Matthew Reed
  Matthew Reed
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 at the San Diego Triathlon, 2015
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 8th November 1975 (age 44) |
| place of birth | Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Nickname | Boom Boom or Matty |
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| 2000 | World champion aquathlon |
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Matthew John Reed (born November 8, 1975 in Palmerston North ) is a former triathlete from New Zealand who competed for the United States of America since 2007.
Career
In October 2000, Matthew Reed became World Aquathlon Champion.
In 2006 he became a team world champion as a member of the US national triathlon team. He was trained by Cliff English . His older brother Shane Reed (* 1973) is also an active triathlete.
In 2007 Reed was granted American citizenship and in 2008 he competed for the USA at the Summer Olympics in Beijing. He has not appeared internationally since 2014.
His nicknames are Boom Boom , Matt, or Matty . He lives with his wife in Boulder, Colorado .
Sporting successes
Triathlon
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 31 Aug 2014 | 30th | Hy-Vee Triathlon 5150 |
Des Moines
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01:57:10 | US Championships |
| June 1, 2014 | 9 | Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon |
San Francisco
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02:13:43 | |
| May 5, 2014 | 8th | USA Middle Distance Triathlon National Championships |
St. George
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04:02:29 | State championship in the middle distance at Ironman 70.3 St. George |
| July 8, 2012 | 2 | Boulder Peak Triathlon |
Boulder (Colorado)
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Second behind Cameron Dye | |
| Dec 4, 2011 | 8th | Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific |
 Phuket
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04:05:14 | |
| Oct 30, 2011 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Miami |
Miami
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03:49:37 | |
| Oct 23, 2011 | 1 | 5150 Galveston |
Galveston
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01:49:56 | |
| Oct 8, 2011 | 27 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
08:50:00 | third fastest swimmer (51:41 minutes) |
| Aug 14, 2011 | 2 | Steelhead Ironman 70.3 |
Benton Harbor
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03:19:51 | |
| June 12, 2011 | 4th | Eagleman Ironman 70.3 |
Cambridge, Maryland |
03:59:42 | |
| May 1, 2011 | 2 | 5150 St. Anthony's Triathlon |
St. Petersburg
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| Nov 21, 2010 | 6th | Ironman Arizona |
Tempe
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08:33:08 | first Ironman start |
| 27 Mar 2010 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 California |
Oceanside
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| 2010 | 1 | Nautica Malibu Triathlon |
Malibu
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| Nov 14, 2009 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 World Championship |
Clearwater
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03:37:50 | |
| Apr 4, 2009 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 California |
Oceanside |
03:51:50 | Victory with a new course record |
| Aug 19, 2008 | 32 | Olympic Summer Games |
 Beijing
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| June 5, 2008 | 5 | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
 Vancouver
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Triathlon World Championship (short distance) | |
| Apr 19, 2008 | 1 | US Triathlon Olympic Trials |
Tuscaloosa
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01:52:15 | 1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running |
| 2007 | 14th | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
 Hamburg
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| 2007 | 3 | London triathlon |
 London
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| 2006 | 1 | ITU Team Triathlon World Championships |
 Cancun
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57:11 | in a team with Brian Fleischmann and Andy Potts (3 × 250 m swimming, 6.67 km cycling and 1.67 km running) |
| June 6, 2004 | 3 | Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon |
San Francisco |
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| Dec 6, 2003 | 15th | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
 Queenstown
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| Nov 9, 2002 | 10 | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
Cancun
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Triathlon world championship |
Aquathlon
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Oct 28, 2000 | 1 | ITU Aquathlon World Championships |
Cancun
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28:53 | Aquathlon World Champion (2.5 km run, 1 km swim and 2.5 km run) |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Website Matthew Reed ( Memento from May 30, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- Profile for Matthew Reed at the Institute for Applied Exercise Science , accessed June 25, 2014
- Matthew Reed's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on November 11, 2018.
- Matthew Reed in the database of Sports-Reference (English, archived by the original ), accessed on June 25, 2014
Individual evidence
- ^ German duel: Kienle in Miami before Raelert
- ^ Matt Reed To Race Ironman Arizona
- ↑ Malibu Triathlon: Matt Reed wins
- ↑ Ironman 70.3
- ^ Schildknecht when Reed won 3rd at Ironman California
- ^ Reed, Ertel Earn Beijing Spots with Strong Wins at US Olympic Trials
- ↑ 2006 ITU Team Triathlon World Championships - Cancun (Mexico) ( Memento from December 4, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ AQUATHLON WORLDS HIT BEACHES OF THE YUCATAN ( Memento from August 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Reed, Matthew |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reed, Matthew John (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palmerston North |