Rebecca Preston
  Rebecca Preston
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 Rebecca Preston at Ironman Austria , 2006
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 4th September 1979 (age 40) |
| place of birth | Australia |
| societies | |
| Until 2010 | Team TBB |
| Since 2015 | trisutto |
| successes | |
| 2005, 2006, 2007 | Ironman winner |
| 2007 | Ironman 70.3 winner |
| 2008 | Powerman winner |
| status | |
| inactive | |
Rebecca Preston (born September 4, 1979 ) is a triathlete from Australia and multiple Ironman winner (2005, 2006, 2007).
Career
Rebecca Preston has been a professional triathlete since 2003 and was initially trained by Brett Sutton . In May 2004 she was fourth at the Triathlon World Cup in Portugal in the 25-29 year class.
At her first Ironman start, she was able to achieve the gold medal in Sherborne in Great Britain in 2005 . In 2006 she won the Ironman in Zurich and only two weeks later she was also victorious in Klagenfurt.
In October 2007 she was fifth at the Ironman Hawaii (Ironman World Championships). In the 2008 season, however, she could not reach the finish line in five of the six Ironman starts.
In 2010 Preston moved back to Sunshine Coast (Queensland) to continue her career as a teacher.
In January 2015, Brett Sutton announced that Rebecca Preston - who had started again as an amateur the last eighteen months before - would join his team trisutto alongside Nicola Spirig , Daniela Ryf and Mary Beth Ellis .
It has not appeared internationally since 2015.
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Apr 26, 2015 | 13 | Ironman 70.3 Texas |
 Galveston Island
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02:21:40 | |
| Apr 11, 2015 | 1 | The Big Rock & In The Dirt Triathlons |
San Jose
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04:29:38 | |
| 28 Mar 2015 | DNF | Ironman 70.3 California |
Oceanside
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- | Race stopped after a 29:46 min swim and several punctures on the bike course |
| Sep 14 2014 | 4th | Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast |
Sunshine Coast
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04:28:47 | behind Caroline Steffen , Radka Vodičková , Gina Crawford |
| 15th June 2014 | 1 | Rev3 Williamsburg |
Williamsburg
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02:10:28 | |
| Aug 5, 2007 | 1 | Antwerp Ironman 70.3 |
 Antwerp
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04:19:14 | |
| Feb 5, 2006 | 1 | Hell of the West |
Goondiwindi
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04:13:16 | 2 km swimming, 80 km cycling and 20 km running |
| May 9, 2004 | 4th | ITU Triathlon World Championships 25-29 |
 Madeira
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02:21:21 |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| May 16, 2015 | 9 | Ironman Texas |
The Woodlands
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09:26:23 | |
| Dec 8, 2013 | DNF | Ironman Western Australia |
Busselton
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- | The race was stopped on the bike course after a swim of 57:12 minutes |
| 23 Nov 2013 | DNF | Challenge Forster |
Ranger
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- | The race was stopped on the bike course after a 23:16 minute swim |
| 4th July 2010 | DNF | Ironman Austria |
 Klagenfurt
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- | The race was canceled on the bike course due to leg cramps |
| Feb. 27, 2010 | DNF | Ironman Malaysia |
 Langkawi
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| Oct 11, 2008 | DNF | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii
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| Aug 31, 2008 | 29 | Ironman Louisville |
Louisville
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10:06:15 | |
| Aug 24, 2008 | DNF | Ironman Canada |
 Penticton
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| June 22, 2008 | DNF | Ironman France |
 Nice
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- | |
| June 13, 2008 | DNF | Ironman Switzerland |
 Zurich
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| 2008 | DNF | Ironman Korea |
 Seogwipo
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| Oct 13, 2007 | 5 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
09:26:55 | |
| Aug 26, 2007 | DNF | Ironman Korea |
Seogwipo |
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| July 8, 2007 | 3 | Ironman Austria |
Klagenfurt |
09:15:55 | |
| June 24, 2007 | 1 | Ironman Switzerland |
Zurich |
09:20:43 | Victory in front of the Swiss Sibylle Matter |
| Feb 28, 2007 | 4th | Ironman Malaysia |
Langkawi |
10:03:08 | |
| July 16, 2006 | 1 | Ironman Austria |
Klagenfurt |
09:07:36 | |
| July 2, 2006 | 1 | Ironman Switzerland |
Zurich |
09:24:19 | Rebecca Preston wins the 10th Ironman Switzerland in Zurich . |
| May 10, 2006 | 5 | Ironman Lanzarote |
 Playa del Carmen
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10:31:12 | |
| Oct 15, 2005 | 11 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
09:33:40 | |
| 22 Aug 2005 | 1 | Ironman UK |
 Sherborne
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09:37:58 | Victory ahead of Katja Schumacher |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Nov 9, 2008 | 1 | Powerman Malaysia |
Seri Manjung |
03:09:41 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Rebecca Preston's (Team TBB) blog
- Rebecca Preston's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on August 20, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kevin MacKinnon profiles the women's champion here in Kona. October 15, 2007, accessed March 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Micah Sulit: Rebecca Preston joins Brett Sutton's tri squad In: 220triathlon.com . January 26, 2015
- ↑ Welcome Rebecca Preston to 2015 Squad (January 20, 2015)
- ↑ IM 70.3 Antwerp: Vanhoenacker and Preston win
- ↑ Two favorites break off the race prematurely
- ↑ Powerman Malaysia: Preston and Spong win
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Preston, Rebecca |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th September 1979 |