Kerry Lang
  Kerry Lang
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 Kerry Lang at the World Cup series in Kitzbühel, 2011
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | January 24, 1976 |
| place of birth | Glasgow |
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| 2009 | Vice national champion triathlon short distance |
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Kerry Lang (born January 24, 1976 in Glasgow ) is a Scottish professional triathlete, Scottish duathlon champion, British triathlon runner-up of the year 2009 and member of the British World Championship series team since 2009 or previously in the previous series, the BG World Cup 2007 and 2008.
Athletic career
Kerry Lang started ITU competitions in 2004 and won her first European Cup medal that year. In the seven years from 2004 to 2010, Lang took part in 39 ITU competitions and achieved 8 top ten placements.
She started for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006 and finished in 18th place.
In France, Lang has been competing for Club Poissy in the club championship series Lyonnaise des Eaux since 2008 . In 2010 she took part in two competitions: in Beauvais she was 12th and in Paris 14th. In 2011, Lang has only competed in Tours so far, there is no individual classification for this race.
In the 2011 World Championship ranking, Lang temporarily fell back to 63rd place (August 2011) because she was eliminated from two competitions. Kerry Lang also takes part in non-ITU competitions, for example she won the 15th International Duathlon in Lanzarote in 2011 (January 22, 2011).
Kerry Lang studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh Medical School (MBChB, 1998) and the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS, Glasgow 2001). She works in the ENT department of the Glasgow Southern General Hospital. Her coach is Marc Jenkins, the husband of the Scottish triathlete Helen Jenkins .
Kerry Lang lives in Elderslie . She has been married to Joel Filliol since September 2013.
ITU competitions
The following list is based on the official ITU rankings and the ITU Athletes's Profile Page. Unless otherwise stated, these are triathlon competitions (Olympic distance) and the elite category.
| date | competition | place | rank |
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| March 6, 2004 | Panamerican Cup | Roatan | 20th |
| July 10, 2004 | European Cup | Echternach | 10 |
| August 14, 2004 | European Cup | Lough Neagh | 3 |
| April 24, 2005 | World cup | Mazatlan | 9 |
| May 15, 2005 | World cup | Ishigaki | 13 |
| August 6, 2005 | World cup | Hamburg | DNF |
| August 14, 2005 | World cup | Tiszaújváros | 11 |
| September 17, 2005 | OSIM World Cup | Beijing | 24 |
| February 19, 2006 | Oceania Cup | Hobart | DNF |
| March 18, 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne | 18th |
| March 26, 2006 | World cup | Mooloolaba | 17th |
| May 7, 2006 | World cup | Mazatlan | 17th |
| July 1, 2007 | Asian Cup | Shichigahama | 2 |
| July 29, 2007 | BG World Cup | Salford | 22nd |
| August 11, 2007 | BG World Cup | Tiszaújváros | DNF |
| August 30, 2007 | BG World Championship | Hamburg | 50 |
| October 7, 2007 | BG World Cup | Rhodes | 15th |
| November 4, 2007 | BG World Cup | Cancun | 8th |
| December 1, 2007 | BG World Cup | Eilat | DNF |
| February 23, 2008 | Africa Cup | Bloemfontein | 2 |
| March 30, 2008 | BG World Cup | Mooloolaba | 17th |
| April 6, 2008 | BG World Cup | New Plymouth | 18th |
| April 13, 2008 | BG World Cup | Ishigaki | 11 |
| May 4, 2008 | BG World Cup | Richards Bay | 25th |
| May 10, 2008 | European Championship | Lisbon | 17th |
| May 25, 2008 | BG World Cup | Madrid | 15th |
| June 5, 2008 | BG World Championship | Vancouver | 30th |
| September 27, 2008 | BG World Cup | Lorient | DNS |
| May 2, 2009 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Tongyeong | 33 |
| June 21, 2009 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Washington DC | 21st |
| June 27, 2009 | Elite Cup | Hy-Vee | 22nd |
| July 11, 2009 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Kitzbühel | 28 |
| August 15, 2009 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | 25th |
| September 9, 2009 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Grand Final | Gold coast | 21st |
| May 8, 10 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Seoul | 26th |
| June 5, 2010 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Madrid | 37 |
| July 10, 2010 | World cup | Holten | 7th |
| August 14, 2010 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Kitzbühel | 28 |
| September 8, 2010 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Grand Final | Budapest | 33 |
| October 10, 2010 | World cup | Huatulco | 7th |
| March 5, 2011 | Sprint Pan America Cup | Clermont | 6th |
| March 26, 2011 | World cup | Mooloolaba | 10 |
| April 9, 2011 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Sydney | 36 |
| April 17, 2011 | World cup | Ishigaki | 37 |
| June 18, 2011 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Kitzbühel | DNF |
| July 9, 2011 | Premium European Cup | Holten | 3 |
| July 16, 2011 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Hamburg | DNF |
| July 31, 2011 | Premium European Cup | Banyoles | 8th |
| August 6, 2011 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | 52 |
| August 14, 2011 | World cup | Tiszaújváros | 15th |
BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = Did Not Finish ·
Web links
- Lang's official homepage
- Profile for Kerry Lang at the Institute for Applied Exercise Science , accessed May 24, 2014
- Profile and results of Kerry Lang in the ITU database at Triathlon.org (English)
- Profile Page of the British Triathlon Federation
Individual evidence
- ^ Profile and results of Kerry Lang in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on May 24, 2014 (English).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lang, Kerry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow |