Sam Appleton

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Personal information
Date of birth 17th October 1991 (age 28)
place of birth Australia
Nickname Sam, Appo
societies
successes
2015-2018 8 × winners Ironman 70.3
2018 6th place Ironman 70.3 World Championships
status
active

Samuel (Sam) Appleton (born October 17, 1991 ) is an Australian triathlete .

Career

Sam Appleton has been a professional athlete since 2009 and in 2009 he finished eleventh in the Junior World Championship.

In 2015 he won the Batemans Bay Challenge .

Sam Appleton is mainly active on the triathlon middle distance. He is trained by Tim Reed . He started the 2017 season in February with a win at Ironman 70.3 Geelong.

In September 2018, the then 26-year-old finished sixth as the best Australian in South Africa at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships .

Sporting successes

Triathlon sprint and short distance
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
13 Sep 2009 11 ITU Triathlon World Championship Junior Men AustraliaAustralia Gold coast 00:55:28 Junior World Championship (750 m swimming, 20.9 km cycling and 5.4 km running)
June 11, 2009 3 OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships Junior Men AustraliaAustralia Gold coast 00:58:59
Jan. 14, 2009 2 Australian Youth Olympic Festival AustraliaAustralia Sydney 00:52:17 Second behind Jonathan Brownlee
Triathlon middle distance
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
08 Sep 2019 8th Ironman 70.3 World Championships FranceFrance Nice 04:02:15
Nov 25, 2018 2 Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney AustraliaAustralia Penrith City 03:45:47 Second behind Terenzo Bozzone
0Nov 4, 2018 1 Ironman 70.3 Los Cabos MexicoMexico Los Cabos
0Sep 2 2018 6th Ironman 70.3 World Championships South AfricaSouth Africa Port Elizabeth 03:43:57
Feb. 18, 2018 1 Ironman 70.3 Geelong AustraliaAustralia Geelong 03:45:53 successful title defense
May 13, 2017 1 Ironman 70.3 Santa Rosa United StatesUnited States Sonoma County 03:46:47
0Apr 9, 2017 1 Challenge Melbourne AustraliaAustralia Melbourne 03:44:51
19th Feb 2017 1 Ironman 70.3 Geelong AustraliaAustralia Geelong 03:49:41
Oct 12, 2016 3 Ironman 70.3 Bahrain BahrainBahrain Manama 03:44:10
June 11, 2016 3 Ironman 70.3 boulder United StatesUnited States Boulder 03:44:00
0May 3, 2016 2 Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga United StatesUnited States Chattanooga 03:48:46
05th Mar 2016 1 Ironman 70.3 Buenos Aires ArgentinaArgentina Buenos Aires 03:45:33
0Nov 8, 2015 1 Ironman 70.3 Austin United StatesUnited States Austin 03:51:16
0Aug 2, 2015 2 Ironman 70.3 Geelong AustraliaAustralia Geelong 03:46:43
July 12, 2015 1 Vineman Ironman 70.3 United StatesUnited States Sonoma County 03:43:06
29 Mar 2015 1 Challenge Batemans Bay AustraliaAustralia Batemans Bay 03:57:29
0May 3, 2014 3 Ironman 70.3 Busselton AustraliaAustralia Busselton 03:43:39
Dec 15, 2013 1 Ironman 70.3 Canberra AustraliaAustralia Canberra 03:54:53
Oct 20, 2013 2 Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie AustraliaAustralia Port Macquarie 04:00:11
0Apr 2, 2012 1 Batemans Bay Ultimate Triathlon AustraliaAustralia Batemans Bay 04:56:25 Winner of the first edition
Long distance triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
0Dec. 1, 2019 Ironman Western Australia AustraliaAustralia Busselton Long distance debut

(DNF - Did Not Finish )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sam Appleton - Multiple 70.3 Champion, Superstar of the Future
  2. ↑ Sensational victory in Nice: Gustav Iden wins the Ironman 70.3 World Championship (September 8, 2018)
  3. ↑ Van Vlerken wins the final sprint, Bittner third (March 30, 2015)
  4. ↑ Sam Appleton and Michelle Wu win Batemans Bay Ultimate Triathlon (April 2, 2012)
personal data
SURNAME Appleton, Sam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Appleton, Samuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian triathlete
DATE OF BIRTH 17th October 1991