Melanie Burke

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Personal information
Date of birth 21st December 1980 (age 39)
place of birth Wanganui, New Zealand
societies
Current Auckland City Triathlon Club
successes
2007 National champion marathon
2009-2013 4 × National Duathlon Champion
2011 ITU world champion duathlon long distance
status
active

Melanie Burke (born December 21, 1980 in Wanganui ) is a duathlete and triathlete from New Zealand who used to be active in rowing. She is the duathlon world champion on the long distance (2011).

Career

Melanie Burke was active in the national rowing association and in 2004 she missed a desired qualification for the Summer Olympic Games.

In 2007 she became the New Zealand marathon champion.

World Champion Duathlon 2011

In September 2011 she became the duathlon world champion on the long distance in Zofingen, Switzerland (10 km running, 150 km cycling and 30 km running). She was trained by former New Zealand athlete Barry Magee and in swimming by triathlete and Ironman winner Rick Wells .

In August 2013 she became national duathlon champion in Taupo. In 2014 the 34-year-old competed in the Ironman Hawaii for the first time and finished 29th.

In May 2018 she finished second at Ironman Australia and qualified for the second time since 2014 for a starting place at Ironman Hawaii (Ironman World Championships).

Melanie Burke now lives in Auckland.

Sporting successes

Duathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
25 Aug 2013 1 NZL Duathlon National Championships New ZealandNew Zealand Taupo 02:15:49 National duathlon champion
04th Sep 2011 1 ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships SwitzerlandSwitzerland Zofingen 07:11:43 Duathlon world champion
Aug 14, 2011 1 NZL Duathlon National Championships New ZealandNew Zealand Taupo 02:12:06 National Duathlon Champion (OTU Duathlon Oceania Championships)
05th Sep 2010 12 ITU Duathlon World Championships ScotlandScotland Edinburgh 02:13:14
22 Aug 2010 1 NZL Duathlon National Championships New ZealandNew Zealand Christchurch 02:07:02 National Duathlon Champion (OTU Duathlon Oceania Championships)
23 Aug 2009 1 NZL Duathlon National Championships New ZealandNew Zealand Palmerston North 02:03:35 National Duathlon Champion (OTU Duathlon Oceania Championships)
Long distance triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
Oct 13, 2018 Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii
0May 6, 2018 2 Ironman Australia AustraliaAustralia Port Macquarie 08:14:37 with a new course record
0May 1, 2016 4th Ironman Australia AustraliaAustralia Port Macquarie 09:56:53
05th Mar 2016 11 Ironman New Zealand New ZealandNew Zealand Taupo 09:49:12
07th Mar 2015 3 Ironman New Zealand New ZealandNew Zealand Taupo
Oct 12, 2014 29 Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii 09:54:04
0June 8, 2014 2 Ironman Cairns AustraliaAustralia Cairns
0May 4, 2014 3 Ironman Australia AustraliaAustralia Port Macquarie 09:32:53 behind the winner Melissa Hauschildt
02nd Mar 2013 9 Ironman New Zealand New ZealandNew Zealand Taupo 10:09:02
Cycling
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
0Jan. 6, 2012 7th New Zealand Road Cycling Championships 2012 New ZealandNew Zealand Christchurch 37:43 Time trial, 25 km

Web links

  • Profile and results of Melanie Burke in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on September 27, 2018 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Triathlon: Superwoman and Ironman (October 5, 2014)
  2. ↑ Melanie steeled for Ironman (October 8, 2014)
  3. ↑ Melanie Burke and Joerie Vansteelant triumph (September 4, 2011)
  4. ^ Morrison, Aernouts Take Duathlon World Titles
personal data
SURNAME Burke, Melanie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand triathlete
DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Wanganui