Julie Leach
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| Women's triathlon | ||
Competitor for  United States
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| Ironman World Championship | ||
| Gold | 1982 (Oct) | Individual |
Julie Leach (born February 23, 1957) is an American sprinter who competed in the 1970s, then switched to triathlon. After winning numerous races she won the Oct '82 Hawaiian Ironman World Championship. Julie has two children with Bill Leach: Shane (3-23-88) and Hayden (7-1-93). Currently she teaches Earth Science at Arnold O. Beckman High School in Irvine, California.[1]
Canoeing career
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Leach finished seventh in the women's K-1 500 m event.[2] She also won the Molokai to Oahu Outrigger Race in 1986 as part of the Off Shore Outrigger Team from Newport Beach, Calif. This was the first of several victories that Off Shore won over the next decade. In 1987 she won the Molokai to Oahu Surf Ski race; considered the World Championship of the sport at the time.
Triathlon career
Leach switched from flatwater canoeing to triathlon, winning the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon in October 1982. In 1986 she competed in the Molokai Ooutrigger Race with Offshore Canoe Club of Newport Beach and placed 1st Overall, the first time a non-Hawaiian Team won the World Championship. In 1987 she won the Molokai Surf Ski race which is considered the World Championship in that sport. The race leaves from the West End of Molokai and ends on Oahu. She continues to train to stay in shape through riding a bike and weight lifting and enjoys boogie boarding during the summer.[3][4]
| Date | Position | Event | Swim time |
Bike time |
Run time |
transition time |
Total time |
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| October 1982 | 1st | Ironman Triathlon, Hawaii | 1:04:57 | 5:50:36 | 3:58:35 | 10:54:08 |
References
- ↑ Teaching staff of Beckman High School in Irvine, California, including Leach in the Science department, retiring in June, 2012. - accessed 20 September 2009.
- ↑ Sport-reference.com profile
- ↑ "Statistics from the Ford Ironman World Championship". ironman.com. 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ↑ August 11, 2008 Long Beach (CA) Press-Telegram article on Summer Olympians from the Long Beach, CA area - accessed September 23, 2008.
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