Richard Stannard

0 Richard Stannard
Personal information
Date of birth	19th April 1974 (age 46)
place of birth	Hexham , UK
Nickname	The Fish
societies
successes
2001	National champion triathlon
2001, 2005, 2012	3 × Vice World Champion Aquathlon
2003, 2006, 2011	3 × ITU World Champion Aquathlon
2005–2012	4 × World Champion Biathle
2011	National champion cross triathlon
status
active

Richard Stannard (born April 19, 1974 in Hexham ) is a British triathlete . He is a three-time aquathlon world champion (2003–2011) and a four-time biathle world champion (2005–2012).

Career

Richard Stannard started triathlon in the late 1990s and became national triathlon champion in 2001.

In December 2003 he became aquathlon world champion.

Stannard is known in the triathlon as a very fast swimmer, he is nicknamed "The Fish" and holds several national swimming records.

In 2005 he was also the Biathle world champion (1.5 km run, 200 m swim and 1.5 km run) in Monaco and he was able to repeat this success three times.

He also works as a trainer and coach and in 2008 he was the supervisor of the Irish triathlon team at the Beijing Summer Olympics. In 2011 he became national champion in cross triathlon.
In November 2012 he became biathle world champion for the fourth time in Dubai.

Sporting successes

(DNF - Did Not Finish )

Web links

• Official website of Richard Stannard
• Richard Stannard's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on August 15, 2018.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Richard Stannard breaks National record (January 26th, 2009)
2. ^ British Masters Swimming Records
3. ↑ Stannard defies age to win Biathle World Championship title (December 4, 2013)
4. ↑ RICHARD STANNARD
5. ↑ Gold for Stannard (November 5, 2012)