Louise Bonham

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Personal information
Date of birth 10th August 1962 (age 58)
place of birth Australia
societies
successes
1987-1992 4 × Ironman winner
1989, 1991 2 × National Champion Long Distance Triathlon
status
resigned

Louise Bonham (born August 10, 1962 , née Louise McKinlay ) is a former triathlete from Australia and multiple Ironman winner.

Career

Louise McKinlay started her first triathlon in 1985.

As a result, she was able to win the Ironman Australia long distance (3.86 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42.195 km running) four times - which was only achieved after her by the Canadian Lisa Bentley with five victories in a row. In 1989 and 1991 she was Australian champion in the long distance triathlon.

After a bicycle accident in 1989, she had to end her career as a professional athlete.

In 2014 she was inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame for her achievements.

Sporting successes

Triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
  1992 1 Ironman Australia AustraliaAustralia Port Macquarie 09:24:15
Oct 19, 1991 9 Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii 09:53:29
  1991 2 Ironman Australia AustraliaAustralia Port Macquarie 09:49:20
0Aug 6, 1989 10 ITU Triathlon World Championships FranceFrance Avignon 02:16:47 First staging of a world championship on the short distance
  1989 1 Tagaman triathlon United StatesUnited States Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands (2 km swimming, 60 km cycling and 15 km running)
  1989 1 Ironman Australia AustraliaAustralia Port Macquarie 09:53:48
  1988 1 Ironman Australia AustraliaAustralia Port Macquarie 10:17:08
28 Mar 1987 1 Ironman Australia AustraliaAustralia Port Macquarie 10:38:55
Oct 18, 1986 10 Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii 10:38:55
Jan. 26, 1986 1 Taree triathlon AustraliaAustralia Taree 02:43:12 Winner of the Olympic distance - at the first edition

(DNF - Did Not Finish )

Web links

  • Louise Bonham's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on October 27, 2018 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Former Elite Triathlete Back After 19 Year Hiatus ( Memento of the original from May 19, 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. (January 11, 2012) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / triathlon.competitor.com
  2. ↑ Elliott Special Risks LP: Sports and Leisure ( Memento from August 19, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Triathlon Australia Hall of Fame ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2015 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.triathlon.org.au
  4. ↑ Throwback Thursday - 1986 Taree Triathlon (January 23, 2014)
personal data
SURNAME Bonham, Louise
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McKinlay, Louise (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian triathlete
DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1962