Simon Lessing
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Simon Christopher Lessing, MBE, (born 12 February 1971) is a British triathlete who won five International Triathlon Union (ITU) world titles (1992, 1995(2), 1996 and 1998).[1] He also won races at 70.3 (Half Ironman), ITU long distance and Ironman-distance events. He set an Olympic-distance world record in 1996, and is noted for his 2004 Ironman Lake Placid win, where he set a course record of 8:23:12. In 2008 he retired from professional racing.[2] Simon resides in Boulder, Colorado, United States,[1] where he operates Boulder Coaching with Darren de Reuck.[3]
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Born | (1971-02-12) 12 February 1971 (age 53) Cape Town, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Triathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to triathlon.[4]