Lisa Marangon

Lisa Marangon (born 12 June 1980) is a Sydney, Australia based professional triathlete.

Marangon won her first major professional race, the Busselton, Western Australia half ironman on 5 May 2007.[1] The race consisted of a 1.9 kilometre swim, a 90.1 kilometre bike and a 21.1 kilometre run.

A single mum,[2] Marangon won the 18- to 24-year-old age group at the 2003 Ironman Australia in Forster and qualified for the Hawaii World Championships. In training for those world championships, she won the New South Wales Duathlon Championships in the 20-24 age group. She finished second in her age group in Kona.

In 2004 she won the 18-24 age group at the Australian Ironman for a second year. At the World Championships she finished third. She turned professional during 2004. At the 2009 ITU World Long Course Championships held in Perth, she finished seventh,[2] maintaining her number one world ranking in long distance triathlons.[3]

Achievements

References

  1. ↑ Jacobs wins third in a row
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lisa Marangon breaks drought
  3. ↑ ITU World Long Distance Triatlon Series Women's standings, 11/12/2009