Bennett started eighty two ITU World Cups, won six and was on the podium twenty three times. Bennett represented Australia at thirteen World Championship Triathlons, three World Duathlon Championships with a silver medal in 2002, two goodwill games and qualified for two Australian Olympic teams.
Bennett won the world's richest ever Triathlon prize purse in 2007 by winning all 5 of the Life Time Fitness Grand Slam city series, which included the LTF Minneapolis Triathlon, Nautica New York Triathlon, Accenture Chicago Triathlon, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles and the Toyota USA Open Dallas Triathlon.
Bennett won the Life Time series for three consecutive years 2006, 2007 and 2008. In the process Greg won eleven of fifteen starts, he was second in one and third in the remaining three. Bennett placed second in the 2009 Life Time Fitness series even after being hit by a motorist in August 2009 at the completion of a training ride in his home town of Boulder, CO.[4]
Bennett won the 2011 World Championship (no drafting) in Des Moines, Iowa. He was just shy of his 40th Birthday.
Bennett was voted Triathlete of the year in 2003 and 2007 by Triathlete magazine and voted top 15 greatest triathlete of all time by inside Triathlon magazine 2012.
Bennett raced for 28 years as a professional. He competed in over 500 professional Triathlons and had 100+ international wins.
Greg Bennett is married to US Olympic Triathlete Laura Bennett. Laura Bennett raced the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics and like Greg finished in 4th place in Beijing.[5] Often heralded throughout their careers as the ‘worlds fittest couple’, there’s little debate that the Bennett’s were worthy contenders of that title during their 16 years as Married Professional Triathletes.
Results
World Triathlon Series Champion 2002 and 2003 Ironman 5150 Triathlon World Champion, 2011 Three time Australian National Champion 1998, 1999, 2000 (long course) Three time USA Grand Slam Series Champion 2006, 2007, 2008 Triathlete Of The Year 2003 and 2007 Awarded the International Triathlon Union Presidents Cup in 2002
Undefeated Gram Slam Series Champion in 2007
Minneapolis
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Dallas
Over 100 International wins including:
Major USA Titles
Four time Los Angeles Triathlon 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008
Four time New York Triathlon 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Two Time Chicago 2007, 2014
Two time Dallas 2007, 2008
Six time World Cup Champion
Monaco 1997
Sydney, Australia 1999
Cancun, Mexico 2001
Hamburg, Germany 2002
Gamagori, Japan 2002
Ishigaki, Japan 2003
Six Ironman 70.3 from 12 starts
Augusta USA 2009
Hawaii USA 2012
Vineman USA 2012
Muncie, Indiana 2012
Raleigh, North Carolina 2013
Buffalo Springs Texas USA 2013
Represented Australia at Triathlon World Championships 1994 - 2010
Wellington, NZ 1994
Cancun, Mexico 1995
Cleveland, US 1996
Perth, Australia 1997
Lausanne Switzerland 1998
Montreal Canada 1999
Perth, AU 2000
Cancun Mexico 2002
Queenstown NZ 2003
Madera, Portugal 2004
Gamagori, Japan 2005
Lausanne Switzerland 2006
Vancouver Canada 2008
Budapest Hungary 2010
Represented Australia at Duathlon World Championships – 1999 - 2005
North Carolina USA, 1999
Georgia USA, 2002
Newcastle Australia, 2005
Represented Australia at Olympic Games
Athens Greece 2004
Reserve
Sydney Australia 2000
Beijing China 2008
Represented Australia at Goodwill Games
New York USA 1997
Brisbane Australia 2001
References
^ abcd"profile at Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series". wcs.triathlon.org. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
^Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 13
^. sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
^Carlson, Timothy (2 August 2009). "Greg Bennett 'lucky' in crash". slowtwitch.com. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
^"2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - Results Triathlon - Women's - Individual". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
External links
Bennett Endurance Website
Greg Bennett's Twitter
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greg, bennett, triathlete, greg, bennett, born, january, 1972, sydney, south, wales, motivational, speaker, corporate, trainer, entrepreneur, retired, professional, olympic, athlete, from, australia, competed, triathlon, since, student, newington, college, 198. Greg Bennett born 2 January 1972 in Sydney New South Wales is a motivational speaker corporate trainer and entrepreneur He is a retired professional Olympic athlete from Australia He competed in triathlon since the age of 15 1 as a student at Newington College 1984 1989 2 Greg became a dual Australian and USA citizen in 2012 Greg Bennett2007 Dallas Win in the Lifetime Triathlon US Open Series FinalPersonal informationNickname s GBBorn 1972 01 02 2 January 1972 age 51 Sydney New South Wales 1 Height5 ft 11 in 1 80 m 1 Weight69 kg 152 lb 1 SportCountryAustraliaTeamBennett EnduranceTurned pro1990Medal record Representing AustraliaMen s triathlonITU Triathlon World Cup2003 Elite2002 EliteBennett has won two International Triathlon Union World Series titles one Triathlon World Championship six World Cup titles as well as being ranked world number one triathlete in 2002 and 2003 Bennett qualified for the Australian Olympic team at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics He placed fourth with a total time of 1 51 41 58 3 Greg has won three Australian National titles in 1998 1999 2000 long course two Oceania titles in 1998 and 1999 Bennett started eighty two ITU World Cups won six and was on the podium twenty three times Bennett represented Australia at thirteen World Championship Triathlons three World Duathlon Championships with a silver medal in 2002 two goodwill games and qualified for two Australian Olympic teams Bennett won the world s richest ever Triathlon prize purse in 2007 by winning all 5 of the Life Time Fitness Grand Slam city series which included the LTF Minneapolis Triathlon Nautica New York Triathlon Accenture Chicago Triathlon Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles and the Toyota USA Open Dallas Triathlon Bennett won the Life Time series for three consecutive years 2006 2007 and 2008 In the process Greg won eleven of fifteen starts he was second in one and third in the remaining three Bennett placed second in the 2009 Life Time Fitness series even after being hit by a motorist in August 2009 at the completion of a training ride in his home town of Boulder CO 4 Bennett won the 2011 World Championship no drafting in Des Moines Iowa He was just shy of his 40th Birthday Bennett was voted Triathlete of the year in 2003 and 2007 by Triathlete magazine and voted top 15 greatest triathlete of all time by inside Triathlon magazine 2012 Bennett raced for 28 years as a professional He competed in over 500 professional Triathlons and had 100 international wins Greg Bennett is married to US Olympic Triathlete Laura Bennett Laura Bennett raced the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics and like Greg finished in 4th place in Beijing 5 Often heralded throughout their careers as the worlds fittest couple there s little debate that the Bennett s were worthy contenders of that title during their 16 years as Married Professional Triathletes Results EditWorld Triathlon Series Champion 2002 and 2003 Ironman 5150 Triathlon World Champion 2011 Three time Australian National Champion 1998 1999 2000 long course Three time USA Grand Slam Series Champion 2006 2007 2008 Triathlete Of The Year 2003 and 2007 Awarded the International Triathlon Union Presidents Cup in 2002 Undefeated Gram Slam Series Champion in 2007 Minneapolis New York Chicago Los Angeles DallasOver 100 International wins including Major USA Titles Four time Los Angeles Triathlon 2000 2006 2007 2008 Four time New York Triathlon 2006 2007 2008 2009 Two Time Chicago 2007 2014 Two time Dallas 2007 2008Six time World Cup Champion Monaco 1997 Sydney Australia 1999 Cancun Mexico 2001 Hamburg Germany 2002 Gamagori Japan 2002 Ishigaki Japan 2003Six Ironman 70 3 from 12 starts Augusta USA 2009 Hawaii USA 2012 Vineman USA 2012 Muncie Indiana 2012 Raleigh North Carolina 2013 Buffalo Springs Texas USA 2013Represented Australia at Triathlon World Championships 1994 2010 Wellington NZ 1994 Cancun Mexico 1995 Cleveland US 1996 Perth Australia 1997 Lausanne Switzerland 1998 Montreal Canada 1999 Perth AU 2000 Cancun Mexico 2002 Queenstown NZ 2003 Madera Portugal 2004 Gamagori Japan 2005 Lausanne Switzerland 2006 Vancouver Canada 2008 Budapest Hungary 2010Represented Australia at Duathlon World Championships 1999 2005 North Carolina USA 1999 Georgia USA 2002 Newcastle Australia 2005Represented Australia at Olympic Games Athens Greece 2004 Reserve Sydney Australia 2000 Beijing China 2008Represented Australia at Goodwill Games New York USA 1997 Brisbane Australia 2001References Edit a b c d profile at Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series wcs triathlon org Retrieved 12 September 2011 Newington College Register of Past Students 1863 1998 Syd 1999 pp 13 Greg Bennett Biography and Olympic Results sports reference com Archived from the original on 25 October 2012 Retrieved 12 September 2011 Carlson Timothy 2 August 2009 Greg Bennett lucky in crash slowtwitch com Retrieved 12 September 2011 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing China Results Triathlon Women s Individual sportsillustrated cnn com Retrieved 12 September 2011 External links EditBennett Endurance Website Greg Bennett s Twitter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greg Bennett triathlete amp oldid 1154506130, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
