John Howard (triathlete)

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John Howard, 1991
John Howard, 1991
Personal information
Date of birth 16th August 1947 (age 73)
place of birth Springfield, Missouri, United States
size 187 cm
Weight 73 kg
societies
successes
1968, 1972, 1976 3 × starters Olympic Summer Games
1971 Pan American Games winner
1981 Ironman Hawaii winner
status
inactive

John Kennedy Howard (born August 16, 1947 in Springfield , Missouri ) is a retired American cyclist and triathlete . He is a three-time Olympian (1968, 1972 and 1976) and winner of the Ironman Hawaii (1981; Ironman World Championships).

Career

John Howard was in road cycling fourfold US Amateur champion in the road race (1968, 1972, 1973 and 1975) and once in the individual time trial .

1968 Summer Olympics

At the Summer Olympics in 1968 , 1972 and 1976 he started for the United States. He finished 44, 62, and 42 in the road race and with the US team 20, 15, 19 in the 100 km team race .

Winner Ironman Hawaii 1981

In October 1981 he was triathlon world champion in Hawaii on the Ironman distance (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running).

World speed record bicycle 1985

John Howard trains triathlete Paula Newby-Fraser (1991)

On July 20, 1985, he achieved a speed of 245 km / h (152.284 mph) on his bicycle behind a vehicle with a windbreak structure, setting a new world record.
This record was only exceeded ten years later in 1995 by Fred Rompelberg with 268.831 km / h.

After his playing days, John Howard worked as a coach. For example, he looked after the triathlete Paula Newby-Fraser and the former US speed skater Bonnie Blair .

John Howard lives in California.

Sporting successes

Triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
0Oct 6, 1984 6th Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Kona 09:38:39
Feb. 14, 1981 1 Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Kona 09:38:29 Victory and triathlon world champion in the fourth competition in Hawaii, which had been relocated for the first time from Waikiki in Honolulu to Kona on the Big Island - with over 26 minutes ahead of second-placed Tom Warren
 Sep 1980 1 Long distance United StatesUnited States Iowa Long distance winner
Jan. 12, 1980 3 Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Waikiki 10:32:36
Cycling
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
1976 1 Coors International Bicycle Classic United StatesUnited States
1976 28 1976 Summer Olympics CanadaCanada Montreal 02: 24: 13.5
1975 1 Coors International Bicycle Classic United StatesUnited States
1973 3 Ireland Tour IrelandIreland Dublin
1972 25th 1972 Summer Olympics GermanyGermany Munich 02: 17: 06.4
1971 1 Pan American Games ColombiaColombia Cali
1968 20th 1968 Summer Olympics MexicoMexico Mexico city 02: 24: 13.5 100-kilometer team time trial

literature

  • The Cyclist's Companion. S. Greene Press et al., Brattleboro VT et al. 1984, ISBN 0-8289-0529-0
  • with Albert Gross, Christian Paul: Multi-Fitness. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York NY 1985, ISBN 0-02-554850-6
  • with Peter Nye: Pushing the Limits. WRS Publishing, Waco TX 1993, ISBN 1-56796-015-4
  • Mastering cycling. Your guide for cycling stronger, longer, and faster. Human Kinetics, Champaign IL et al. 2010, ISBN 978-0-7360-8677-6

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ John Howard in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
  2. ↑ Timeline
  3. ↑ Ultra Cycling Hall of Fame Founding Member - John Howard
  4. ↑ Film report on the world speed record
  5. ^ John Howard - Performance Sports
  6. ^ The Iron Man
personal data
SURNAME Howard, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Howard, John Kennedy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cyclist and triathlete
DATE OF BIRTH August 16, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Springfield , Missouri , United States