Rome Akerson
  Rome Akerson
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 29th September 1984 (age 35) |
| Nickname | Costa Rican kid |
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| successes | |
| 2014, 2018 | National champion triathlon short distance |
| 2018 | World champion Xterra cross triathlon |
| 2019 | Winner Ironman 70.3 |
| status | |
| active | |
Rom Akerson (born September 29, 1984 ) is a triathlete from Costa Rica . He is world champion Xterra Cross-Triathlon (2018).
Career
Rom Akerson is active in triathlon (swimming, cycling and running) and cross-triathlon (swimming, mountain biking and cross-country running).
In 2014 he became national champion on the short distance triathlon in Costa Rica. In 2015 he finished fourth in the World Cross Triathlon Championships in Italy. In 2017 he was sidelined after an injury and in 2018 he became national champion again.
World champion Xterra Cross-Triathlon 2018
In October 2018, the then 34-year-old became Xterra world champion in cross triathlon in Hawaii.
In June 2019, he won the Ironman 70.3 Costa Rica (1.9 km swimming, 90 km cycling and 21.1 km running) on the triathlon middle distance .
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| June 23, 2019 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Costa Rica |
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04:02:54 | |
| Oct 13, 2018 | 1 | CRC Triathlon National Championships |
Golfito
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01:53:36 | National champion |
| Oct. 19, 2014 | 1 | CRC Triathlon National Championships |
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02:02:37 | National champion |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| April 30, 2019 | 38 | ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships |
 Pontevedra
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02:03:38 | ITU World Championship Cross Triathlon |
| 21 Mar 2019 | 1 | Xterra Argentina |
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02:47:01 | |
| Oct 28, 2018 | 1 | Xterra World Championships |
 Maui
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02:52:41 | Xterra world champion |
| 29 Aug 2009 | 1 | Xterra Brazil Championships |
 Mangaratiba |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Profile and results of Rom Akerson in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on November 3, 2019 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rom Akerson and Lesley Paterson win XTERRA World Championship in Maui / Hawaii (November 5, 2018)
- ↑ Rom Akerson se impuso en el Ironman 70.3 en Playas del Coco
- ↑ XTERRA World Champ Rom Akerson Opens Season with Win in Argentina (March 21, 2019)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Akerson, Rome |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Costa Rican triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1984 |