Joe Skipper

Joe Skipper
Personal information
Born (1988-03-25) 25 March 1988
Residence Norwich, Norfolk, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
Club Tri-Anglia Triathlon Club[1]
City of Norwich AC[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) (Ironman) 07:56:23
Medal record
Joe Skipper
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Men's triathlon
ITU Long Distance World Championships
2015 Sweden Elite men's race

Joe Skipper (born 25 March 1988) is an English professional triathlete and ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships bronze medalist.[3]

Skipper won his first World Championships medal at the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in 2015, held in Motola, Sweden where he finished in third position, claiming the bronze.[1][4]

As of 2015, Skipper hold the 3rd fastest Ironman bike split of all time. He is also the fastest British male ironman of all time. Skipper won silver at Ironman Texas in May 2015, breaking the course record for the cycle stage.[5]

Achievements

Date Competition Place Position
2011-05-29 British Sprint Triathlon Championships Belvoir Castle, UK 2
2011-07-03 British Triathlon Middle Distance Championships Bucks, UK 1
2013-05-19 ETU Challenge Middle Distance Championship Barcelona, Spain 13
2013-08-03 Ironman UK Bolton, UK 3
2013-11-02 Ironman Florida Florida, USA 10
2014-04-13 ETU Long Distance Duathlon European Championship Horst, Belgium 14
2014-07-20 Ironman UK Bolton, UK 2
2014-10-05 Ironman Barcelona Barcelona, Spain 6
2015-05-16 Ironman Texas The Woodlands, Texas, USA 2
2015-07-27 ITU Long Distance World Championships Motala, Sweden 3
2015-07-19 Ironman UK Bolton, UK 3
2015-10-10 Ironman World Championship Kona, Hawaii 13
2016-03-05 Ironman New Zealand Taupo, New Zealand 2[6]
2016-07-17 Challenge Roth Roth, Bavaria 2[7]

References

  1. 1 2 http://joeskipper.co.uk/about-joe/
  2. ↑ http://conac.org.uk/joe-skipper-hits-the-heights-in-texas-ironman/
  3. ↑ http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=366603
  4. ↑ http://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/sport/norwich_triathlete_joe_skipper_left_disappointed_despite_finishing_third_at_ironman_uk_1_4160627
  5. ↑ http://www.tri247.com/article_13952.html
  6. ↑ http://www.slowtwitch.com/Interview/Skipper_on_Jet_pink_hair_and_PB_5696.html
  7. ↑ http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/Frodeno_goes_7_35_Ryf_impresses_5898.html
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