Laura Bennett
  Laura Bennett
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 Laura Bennett in the 2010 World Championship race
in Budapest |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 25th April 1975 (age 45) |
| place of birth | North Palm Beach |
| size | 175 cm |
| Weight | 59 kg |
| societies | |
| Since 2012 | USA Triathlon (National Team) |
| Current | Bennett Endurance |
| successes | |
| 2003 | ITU vice-world champion triathlon short distance |
| 2003-2011 | 3 × USA Champion |
| 2004-2007 | 3 × Third ITU World Championship Triathlon short distance |
| 2008 | 4th place Olympic Games |
| 2009, 2013 | 2 × winner Ironman 70.3 |
| status | |
| Resigned in 2017 | |
Laura Bennett (* 25. April 1975 in North Palm Beach as Laura Marie Reback ) is a former American triathlete , two-time Olympian (2008, 2012) and Triathlon World runner-up (2003).
Career
Laura Reback started triathlon at the age of ten. Her two older brothers David and John were also active as triathletes.
In 1997 she was the second fastest American woman at the World Championships in Australia and since 1998 she has started as a professional.
US triathlon champion 2003
In 2003 she became American triathlon champion on the Olympic short distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) and in December in New Zealand she was runner-up world champion.
At the Triathlon World Championships of the ITU she was third on the short distance in 2004, 2005 and 2007.
2008 Summer Olympics
In 2008 she started at the Olympic Games in Beijing and finished fourth.
In September 2009 she won the Ironman 70.3 Augusta at her first start in the middle distance (half Ironman distance: 1.9 km swimming, 90 km cycling and 21.1 km running) and thus qualified for a starting place in the Ironman 70.3 World Championships where she finished fifth in November.
In 2011 she became the national triathlon champion on the short distance for the third time.
2012 Summer Olympics
In 2012 she was able to qualify again for a starting place at the Olympic Games and reached 17th place in London in August. Laura Bennett won her second Ironman 70.3 race in June 2013 and her husband Greg also won the men's standings.
Long distance triathlon since 2014
At her first Ironman start in August 2014 she finished second in the first edition of the Ironman Boulder (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running). In September she finished sixth in the World Triathlon Long Distance Championship in China. In June 2017, she declared her share time over.
She has been married to triathlete Greg Bennett since November 2004 and they both live in Boulder Colorado.
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Apr 17, 2016 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 New Orleans |
New Orleans
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04:29:51 | |
| 31 Aug 2014 | 8th | Hy-Vee Triathlon 5150 |
Des Moines
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02:00:09 | US Championships |
| 15th June 2014 | 5 | Ironman 70.3 boulder |
Boulder
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04:13:38 | |
| June 1, 2014 | 6th | Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon |
San Francisco
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02:25:05 | |
| May 4, 2014 | 5 | Ironman 70.3 St. Croix |
Saint Croix
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04:49:58 | |
| Apr 13, 2014 | 5 | Ironman 70.3 Florida |
Orlando
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04:25:45 | |
| Nov 10, 2013 | 4th | Ironman 70.3 Mandurah |
 Mandurah
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04:18:45 | |
| June 9, 2013 | 2 | Eagleman Ironman 70.3 |
Cambridge, Maryland |
04:17:21 | |
| 2nd June 2013 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Raleigh |
Raleigh |
04:17:18 | Laura Bennett wins her second Ironman 70.3 race and her husband Greg wins the men's standings. |
| Aug 4, 2012 | 17th | 2012 Summer Olympics |
 London
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02:02:17 | |
| Sep 10 2011 | 5 | ITU Triathlon World Championship Series 2011 |
 Beijing
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01:59:02 | |
| June 19, 2011 | 6th | ITU Triathlon World Championship Series 2011 |
 Kitzbühel
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02:06:44 | |
| Apr 9, 2011 | 6th | ITU Triathlon World Championship Series 2011 |
Sydney
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02:01:59 | Opening event of the new season |
| 2011 | 1 | USA Triathlon Elite National Championships |
Buffalo
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National champion | |
| Sep 12 2010 | 8th | ITU Triathlon World Championship Series 2010 |
 Budapest
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01:51:36 | Grand Final |
| Aug 15, 2010 | 8th | ITU Triathlon World Championship Series 2010 |
Kitzbühel
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02:04:51 | at the 6th race of the series |
| July 24, 2010 | 5 | ITU Triathlon World Championship Series 2010 |
London
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01:52:34 | at the 5th race of the series |
| 2010 | 1 | USA Triathlon Elite National Championships |
Tuscaloosa
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National champion | |
| Nov 14, 2009 | 5 | Ironman 70.3 World Championship |
Clearwater
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04:07:39 | |
| 27 Sep 2009 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Augusta |
Augusta
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04:18:36 | Laura Bennett won and her husband Greg won the men's ranking. |
| 2009 | 1 | Malibu triathlon |
Malibu
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Victory in California on the Olympic distance - ahead of third-placed Amanda Stevens | |
| July 25, 2009 | 17th | ITU Triathlon World Championship Series 2009 |
 Hamburg
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01:59:13 | at the fifth race of the season - behind the winner Emma Moffatt |
| Aug 18, 2008 | 4th | 2008 Summer Olympics |
Beijing
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02:00: 21.54 | The competition consisted of 3 disciplines: 1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running. |
| June 21, 2008 | 4th | Hy-Vee Triathlon |
Des Moines
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02:05:30 | |
| 2007 | 3 | USA Triathlon Elite National Championships |
Honolulu
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00:53:12 | |
| 2007 | 3 | BG Triathlon Word Cup |
Beijing
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02:02:06 | Third on the Olympic distance |
| 2007 | 3 | ITU Triathlon Short Distance World Championships |
Hamburg
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| 2007 | 3 | USA Triathlon Elite National Championships |
Honolulu
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National championship | |
| Sep 10 2006 | 3 | BG Triathlon Word Cup |
Hamburg
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01:54:36 | |
| June 25, 2006 | 3 | USA Triathlon Elite National Championships |
Long Beach (California)
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National championship | |
| 2005 | 3 | ITU Triathlon Short Distance World Championships |
 Gamagōri
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| June 12, 2005 | 5 | Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon |
San Francisco
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02:26:35 | |
| 2005 | 3 | USA Triathlon Elite National Championships |
Bellingham
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National championship | |
| 2004 | 3 | ITU Triathlon Short Distance World Championships |
 Madeira
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| Dec 6, 2003 | 2 | ITU Triathlon Short Distance World Championships |
 Queenstown
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| 2003 | 1 | USA Triathlon Elite National Championships |
San Francisco
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| Sep 2 2001 | 9 | Goodwill Games |
Brisbane
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02: 05: 34.82 |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 21 Sep 2014 | 6th | ITU Triathlon Long Distance World Championships |
Weihai
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06:02:55 | Triathlon World Championship on the long distance |
| Aug 3, 2014 | 2 | Ironman boulder |
Boulder
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09:43:59 | at her first Ironman start second at the first edition |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Laura Bennett's website
- Portrait Laura Bennett (Team USA)
- Profile for Laura Bennett at the Institute for Applied Exercise Science , accessed June 5, 2014
- Laura Bennett's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on July 19, 2020 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Portrait of Laura Bennett
- ↑ Starykowicz drives to victory (April 18, 2016)
- ↑ Findlay claims 2011 World Championship Series opener in Sydney
- ↑ Canadian Paula Findlay wins "Kitz" triathlon ( memento of the original from August 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ World Cup series in London: Paula Findlay surprisingly wins, Emma Moffatt only in 9th place
- ^ Team Bennett takes Augusta
- ^ Hayes, Bennett rule 09 Malibu
- ↑ Vanessa Fernandes wins the Olympic course in Beijing ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ITU World Cup: Vanessa Fernandes continues her winning streak
- ↑ DTU press service triathlon at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane ( Memento from September 13, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bennett, Laura |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bennett, Laura Reback (full name); Reback, Laura Marie (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | North Palm Beach |