Lisa Bentley
  Lisa Bentley
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 at Ironman Canada , 2004
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 28th November 1968 (age 51) |
| size | 163 cm |
| Weight | 52 kg |
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| successes | |
| 1998-2007 | 11 × Ironman winner |
| 2005 | Winner of the Ironman European Championships |
| 2006 | 2nd place Ironman 70.3 World Championships |
| 2006 | 3rd place Ironman World Championships 2006 |
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| resigned | |
Lisa Bentley (born November 28, 1968 ) is a former Canadian triathlete and eleven-time Ironman winner (3.86 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42.195 km running).
Career
Since the late 1990s, Lisa Bentley started in the triathlon, mainly on the long distance.
In 1998 Lisa Bentley won the Strongman All Japan Triathlon on the long distance and was able to break the course record by 19 minutes. In 1988 she was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis .
Ironman 2000 winner
In March 2000, she achieved her first Ironman victory in New Zealand.
In 2005 Lisa Bentley won the Ironman Germany in Frankfurt am Main . In October 2006 she was third behind the winner Michellie Jones at the Ironman Hawaii and second at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater (Florida).
At Ironman Australia , she managed five wins in a row from 2002 to 2006. Before her, Louise Bonham achieved four wins and Lori Bowden three on the Australian east coast in Port Macquarie .
After 2009 she no longer appeared internationally. Today Lisa Bentley works as a coach and trainer.
Awards
- In January 2014 Lisa Bentley was awarded the Canada's Hall of Fame triathlon for her sporting success together with Simon Whitfield .
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 13 Sep 2009 | 13 | Ironman 70.3 Muskoka |
Muskoka
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05:07:41 | |
| 23 Aug 2009 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Philippines |
 Camarines Sur
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04:24:29 | |
| May 17, 2009 | 6th | Ironman 70.3 Florida |
Orlando
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04:30:55 | |
| May 3, 2009 | 5 | Ironman 70.3 St. Croix |
Saint Croix
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04:41:48 | |
| July 13, 2008 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island |
Narragansett
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04:27:50 | |
| Oct 5, 2008 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Austin |
Austin
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04:20:15 | Victory for Lisa Bentley in the season opener in Texas |
| Nov 11, 2006 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 World Championship |
Clearwater
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| Feb 2001 | 1 | Hell of the West Triathlon |
 Goondiwindi
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2 km swimming, 80 km cycling and 20 km running | |
| Feb. 2000 | 1 | Hell of the West Triathlon |
Goondiwindi |
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| May 7, 2000 | 5 | St. Croix Triathlon |
Saint Croix
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03:01:09 | |
| 1999 | 3 | St. Croix Triathlon |
St. Croix |
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| Nov. 27, 1994 | 20th | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
 Wellington
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02:12:50 |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| April 8, 2008 | 5 | Ironman Canada |
Penticton
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| Aug 26, 2007 | 1 | Ironman Canada |
Penticton |
09:41:01 | |
| Oct 13, 2007 | 16 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii
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09:51:40 | |
| Oct 21, 2006 | 3 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
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| Aug 27, 2006 | 2 | Ironman Canada |
Penticton |
09:28:18 | |
| Apr 2, 2006 | 1 | Ironman Australia |
Port Macquarie
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09:19:44 | |
| July 10, 2005 | 1 | Ironman Germany |
 Frankfurt
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09:15:31 | |
| Apr 3, 2005 | 1 | Ironman Australia |
Ranger
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09:13:22 | |
| Oct 16, 2004 | 4th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
10:04:16 | |
| Apr 4, 2004 | 1 | Ironman Australia |
Ranger |
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| Aug 29, 2004 | 1 | Ironman Canada |
Penticton |
09:16:02 | |
| Oct 18, 2003 | 5 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
09:22:41 | |
| Aug 24, 2003 | 1 | Ironman Canada |
Penticton |
09:47:09 | |
| Apr 6, 2003 | 1 | Ironman Australia |
Ranger |
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| Oct 19, 2002 | 6th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
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| Apr 7, 2002 | 1 | Ironman Australia |
Ranger |
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| 2001 | 1 | Ironman New Zealand |
Taupo
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| Oct 14, 2000 | 6th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii
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09:49:28 | |
| July 9, 2000 | 2 | Ironman Europe |
Roth
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| March 4, 2000 | 1 | Ironman New Zealand |
Taupo |
09:28:14 | |
| 1999 | 3 | Ironman New Zealand |
Taupo |
09:27:43 | with the fastest marathon time of 3:01:58 hours |
| Oct 1, 1998 | 26th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
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| 5th Sep 1998 | 5 | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships |
 Sado
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06:46:23 | |
| 1998 | 12 | Ironman Europe |
Roth |
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| Apr 19, 1998 | 1 | Strongman All Japan Triathlon |
Miyakojima
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08:51:36 | first victory on the long distance with a new course record |
| Oct 18, 1997 | 11 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
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| Aug 24, 1997 | 4th | Ironman Canada |
Penticton |
09:29:45 | first start on the Ironman distance |
| Sep 7 1996 | 16 | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships |
Muncie |
04:29:16 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Lisa Bentley's personal homepage
- Greg Welch interviews Lisa Bentley (English, on YouTube )
- Profile for Lisa Bentley at the Institute for Applied Exercise Science , accessed May 13, 2014
- Lisa Bentley's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on December 11, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Whitfield and Bentley earn Triathlon Canada Hall of Fame Honors (January 10, 2014)
- ^ Ironman Hawaii 2003 - Kona, Hawaii
- ↑ Strongman Japan (All Japan Triathlon Miyakojima - Okinawa, Japan)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bentley, Lisa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian triathlete and eleven-time Ironman winner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 28, 1968 |