Kyle Buckingham

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Personal information
Date of birth 1983
place of birth Port Elizabeth, South Africa
size 179 cm
Weight 73 kg
societies
successes
2013 Amateur Winner Ironman World Championships
2014-2018 3 × Ironman winner
status
active

Kyle Buckingham (* 1983 in Port Elizabeth ) is a South African triathlete and three-time Ironman winner (2014, 2016 and 2018).

Career

Kyle Buckingham started his first triathlon at the age of 25.
In 2013 he was amateur world champion in the age group 30-34 at the Ironman World Championships in Ironman Hawaii and took 16th place in the overall standings.

In July 2014, he won the Ironman USA (3.86 km swim, 180.2 km bike and 42.195 km run).

In April 2018 he was able to win his third Ironman race with the Ironman South Africa in a personal best.

He has been married since 2014 and lives in Port Elizabeth with his wife.

Sporting successes

Triathlon short and medium distance
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
Jan. 26, 2020 5 Ironman 70.3 South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa East London 04:10:17
Jan. 29, 2017 3 Ironman 70.3 South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa East London
Long distance triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
27 Apr 2019 6th Ironman Texas United StatesUnited States The Woodlands
0April 7, 2019 DNF Ironman South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa Port Elizabeth -
Oct 13, 2018 23 Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii 08:26:01
April 15, 2018 1 Ironman South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa Port Elizabeth 08:13:00
May 28, 2017 2 Ironman Brazil BrazilBrazil Florianópolis
July 30, 2016 1 Ironman Santa Rosa South AfricaSouth Africa Port Elizabeth
July 26, 2015 2 Ironman Canada CanadaCanada Whistler 08:50:30
July 27, 2014 1 Ironman USA United StatesUnited States Lake Placid 08:38:43 2:57 h for the marathon
0Apr 6, 2014 2 Ironman South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa Port Elizabeth 08:32:39
  2013 16 Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii 08:37:26 Amateur winner Ironman World Championships age group 30–34

(DNF - Did Not Finish )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Zyemtsev, Mack run to Ironman titles (July 27, 2015)
  2. ↑ Kyle Buckingham's Hardest Ironman Track Workout
  3. ↑ Up close with Kyle Buckingham (October 23, 2013)
personal data
SURNAME Buckingham, Kyle
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African triathlete
DATE OF BIRTH 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Port Elizabeth