Holly |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1990 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |