Luke Jarrod McKenzie
  Luke Jarrod McKenzie
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 Luke McKenzie at Ironman Brasil , 2010
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 26th July 1981 (age 39) |
| place of birth | Taree, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nickname | "Macca" or "Jimmy" |
| size | 180 cm |
| Weight | 73 kg |
| societies | |
| Current | Scott Triathlon Team |
| successes | |
| 2001 | 3rd place ITU World Championship Triathlon Juniors |
| 2008-2017 | 9 × Ironman winner |
| 2013 | Second Ironman Hawaii |
| status | |
| inactive | |
Luke Jarrod McKenzie (born July 26, 1981 in Taree , New South Wales ) is a former Australian triathlete and duathlete . He is a multiple Ironman winner (2008-2017) and was runner-up in the 2013 Ironman World Championship . He is in second place in the best list of Australian triathletes on the Ironman distance (as of September 2019).
Career
Luke McKenzie grew up on the central northwest coast of Australia . From an early age he showed a great passion for sport. He first began playing football , then rugby , cricket , tennis , golf , athletics , basketball , running , swimming and water polo .
In 1995 he started his first triathlon , was able to win straight away and has won nine times in the long or Ironman distance (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running).
At the age of 16 he started for the Australian national team in the duathlon in Sankt Wendel , where he was the youngest participant in his class to achieve seventh place. In 2001 he was third in the junior class at the world championship on the short distance.
Second at the Ironman Hawaii 2013
In October 2013 he finished second at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii .
In December 2015 he won the Ironman in Busselton and with his winning time of 7:55:57 hours McKenzie set the fastest time in a race in Australia.
His nicknames are "Macca" or "Jimmy". He was married to triathlete Amanda Balding (* 1977) from 2010 to 2013 .
He has been married to triathlete Beth McKenzie (née Gerdes) since May 12, 2016 . Their daughter was born in May 2014 and a second daughter was born in July 2017. Luke McKenzie has not appeared internationally since 2018.
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Feb. 5, 2017 | 3 | Hell of the West Triathlon |
Goondiwindi
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03:38:42 | 2 km swimming, 80 km cycling and 20 km running |
| May 8, 2016 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Vietnam |
 Đà Nẵng
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03:59:18 | |
| Feb. 27, 2015 | 18th | Challenge Dubai |
 Dubai
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03:53:11 | at the first race of the "Challenge Triple Crown Series" |
| 23 Sep 2012 | 4th | Ironman 70.3 Cozumel |
 Cozumel
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03:58:03 | at the first edition |
| June 3, 2012 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Cairns |
Cairns
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04:08:01 | |
| 19 Mar 2011 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 San Juan |
 San Juan
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| Sep 20 2010 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Cancun |
Cancun
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04:02:30 | |
| May 1, 2010 | 1 | Busselton Half Ironman |
Busselton
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03:47:18 | Luke McKenzie was able to repeat his win from last year here. |
| Jan. 31, 2010 | 1 | Hell of the West Triathlon |
Goondiwindi
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03:35:23 | with a new course record |
| May 29, 2009 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Hawaii |
 Hawaii
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04:11:58 | |
| May 2, 2009 | 1 | Busselton Half Ironman |
Busselton
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03:47:01 | Luke McKenzie wins next to Charlotte Paul in the women. |
| Apr 19, 2009 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 China |
 Haikou
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04:23:34 | McKenzie came in second - and his partner Amanda Balding won the women's category. |
| 2008 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Hawaii |
Hawaii
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04:11:58 | |
| 2008 | 7th | Ironman 70.3 Word Championship |
Clearwater (Florida)
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03:45:11 | personal best |
| 2007 | 5 | Antwerp Ironman 70.3 |
 Antwerp
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04:01:27 | |
| May 7, 2006 | 7th | Ironman 70.3 St. Croix |
Saint Croix
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04:15:07 | |
| Dec 6, 2003 | 9 | ITU Triathlon World Championship U23 |
 Queenstown
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02:00:53 | Triathlon World Championship U23 |
| 2002 | 16 | London International Triathlon |
 London
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| July 22, 2001 | 3 | ITU Triathlon World Championship Junior Men |
 Edmonton
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01:52:06 | Third at the world championship |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Oct 13, 2018 | 27 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii
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08:30:32 | |
| Sep 10 2017 | 1 | Ironman Wisconsin |
Madison
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08:17:19 | |
| Dec 6, 2015 | 1 | Ironman Western Australia |
Busselton
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07:55:58 | personal best Ironman time |
| June 14, 2015 | 1 | Ironman Cairns |
Cairns
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08:18:01 | with a new course record |
| Oct 11, 2014 | 15th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
08:38:12 | Ironman World Championship |
| 20th July 2014 | 10 | Challenge Roth |
 Roth |
08:37:33 | |
| Oct 12, 2013 | 2 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
08:15:19 | Second in the Ironman World Championship |
| June 9, 2013 | 1 | Ironman Cairns |
Cairns |
08:17:42 | sixth Ironman victory |
| Dec 4, 2011 | 11 | Ironman Western Australia |
Busselton |
09:03:44 | |
| Oct 8, 2011 | 9 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
08:25:42 | third fastest bike time (4:24:16 hours) in the Ironman World Championship |
| July 24, 2011 | 6th | Ironman Germany |
Frankfurt
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08:26:51 | |
| May 21, 2011 | 12 | Ironman Texas |
The Woodlands
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08:52:07 | |
| May 30, 2010 | 1 | Ironman Brazil |
 Florianópolis
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08:07:32 | fifth Ironman victory for Luke McKenzie in Brazil with a new course record |
| 14 Mar 2010 | 1 | Ironman China |
Haikou
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08:41:15 | |
| Nov 7, 2009 | 7th | Ironman Florida |
Panama City
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08:37:59 | |
| Oct 10, 2009 | 15th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
08:38:38 | |
| 2009-08-30 | 2 | Ironman Louisville |
Louisville
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08:26:01 | |
| 2009-06-21 | 1 | Ironman Japan |
 Goto Islands
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08:28:31 | As the defending champion at the start, he was able to defend it - in the women's category, Nicole Klingler from Liechtenstein wins her first gold medal. |
| 2009-02-28 | 1 | Ironman Malaysia |
 Langkawi
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08:26:48 | At the first Ironman of the 2009 season, Luke McKenzie took first place over the long distance. |
| 2008 | 29 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
09:02:17 | |
| 2008-12-07 | 3 | Ironman Western Australia |
Busselton |
08:12:45 | personal best time on the Ironman distance |
| 2008 | 1 | Ironman Japan |
Goto Islands
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08:29:11 | Luke McKenzie set a new course record in Fukue-jima with a time of 8:29:11 hours. |
| 2008 | 5 | Ironman Australia |
Port Macquarie
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08:46:01 | |
| 2007 | 19th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
08:44:55 | |
| 2007 | 6th | Ironman Coeur d'Alene |
Coeur d'Alene
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08:52:00 | |
| 2006 | 10 | Ironman USA |
Lake Placid
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| 2006 | 54 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
09:20:19 | |
| 2004 | 3 | Ironman Western Australia |
Busselton |
08:34:24 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish)
Web links
- Homepage Luke McKenzie
- Twitter Luke McKenzie
- Profile and results of Luke Jarrod McKenzie in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on October 15, 2018 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ scott-sports.com: Portrait Luke McKenzie (August 26, 2013)
- ↑ McKenzie Makes History in Western Australia (December 6, 2015)
- ^ Triathlon's Wedding Of The Year: Luke McKenzie & Amanda Balding. Accessed December 30, 2019 . (October 25, 2010)
- ↑ Emma Bilham second in the Hell-of-the-west triathlon. Retrieved December 19, 2019 . (February 6, 2017)
- ↑ BELL AND STEVENS TAKE IRONMAN 70.3 CANCUN ( Memento from May 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Brisbane win in Hell of the West (February 2, 2010)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | McKenzie, Luke Jarrod |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian triathlete and duathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Taree , New South Wales , Australia |