Kerry Lang

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Kerry Lang at the French Grand Prix (Lyonnaise des Eaux) triathlon in Tours, 2011. Kerry Lang Tours2011.jpg
Kerry Lang at the French Grand Prix (Lyonnaise des Eaux) triathlon in Tours, 2011.
Kerry Lang at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbuhel, 2011. Kerry Lang Kitzbuhel2011.jpg
Kerry Lang at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2011.
Kerry Lang at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbuhel, 2010. Kerry Lang Kitzbuhel2010.jpg
Kerry Lang at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2010.

Kerry Lang (born 24 January 1976, in Glasgow, Scotland) is a British professional triathlete, Scottish Duathlon Champion and British Triathlon Vice Champion of the year 2009, and Scottish Road Race (Bike) Champion of the years 2007 and 2008. She has represented Great Britain in the World Championship Series since 2009 and she represented Great Britain in the Series' precursor, the BG World Cup, in 2007 and 2008.

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Sports career

Kerry Lang started her ITU career in 2004, when she won her first European Cup medal. In the seven years from 2004 to 2010, Lang took part in 39 ITU competitions and achieved 8 top ten positions. In the World Championship Series Ranking2011, Lang fell back to the 63rd position (August 2011) because she did not finish two races.

Kerry Lang also takes part in non ITU events, in 2011, for instance, she won the 15th International Lanzarote Duathlon (22 January 2011).

In France, Lang has represented the club Poissy at the prestigious Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux since 2008. In 2010, she placed 12th and 14th in Beauvais and Paris respectively. In 2011, she took part in the Grand Prix triathlon at Tours (28 August 2011), for this race, however, there is no individual ranking.

Kerry Lang holds a degree from the University of Edinburgh Medical School (MBChB, 1998) and from the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS, Glasgow 2001). She works in the ear, nose and throat department of Glasgow's Southern General Hospital. Kerry Lang lives in Elderslie. Her coach is Marc Jenkins, the husband of the Welsh triathlete Helen Jenkins.

ITU Competitions

The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU Athletes's Profile Page. [1] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2004-03-06  Pan American CupRoatan20
  2004-07-10  European CupEchternach10
  2004-08-14  European CupLough Neagh3
  2005-04-24  World CupMazatlan9
  2005-05-15  World CupIshigaki13
  2005-08-06  World CupHamburgDNF
  2005-08-14  World CupTiszaújváros11
  2005-09-17  OSIM World CupBeijing24
  2006-02-19  Oceania CupHobartDNF
  2006-03-18  Commonwealth GamesMelbourne18
  2006-03-26  World CupMooloolaba17
  2006-05-07  World CupMazatlan17
  2007-07-01  Asian CupShichigahama2
  2007-07-29  BG World CupSalford22
  2007-08-11  BG World CupTiszaújvárosDNF
  2007-08-30  BG World ChampionshipsHamburg50
  2007-10-07  BG World CupRhodes15
  2007-11-04  BG World CupCancun8
  2007-12-01  BG World CupEilatDNF
  2008-02-23  African CupBloemfontein2
  2008-03-30  BG World CupMooloolaba17
  2008-04-06  BG World CupNew Plymouth18
  2008-04-13  BG World CupIshigaki11
  2008-05-04  BG World CupRichards Bay25
  2008-05-10  European ChampionshipsLisbon17
  2008-05-25  BG World CupMadrid15
  2008-06-05  BG World ChampionshipsVancouver30
  2008-09-27  BG World CupLorientDNS
  2009-05-02  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesTongyeong33
  2009-06-21  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesWashington DC21
  2009-06-27  Elite CupHy-Vee22
  2009-07-11  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbühel28
  2009-08-15  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon25
  2009-09-09  Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Grand FinalGold Coast21
  2010-05-08  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSeoul26
  2010-06-05  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid37
  2010-07-10  World CupHolten7
  2010-08-14  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbühel28
  2010-09-08  Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Grand FinalBudapest33
  2010-10-10  World CupHuatulco7
  2011-03-05  Sprint Pan American CupClermont6
  2011-03-26  World CupMooloolaba10
  2011-04-09  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSydney36
  2011-04-17  World CupIshigaki37
  2011-06-18  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbühelDNF
  2011-07-09  Premium European CupHolten3
  2011-07-16  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburgDNF
  2011-07-31  Premium European CupBanyoles8
  2011-08-06  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon52
  2011-08-14  World CupTiszaújváros15

DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start · BG = the sponsor British Gas

Notes

  1. See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=OTg3# Archived 26 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 30 August 2011.

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