Philip Graves (triathlete)
Philip Graves (born April 7, 1989 in York ) is a British triathlete and Ironman winner (2009).
Career
In June 2009 Philip Graves won the UK Ironman 70.3 on half the Ironman distance (1.9 km swimming, 90 km cycling and 21.1 km running) .
Ironman winner 2009
In August, the only 20-year-old was the youngest ever winner to win the long distance (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running) at the Ironman UK at his first start .
In September 2018 he finished second at Ironman Wales for the third time in a row . His nickname is "Quads". Philip Graves lives in Swansea and is trained by Jack Maitland .
Sporting successes
Triathlon short and medium distance
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Feb 7, 2020 | DNF | Ironman 70.3 Dubai | Dubai | - | |
7th Dec 2019 | 11 | Ironman 70.3 Bahrain | Manama | 03:42:19 | Shortened bike distance |
June 13, 2015 | 46 | European Games 2015 | Baku | 02:03:46 | as the third fastest Brit |
17th June 2012 | 1 | UK Ironman 70.3 | Somerset | 04:19:45 | |
May 28, 2011 | 3 | Bilbao triathlon | Bilbao | 04:09:49 | |
May 14, 2011 | 12 | Ironman 70.3 Mallorca | Alcúdia | 04:11:02 | at the first edition |
Oct 30, 2010 | 36 | Ironman 70.3 Miami | Miami | 04:38:31 | at the first edition |
June 20, 2010 | 2 | UK Ironman 70.3 | Wimbleball Lake | 04:20:27 | behind Fraser Cartmell |
May 1, 2010 | 4th | Wildflower triathlon | Lake San Antonio | 04:03:54 | in the middle distance (1.9 km swimming, 90 km cycling, 21 km running) behind the German winner Michael Raelert |
Apr 25, 2010 | 8th | Ironman 70.3 Texas | Galveston Island | 03:58:26 | behind the winner Terenzo Bozzone |
June 14, 2009 | 1 | UK Ironman 70.3 | Wimbleball Lake | 04:15:48 |
Long distance triathlon
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Sep 9 2018 | 2 | Ironman Wales | Tenby | 09:00:13 | |
Sep 10 2017 | 2 | Ironman Wales | Tenby | 09:09:33 | |
Sep 18 2016 | 2 | Ironman Wales | Tenby | ||
1st Mar 2014 | 8th | Ironman New Zealand | Taupo | 08:52:34 | |
July 1, 2012 | DNF | Ironman Austria | Klagenfurt | - | Race stopped on the running track |
May 2, 2012 | DNF | Ironman Lanzarote | Puerto del Carmen | - | |
May 22, 2010 | DNF | Ironman Lanzarote | Puerto del Carmen | - | Philip Graves, as the youngest starter, was still in the top group after swimming, but could not finish the race. |
Oct 10, 2009 | 57 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:16:02 | |
Aug 2, 2009 | 1 | Ironman UK | Bolton | 08:48:30 | The only 20-year-old Philip Graves wins in his first start over the long distance - alongside Bella Bayliss in the women. |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Homepage of Philip Graves
- Profile for Philip Graves (triathlete) at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed on May 24, 2014
- Profile and results of Philip Graves in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on April 8, 2020 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Bozzone and McGlone win Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3 Texas
- ↑ Graves and Morrison win Ironman UK 70.3 June 14, 2009. Accessed February 6, 2015
- ↑ Ironman Lanzarote: victories to Llanos and Morrison, two Germans on the podium
- ^ Bayliss and Graves take Ironman UK
- ^ Ironman UK: Philip Graves and Bella Bayliss win August 2, 2009. Accessed February 6, 2015
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Graves, Philip |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1989 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | York |