Joe Skipper

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Joe Skipper
Personal information
Born (1988-03-25) 25 March 1988 (age 35)
Home town Norwich
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
ClubTri-Anglia Triathlon Club [1]
City of Norwich AC [2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)(Ironman) 07:46:28
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Men's triathlon
ITU Long Distance World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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 Motala, Sweden where he finished in third position, claiming the bronze. [1] [4]

As of 2015, Skipper holds 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

DateCompetitionPlacePosition
2011-05-29British Sprint Triathlon ChampionshipsBelvoir Castle, UK2
2011-07-03British Triathlon Middle Distance ChampionshipsBucks, UK1
2013-05-19ETU Challenge Middle Distance ChampionshipBarcelona, Spain13
2013-08-03Ironman UK Bolton, UK3
2013-11-02Ironman FloridaFlorida, USA10
2014-04-13ETU Long Distance Duathlon European ChampionshipHorst, Belgium14
2014-07-20Ironman UKBolton, UK2
2014-10-05Ironman BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain6
2015-05-16Ironman TexasThe Woodlands, Texas, USA2
2015-07-27ITU Long Distance World ChampionshipsMotala, Sweden3
2015-07-19Ironman UKBolton, UK3
2015-10-10 Ironman World Championship Kona, Hawaii 13
2016-03-05Ironman New Zealand Taupō, New Zealand2 [6]
2016-07-17 Challenge Roth Roth, Bavaria 2 [7]
2018-07-15Ironman UKBolton, UK1 [8]
2018-10-12Ironman World ChampionshipKona, Hawaii7
2019-11-02Ironman FloridaPanama Beach, Florida1 [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "About Joe". Joe Skipper. 22 August 2015.
  2. "Joe Skipper hits the heights in Texas Ironman | City of Norwich Athletic Club". 3 June 2015.
  3. "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info.
  4. Freezer, David (21 July 2015). "Norwich triathlete Joe Skipper left disappointed despite finishing third at Ironman UK". Eastern Daily Press.
  5. "Analysis: Joe Skipper's Ironman Texas - Tri247". archive.tri247.com.
  6. "Skipper on Jet, pink hair and PB". Slowtwitch.com.
  7. "Frodeno goes 7:35, Ryf impresses". Slowtwitch.com.
  8. "Joe Skipper, Lucy Gossage are IRONMAN UK 2018 champions | Elite News". Tri247.com. 15 July 2018.
  9. "Ironman".