John Dunbar (triathlete)

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John Dunbar
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Men's triathlon
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John Dunbar (born 1954) is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL and Ironman triathlete.

Dunbar finished 2nd in the first two Ironman races - 1978 and 1979. [1]

The competitive struggle between Dunbar and the fourteen other athletes in the 1979 race was profiled in a ten-page, 6,175 word article titled "IRONMAN" in the May 14, 1979 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine that is widely credited with launching triathlons into public prominence. [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Famous Triathletes: John Dunbar". triathlonfacts.com.
  2. ↑ McDermott, Barry (May 14, 1979). "IRONMAN". Sports Illustrated.
  3. ↑ Tinley, Scott (January 7, 2014). "The Pen that Launched a Thousand Triathlons". trihistory.com.
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