Tom Lowe
Tom Lowe | |
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Personal information | |
Date of birth | 29th April 1978 (age 42) |
place of birth | Worcestershire , UK |
Nickname | The lung |
societies | |
successes | |
2006 | National Duathlon Champion |
2007 | 3rd place in the European Duathlon Championship |
2011, 2012 | 2 × winners Ironman 70.3 |
status | |
Resigned in 2015 |
Tom Lowe (born April 29, 1978 in Worcestershire ) is a former British duathlete and triathlete .
Career
In 2006 Tom Lowe became National Duathlon Champion.
In June 2007 he was third at the Duathlon European Championship in Edinburgh (10 km running, 40 km cycling and 5 km running). Since 2010 he has also started in the triathlon. His nickname is The Lung .
In January 2015 he declared his time as a triathlon professional over.
Tom Lowe lives in Bristol . He has been married to former triathlete Chrissie Wellington (* 1977) since May 2015 .
Sporting successes
Triathlon short and medium distance
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Sep 9 2012 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Muskoka | Huntsville | 04:08:54 | |
Apr 22, 2012 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 New Orleans | New Orleans | 03:24:05 | Due to the weather, the race had to be held on a shortened course - without the swimming distance. |
Aug 14, 2011 | 1 | Steelhead Ironman 70.3 | Benton Harbor | 03:19:32 | Victory in Michigan |
19 Sep 2010 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Branson | Branson | 04:05:38 | |
Aug 8, 2010 | 9 | Ironman 70.3 boulder | Boulder | 03:46:50 | |
June 13, 2010 | 7th | Eagleman Ironman 70.3 | Cambridge, Maryland |
Long distance triathlon
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Nov 1, 2014 | 2 | Ironman Florida | Panama City | 07:17:53 | The race was held without the swimming distance. |
16 Aug 2014 | 3 | Ironman Sweden | Squid | 08:19:23 | |
1st Mar 2014 | 5 | Ironman New Zealand | Taupo | 08:31:56 | |
Oct 6, 2013 | 2 | Challenge Barcelona-Maresme | Barcelona | 08:07:50 | second start in a challenge race |
8 Sep 2013 | 1 | Challenge Henley-on-Thames | Henley-on-Thames | 08:30:19 | |
July 1, 2012 | 6th | Ironman Austria | Klagenfurt | 08:31:15 | |
Oct 8, 2011 | 11 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 08:29:02 | |
Nov 21, 2010 | 3 | Ironman Arizona | Tempe | 08:11:44 | Tom Lowe achieved third place on his first start over the long distance - and thus improved the British best time over the long distance. |
Duathlon
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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June 16, 2007 | 3 | ETU Duathlon European Championships | Edinburgh | 01:56:58 | Third at the Duathlon European Championship (10 km run, 40 km bike and 5 km run) |
May 20, 2007 | 13 | ITU Duathlon World Championships | Győr | 01:42:17 | behind the winner Paul Amey |
July 29, 2006 | 7th | ITU Duathlon World Championships | Corner Brook | 01:51:53 | |
2006 | 1 | UK National Elite Duathlon Championships | |||
26 Sep 2005 | 22nd | ITU Duathlon World Championships | Newcastle | 02:03:14 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- The Official Website of Tom Lowe (English)
- Profile for Tom Lowe at the Institute of Applied Exercise Science , accessed May 20, 2014
- Profile for Thomas Lowe at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed May 20, 2014
- Tom Lowe's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on January 16, 2018.
- Thomas Lowe's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on February 2, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Duathlon EM: Morrison and Vansteelant win
- ↑ Tom Lowe retires from triathlon (January 20, 2015)
- ↑ Photo of the Day II: Chrissie Wellington & boyfriend Tom Lowe share a kiss after two podium finishes
- ↑ Bracht hangs tough, Wellington dominates in AZ
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lowe, Tom |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1978 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Worcestershire |