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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1998 [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Arizona Arizona State University | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Triathlon | ||||||||||||||
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Chase McQueen (born 1998) is an American triathlete. He won the E World Triathlon Championships in 2024.
He attended Columbus North High School in Columbus, Indiana and finished runner-up in the junior elite men's division of the 2016 USA Triathlon national championships in West Chester, Ohio. He then attended the University of Arizona, later transferring Arizona State University. [2] [3]
In 2021, he made his debut in the World Triathlon Championship Series, racing at the World Series Championship event in Leeds. [4] During the race, Alistair Brownlee was disqualified for appearing to "dunk" McQueen during the swim stage. [5] That year, he was part of the United States team that won gold in the mixed relay at the World Triathlon Championship Series Montreal. [6]
In July 2022, he secured a 12th-place finish at the 2022 World Triathlon Cup Pontevedra. [7]
He won the Arena Games Triathlon held on Feb 25, 2023 at the Parc Olympique in Montreal. [8] [9] At the Super League's Arena Games Final in London in 2023, McQueen responded to what he perceived to be faulty equipment by swimming butterfly. [10] He finished 14th at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago. [11] He finished runner-up at the 2023 Americas Triathlon Sprint Championships in Santa Marta, Colombia in September 2023. [12]
He won the E World Triathlon Championships in London in April 2024. [13] [14]
He is based in Girona, Spain. He is coached by Joel Filliol, in a group with triathletes including Vincent Luis, Vasco Vilaça, and Jelle Geens.
Triathlon had its Summer Olympics debut at the 2000 Games, in Sydney, when men's and women's individual events were first held, and has been contested since then. In 2021, at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics a mixed team relay event was held for the first time. The sport, and its Olympic events, are governed by the International Triathlon Union, known since 2019 as World Triathlon.
Alistair Edward Brownlee MBE is an English former triathlete. He is the only athlete to hold two Olympic titles in the individual triathlon event, winning gold medals in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. He is also a four-time World Champion in triathlon being Triathlon World Champion twice and World Team Champion twice, a four-time European Champion, and the 2014 Commonwealth champion. Brownlee is the only male athlete,, to have completed a grand slam of Olympic, World, and continental championships. Brownlee is also a one-time world champion in aquathlon. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest male Triathletes ever.
Francisco Javier Gómez Noya is a Spanish triathlete. He is the winner of five ITU Triathlon World Championships, he holds three ITU Triathlon World Cup titles, and won the Silver medal for Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in men's triathlon. He has also won world titles for Ironman 70.3 and XTERRA Triathlon.
Jonathan Callum Brownlee is an English professional duathlete and triathlete. He is a six-time World champion, and one-time Olympic champion in triathlon.
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Alexander Amos Yee is a British professional triathlete and distance runner. He is the 2024 World and Olympic champion in standard or 'Olympic' distance triathlon, the second man to win both titles in a single year.
Carolyn Hayes is an Irish triathlete.
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) is an organisation that represents non-drafting professional triathletes. Its mission is to professionalise and promote the sport of triathlon. The PTO is a hybrid of a not-for-profit organisation and commercial endeavour. The commercial enterprises of the PTO – including PTO events – are operated under a commercial entity, with the triathletes of PTO retaining 50% ownership and PTO investors retaining 50% ownership.
Hugo Milner is a British triathlete and cross-country runner. He won the English national cross country title in 2024.
Gina Sereno is an American triathlete and NASA engineer.
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Lasse Lührs is a German triathlete.
Nina Eim is a German triathlete.
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