Melanie McQuaid

0 Melanie McQuaid
at Ironman 70.3 Shepparton (2013)
Personal information
Date of birth	17th May 1973 (age 47)
place of birth	Victoria, British Columbia , Canada
Nickname	Racergirl
size	172 cm
Weight	61-64 kg
societies
successes
2003, 2005, 2006	3 × World Champion Xterra Cross-Triathlon
2011, 2017	2 × world champion ITU cross triathlon
status
active

Melanie McQuaid (born May 17, 1973 in Victoria ) is a Canadian duathlete and triathlete . She is multiple world champion in the cross striathlon (2003, 2005, 2006, 2011 and 2017).

Career

Melanie McQuaid was on a mountain bike in the World Cup.

World champion Xterra-Crosstriathlon 2003

Melanie McQuaid was the first female athlete to win the Xterra World Championship three times in cross triathlon (2003, 2005 and 2006). After her, Julie Dibens (2007, 2008, 2009) and Flora Duffy (2014, 2015, 2016) were also able to achieve this. Since 2010 she has also competed in the triathlon middle distance in the Ironman 70.3 race (1.9 km swimming, 90 km cycling and 21.1 km running). Her nickname is Racergirl .

In April 2011 she also won the World Triathlon Championship, which was held for the first time by the International Triathlon Union (ITU).

Vice-World Champion Cross-Triathlon 2012

In 2012 she became ITU Vice World Champion Crosstriathlon in the United States: After being in the lead for a long time, she was overtaken by the British Lesley Paterson in the last lap . In 2012 she also started the long distance in an Ironman race for the first time (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running).

World champion cross triathlon 2017

From 2015 to 2017, Melanie McQuaid hardly appeared internationally. In August 2017, after 2011, she again became the ITU cross-triathlon world champion. In November 2017, she started at the Ironman Arizona , but could not finish the race. In September 2019 she finished second at the Ironman Wisconsin .

Melanie McQuaid lives in Victoria .

Awards

• "Offroad Triathlete of the Year" , Triathlete Magazine, 2005 and 2009

Sporting successes

(DNF - Did Not Finish )

Web links

• Website of Melanie McQuaid (Racergirl)
• Melanie McQuaid's website
• Profile and results of Melanie McQuaid in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on September 10, 2019 (English).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Crowie Wins Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens 2013 (July 22, 2013)
2. ↑ Bell Three-peats, Stewart Dominates Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens
3. ^ Gambles, McQuaid Win Washington State's Half Ironman. Retrieved January 3, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Lesley Paterson crowned 2012 ITU Cross Triathlon World Champion (May 20, 2012)
5. ↑ Josiah Middaugh, Melanie McQuaid defend their titles at the Xterra Canada Championship in Whistler ( Memento from August 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ BC's Melanie McQuaid crowned first ITU Cross Triathlon World Champion
7. ↑ Stoltz, McQuaid win in Ogden
8. ^ Xterra World Championship Race Report