Luke Bell

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Personal information
Date of birth 21st April 1979 (age 41)
place of birth Portland
Nickname Lukey, Bellie
societies
successes
2006-2011 8 × winners Ironman 70.3
2013 2 × Ironman winner
status
active

Luke Bell (born April 21, 1979 in Portland ) is a triathlete from Australia and Ironman winner (2013). He is on the best list of Australian triathletes on the Ironman distance .

Career

Luke Bell competed in his first triathlon when he was 17. In his first year as a professional athlete, the 24-year-old finished fifth at the Ironman Hawaii in October 2003.His
nicknames are Lukey or Bellie and he is trained by Paul Huddle , the husband of the multiple winner of Ironman Hawaii , Paula Newby-Fraser .

Since the beginning of 2015 he starts for the newly founded Bahrain Elite Endurance Triathlon Team , which is led by Chris McCormack .

Luke Bell lives in Melbourne .

Sporting successes

Triathlon short and medium distance
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
Nov 15, 2015 1 Challenge Shepparton AustraliaAustralia Shepparton 03:51:23
Nov 16, 2014 3 Ironman 70.3 Ballarat AustraliaAustralia Ballarat 03:57:34 Third in the first edition
0June 7, 2014 3 Ironman 70.3 Boise United StatesUnited States Boise 03:58:48
July 21, 2013 2 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens United StatesUnited States Washington 03:55:59
June 24, 2012 10 Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs United StatesUnited States Lubbock 04:15:37
Aug 14, 2011 1 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens United StatesUnited StatesLake Stevens, Washington 03:56:50
June 12, 2011 3 Ironman 70.3 Kansas United StatesUnited States Lawrence 03:56:13
0June 4, 2011 1 Ironman 70.3 Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii 03:58:14
0May 1, 2011 2 Ironman 70.3 St. Croix United StatesUnited States Saint Croix 04:11:59
Sep 20 2010 1 Ironman 70.3 Cancun MexicoMexico Cancun 03:59:46 Victory at half the Ironman distance (1.9 km swimming, 90 km cycling and 21 km running)
Aug 15, 2010 3 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens United StatesUnited StatesLake Stevens, Washington 03:59:53
Nov 14, 2009 7th Ironman 70.3 World Championship United StatesUnited States Clearwater 03:40:16
June 14, 2009 1 Ironman 70.3 Kansas United StatesUnited States Lawrence 03:49:35 Victory ahead of Timothy O'Donnell
May 17, 2009 2 Ironman 70.3 Florida United StatesUnited States Orlando , Florida 03:54:28 second place behind Dirk Bockel from Luxembourg
Aug 16, 2008 1 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens United StatesUnited StatesLake Stevens, Washington 04:00:16
July 22, 2007 2 Vineman Ironman 70.3 United StatesUnited States Sonoma County 03:51:01 behind his compatriot Craig Alexander
June 25, 2006 1 Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs United StatesUnited States Lubbock 03:54:48
18 Mar 2006 1 Ironman 70.3 California United StatesUnited States Oceanside 03:58:24
July 23, 2006 1 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens United StatesUnited StatesLake Stevens, Washington 04:08:11
June 12, 2005 1 Blackwater Eagleman United StatesUnited States Cambridge, Maryland 03:53:57 before Viktor Zyemtsev
0Apr 3, 2004 2 Ralph's California Half-Ironman United StatesUnited States Oceanside 04:02:19 behind Francois Chabaud
0June 7, 2003 1 Blackwater Eagleman United StatesUnited States Columbia 03:47:15
0Aug 3, 2003 1 Half-Vineman Triathlon United StatesUnited States Sonoma County 03:50:56
0May 4, 2003 4th Half-Ironman St. Croix United StatesUnited States Saint Croix 04:11:04 behind Craig Alexander , Shane Reed and Richie Cunningham
Dec 11, 2001 3 Canberra City Half Ironman AustraliaAustralia Canberra 03:51:30 behind Paul Amey and Craig Alexander
Long distance triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
Feb. 18, 2017 3 Challenge Wanaka New ZealandNew Zealand Wanaka 08:42:50
0May 3, 2015 2 Ironman Australia AustraliaAustralia Port Macquarie 08:38:34 Second behind his compatriot Paul Ambrose
Aug 18, 2013 1 Ironman Mont-Tremblant CanadaCanada Quebec 08:26:06
0May 5, 2013 1 Ironman Australia AustraliaAustralia Port Macquarie 08:30:23
Aug 11, 2012 9 Ironman New York United StatesUnited States New York City 08:39:20
25th Mar 2012 7th Ironman Melbourne AustraliaAustralia Melbourne 08:10:38 Seventh in the first edition - with a new personal best on the long distance
May 21, 2011 3 Ironman Texas United StatesUnited States The Woodlands 08:12:22
03rd Mar 2007 2 Ironman New Zealand New ZealandNew Zealand Taupo 08:27:41
Oct 21, 2006 7th Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii 08:24:26
May 28, 2006 2 Ironman Brazil BrazilBrazil Florianópolis 08:15:48
0Apr 3, 2005 2 Ironman Australia AustraliaAustralia Ranger 08:31:17 second behind Chris McCormack
July 25, 2004 2 Ironman USA United StatesUnited States Lake Placid 08:38:00
Oct 18, 2003 5 Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii 08:34:38
0Apr 6, 2003 3 Ironman Australia AustraliaAustralia Ranger 08:31:23
0Apr 1, 2002 6th Ironman Australia AustraliaAustralia Ranger 08:40:01

(DNF - Did Not Finish)

Luke Bell finishing at Ironman Melbourne 2012.jpg

Luke Bell at Ironman Melbourne , 2012

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bahrain Elite Endurance Triathlon Team
  2. ↑ 10 Things To Know About The All-Star Bahrain Endurance 13 Team ( Memento of the original from May 9, 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. (May 6, 2015) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / triathlon.competitor.com
  3. ↑ Crowie Wins Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens 2013 (July 22, 2013)
  4. ^ Bell and Wee Win the Day
  5. ^ Gambles and McQuaid win at Lake Stevens
  6. ^ Wellington and Bell Take Ironman 70.3 Kansas
  7. ↑ Bell, Ellis Win in Washington
  8. ↑ Top results from the Ralphs California Half Ironman ( Memento from June 6, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Bell, Luke
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian triathlete and Ironman
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Portland