Leon Griffin

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Triathlon
AustraliaAustralia 0 Leon Griffin
Personal information
Date of birth 16th July 1980 (age 40)
Nickname Griffo, Griff or Mudguts
societies
Since 2016 Timex multisport team
successes
2006 ITU world champion Duathlon short distance
2008, 2014 2 × winners ironman 70.3
2009 7th place in the World Triathlon Long Distance Championship
status
inactive

Leon Griffin (born July 16, 1980 ) is a retired Australian duathlete and triathlete . He is ITU world champion in the short distance duathlon (2006).

Career

Leon Griffin was active as a footballer in his youth and started triathlon at the age of 16.

In 2006, in his first season as a professional, Leon Griffin in Canada, which was still little known, surprisingly became the duathlon world champion on the short distance.

He has been starting for the Timex Multisport Team since February 2016 - mainly on the triathlon medium and long distance.

Leon Griffin was trained by Jonathan Hall . His nicknames are "Griffo", "Griff" or "Mudguts". He has not appeared internationally since 2017.

Sporting successes

Triathlon middle distance
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
23rd July 2017 1 Challenge Penticton Half CanadaCanada Penticton 03:59:48
Dec 11, 2016 5 Ironman 70.3 Ballarat AustraliaAustralia Ballarat 03:56:41
0Apr 5, 2016 2 Ironman 70.3 Palmas BrazilBrazil Palmas 03:56:49
20 Mar 2016 2 Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico Puerto RicoPuerto Rico San Juan 03:54:21
Sep 20 2015 7th Ironman 70.3 Cozumel MexicoMexico Cozumel 03:53:59
Aug 30, 2015 17th Ironman 70.3 World Championship AustriaAustria Zell am See 04:05:01
Feb. 27, 2015 22nd Challenge Dubai United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Dubai 03:55:20 at the first race of the "Challenge Triple Crown Series"
0Feb. 1, 2015 1 Challenge Melbourne Half AustraliaAustralia Melbourne 03:51:41
Jan. 18, 2015 2 Ironman 70.3 Auckland New ZealandNew Zealand Auckland 03:50:23
Nov 16, 2014 5 Challenge Shepparton AustraliaAustralia Shepparton 03:58:46
17th Aug 2014 1 Ironman 70.3 Timberman United StatesUnited States New Hampshire 03:53:46
June 22, 2014 3 Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant CanadaCanada Mont-Tremblant 04:05:20
0Apr 6, 2014 3 Ironman 70.3 Texas United StatesUnited States Galveston Island
08 Sep 2013 7th Ironman 70.3 World Championship United StatesUnited States Las Vegas 03:58:17
Aug 18, 2013 2 Ironman 70.3 Timberman United StatesUnited States New Hampshire
0May 5, 2013 2 Wildflower triathlon United StatesUnited States Lake San Antonio
Aug 19, 2012 2 Ironman 70.3 Timberman United StatesUnited States New Hampshire 03:50:53
18 Mar 2012 2 Ironman 70.3 San Juan Puerto RicoPuerto Rico San Juan 03:53:08
Feb 12, 2012 2 Urban 2.80.20 triathlon AustraliaAustralia Geelong 03:38:49 Second in the middle distance (2 km swimming, 80 km cycling and 20 km running)
0Feb 7, 2010 2 Ironman 70.3 Geelong AustraliaAustralia Geelong 03:54:35
July 19, 2009 3 Vineman Ironman 70.3 United StatesUnited States Sonoma County
 Feb 2008 1 Ironman 70.3 Geelong AustraliaAustralia Geelong 03:56:49
  2008 3 Ironman 70.3 Kansas United StatesUnited States Lawrence (Kansas) Winner at the first edition
2007-06-02 6th Ironman 70.3 Austria AustriaAustria St. Polten 04:04:21
2006 3 Eagleman Ironman 70.3 United StatesUnited States Cambridge, Maryland
2005 1 Canberra Half Ironman Triathlon AustraliaAustralia Canberra
Long distance triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
0May 6, 2012 4th Ironman Australia AustraliaAustralia Port Macquarie 08:55:54
13 Mar 2010 19th Abu Dhabi International Triathlon Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi Abu Dhabi 06:49:46 3 km swimming, 200 km cycling and 20 km running
Oct 25, 2009 7th ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championship AustraliaAustralia Perth 03:52:57
0Dec 7, 2008 6th Ironman Western Australia AustraliaAustralia Busselton 08:24
Cross triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
0Apr 5, 2008 2 Xterra Australian Championships AustraliaAustralia Daylesford
Duathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
July 29, 2006 1 ITU Duathlon World Championships CanadaCanada Corner Brook 01:50:44 Duathlon world champion on the short distance
26 Sep 2005 5 ITU Duathlon World Championships AustraliaAustralia Newcastle 01:57:48 behind the winner Paul Amey at the Duathlon World Championship

(DNF - Did Not Finish)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Interview with triathlon professional Leon Griffin. Accessed December 30, 2019 . (February 23, 2010)
  2. ↑ Challenge Dubai: Time additions change Poduim (February 28, 2015)
  3. ↑ Ironman 70.3: Title defense in San Juan (March 18, 2012)
  4. ↑ Geelong Triathlon: Haug and McCormack strong (February 13, 2012)
  5. ↑ Austria IM 70.3: Göhner sits on the crown
  6. ^ WM long distance: Gold to O'Donnell and Swallow
  7. ↑ Tim Berkel wins Ironman Western Australia 2009
personal data
SURNAME Griffin, Leon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian triathlete
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1980