Karyn Ballance

New Zealand 0 Karyn Ballance
Personal information
Date of birth	1973
place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
societies
successes
2002, 2004	2 × Ironman winner
status
inactive

Karyn Ballance (* 1973 in Wellington as Karyn Mills ) is a former triathlete from New Zealand and a two-time Ironman winner (2002 and 2004). She is included in the best list of New Zealand triathletes on the Ironman distance .

Career

Karyn Ballance was active in cycling and running in her youth, started her first triathlon over the Olympic distance in 1992 (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) and was able to qualify for the 1994 World Cup in the New Zealand team.

She lives with her husband, the triathlete Scott Ballance (won the Ironman New Zealand in 1994 ) in Christchurch , on the southern island of New Zealand.

It has not appeared internationally since 2007.

Sporting successes

Triathlon short and medium distance

Date / year	rank	competition	venue	time	comment
77400614025 ♠0Jan. 9, 2000	3	Port of Tauranga Half Ironman	New Zealand Tauranga	04:21:40
77358101600 ♠ 1999	1	Port of Tauranga Half Ironman	New Zealand Tauranga
77337915175 ♠0June 7, 1998	5	Queensland Half Ironman	Australia Queensland	04:48:07
77280704800 ♠ 1997	1	Port of Tauranga Half Ironman	New Zealand Tauranga
77164609600 ♠ 1994		ITU Triathlon World Championships	United Kingdom Wellington		4th place in their age group

Long distance triathlon

Date / year	rank	competition	venue	time	comment
50070120 ♠Jan. 20, 2007	2	Challenge Wanaka	New Zealand Wanaka	09:54:27
50060304 ♠0March 4, 2006	3	Ironman New Zealand	New Zealand Taupo	04:14:33	Due to the weather, the Ironman was only held on a shortened course without the swimming distance (90 km cycling and 21 km running).
50041128 ♠Nov 28, 2004	1	Ironman Western Australia	Australia Busselton
50030301 ♠0March 1, 2003	2	Ironman New Zealand	New Zealand Taupo
50020302 ♠0March 2, 2002	1	Ironman New Zealand	New Zealand Taupo	09:27:33
50010303 ♠0March 3, 2001	2	Ironman New Zealand	New Zealand Taupo
50010610 ♠June 10, 2001	3	Ironman Asia	Korea South Seogwipo	09:51:51
50000702 ♠0July 2, 2000	4th	Ironman Asia	Korea South Seogwipo
50000304 ♠0March 4, 2000	2	Ironman New Zealand	New Zealand Taupo
49991023 ♠Oct 23, 1999	51	Ironman Hawaii	United States Hawaii	10:38:31	World championship on the Ironman distance
49990307 ♠0March 7, 1999	2	Ironman New Zealand	New Zealand Taupo	09:24:13

Duathlon

Date / year	rank	competition	venue	time	comment
50,000,000 ♠2000	6th	Powerman Zofingen	Switzerland Zofingen	07:43:58

(DNF - Did Not Finish )

Web links

Profile for Karyn Mills at the Institute of Applied Training Science , accessed June 1, 2014
Profile and results of Karyn Mills in the ITU database on Triathlon.org , accessed on October 23, 2018 (English).

Individual evidence

↑ A ballanced act! . Archived from the original on July 15, 2012.
↑ TriUpdate 147: NZ Half Ironman Championships - January 9, 2000 ( Memento of October 25, 2000 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Challenge Wanaka celebrates a small, fine premiere
↑ Ironman New Zealand: Strong wind prevents regular races
↑ 2006 Race Report ( Memento from February 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Ballance, Karyn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	New Zealand triathlete
DATE OF BIRTH	1973
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wellington

[1] A ballanced act! . Archived from the original on July 15, 2012.

[2] TriUpdate 147: NZ Half Ironman Championships - January 9, 2000 ( Memento of October 25, 2000 in the Internet Archive )

[3] Challenge Wanaka celebrates a small, fine premiere

[4] Ironman New Zealand: Strong wind prevents regular races

[5] 2006 Race Report ( Memento from February 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive )