Mirinda Carfrae

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Mirinda Carfrae
Mirinda Carfrae at 2014 Ironman Hawaii.jpg
Personal information
NicknameRinny
Born (1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 42) [1]
Brisbane, Australia [2]
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) [1]
Weight52 kg (115 lb) [1]
Spouse Tim O'Donnell
Sport
CountryAustralia
Coached bySiri Lindley
Medal record
Women's Triathlon
Ironman 70.3 World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Clearwater Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Clearwater Individual
Ironman Triathlon World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Kailua-Kona Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Kailua-Kona Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Kailua-Kona Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Kailua-Kona Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Kailua-Kona Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Kailua-Kona Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Kailua-Kona Individual
ITU Long Distance World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Fredericia Individual

Mirinda Carfrae (born 26 March 1981) is an Australian professional triathlete and an Ironman Triathlon world champion. Carfrae has achieved podium positions in six of her seven attempts at the Ironman World Championships: 1st-place finishes (2010, 2013, 2014), three 2nd-place finishes (2009, 2011, 2016) and a 3rd place (2012, behind Leanda Cave and Caroline Steffen). She also won the 2007 Ironman 70.3 World Championship.

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Carfrae held the Ironman Championship course record (8:52:14, set in 2013), until 2016 when it was beaten by Daniela Ryf (8:46:46) On her debut in 2009, she set a new course record for the marathon of 2:56:51, beating Wellington's record of 2:57:44 set the previous year. She again set new course records for the marathon in 2010 (2:53:32), 2011 (2:52:09, where Wellington—suffering from serious injuries—also beat Carfrae's 2010 record), 2013 (2:50:38, where only two men recorded a faster time), [3] and 2014 (2:50:26). [4]

Mirinda Carfrae holds a black belt in Taekwondo as well.

Career

Carfrae competed in her first triathlon in 2000, at the age of 19. [1] She went on to represent Australia at the Junior and U23 level, winning a silver medal at the 2003 ITU U23 World Championships. [5] In 2004, she won a silver medal at the Salford Triathlon leg of the ITU Triathlon World Cup. [6] She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. [7]

Long distance

Carfrae's first attempt at longer distances was at the Lake Tinaroo Half Ironman in September 2002, where she finished in second place behind Rebekah Keat, setting a new run course record of 1:21:20. [8] Referring to this race, she later wrote, "I just remember feeling more comfortable racing the longer distance, and from then I knew I would be racing full Ironman at some point in future." [9]

Carfrae achieved her first World Championship medal at the 2005 ITU Long Distance World Championships, where she finished 2nd in a time of 6:27:11. [5] In 2007, she won the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in a course record time of 4:07:25. [10] This win entitled Carfrae to race at the full Ironman World Championships at Kona, but she deferred her entry to 2009, when she felt she was ready for the longer distance. At the 2009 Ironman World Championship, Carfrae's first Ironman race, she finished second behind Chrissie Wellington, breaking Wellington's 2008 course record for the women's marathon with a time of 2:56:51. [11] She wrote, "My first tri was at the end of 1999—my first Ironman was 10 years later. I waited until I felt I was physically and mentally strong enough to go the distance, and until I could be seriously competitive." [9]

Carfrae set a course record at the Ironman World Championship at Kona, Hawaii in 2013 with a time of 8:52:14. Additionally, at that race she set a women's record time for the run portion of the course at 2:50:38. In 2015, she started the Ironman World Championship race at Kona, but withdrew from the bike leg due to pain from injuries sustained in a collision with a car earlier that week.

Results

DatePositionEventTime
10 July 20222ndIronman 70.3 Oregon4:05:26
11 October 20141stKona Ironman World Championships9:00:55
20 July 20141stChallenge Roth8:38:53
12 October 20131stKona Ironman World Championships8:52:14
3 June 20121stRev3 Half Quassy4:27:02
22 April 20123rdNew Orleans Ironman 70.33:47:28
25 March 20123rdIronman Asia-Pacific Championship – Melbourne9:04:00
8 October 20112ndKona Ironman World Championships8:57:57
4 September 20112ndHy-Vee 5150 US Championship1:59:20
17 July 20113rdVineman Ironman 70.34:17:49
12 June 20111stEagleman Ironman 70.34:15:31
5 June 20112ndRev3 Half Quassy4:26:24
1 May 20113rdSt Croix Ironman 70.34:36:01
2 April 20111stCalifornia Ironman 70.34:26:18
5 March 20112ndIronman New Zealand9:31:33
9 October 20101stKona Ironman World Championships8:58:36
12 September 20101stMuskoka Ironman 70.34:28:36
1 August 20101stCalgary Ironman 70.34:21:32
18 July 20101stVineman Ironman 70.34:15:51
12 June 20103rdTriGrandPrix Basque Country4:22:33
6 June 20101stRev3 Half Quassy4:23:38
25 April 20102ndSt Anthony's Triathlon2:00:20
27 March 20101stCalifornia Ironman 70.34:20:29
10 October 20092ndKona Ironman World Championships9:13:59
13 September 20091stMuskoka Ironman 70.34:24:48
2 August 20091stCalgary Ironman 70.34:11:05
28 June 20091stAflac Irongirl Atlanta1:13:55
14 June 20091stEagleman Ironman 70.34:13:27
7 June 20091stRev3 Half Quassy4:27:26
3 May 20092ndSt Croix Ironman 70.34:35:21
4 April 20091stCalifornia Ironman 70.34:25:02
7 December 20082ndLaguna Phuket Triathlon2:50:02
16 November 20081stSt Croix Triathlon2:20:27
8 November 200812thClearwater Ironman 70.3 World Championships4:22:29
6 October 200813thDallas Triathlon2:03:26
7 September 20085thLos Angeles Triathlon2:06:50
27 July 20081stNewfoundland Ironman 70.34:27:23
12 July 200811thMinneapolis Lifetime Fitness Triathlon2:08:52
29 June 20081stBuffalo Springs Lake Ironman 70.34:23:28
14 June 20081stBattle at Midway Triathlon2:04:56
1 June 20083rdEscape from Alcatraz Triathlon2:16:47
4 May 20081stSt Croix Ironman 70.34:33:39
27 April 20083rdSt Anthony's Triathlon2:01:52
13 April 20081stLas Vegas Iron Girl1:56:22
29 March 20082ndCalifornia Ironman 70.34:25:51
10 February 20081stGeelong Ironman 70.34:24:27
2 December 20072ndLaguna Phuket Triathlon2:44:28
18 November 20071stSt Croix Triathlon2:17:12
10 November 20071stClearwater Ironman 70.3 World Championships4:07:25
14 October 20073rdDallas US Open Triathlon1:59:11
9 September 20073rdLos Angeles Triathlon2:07:17
2 September 20072ndSingapore Ironman 70.34:17:17
26 August 20075thChicago Triathlon2:04:07
22 July 20071stSpirit of Racine Half Ironman4:16:43
15 July 20077thMinneapolis Lifetime Fitness Triathlon2:05:20
24 June 20072ndBuffalo Springs Lake Triathlon4:20:06
10 June 20072ndEagleman Ironman 70,34:13:19
5 May 20072ndWildflower4:38:14
29 April 20074thSt Anthony's Triathlon2:00:18
25 March 200718thMooloolaba World Cup2:03:16
4 February 20075thPerth1:04:51
11 November 20063rdClearwater Ironman 70.3 World Championships4:16:44
30 July 200622ndSalford BG Triathlon World Cup2:08:16
23 July 200625thCorner Brook BG Triathlon World Cup2:13:27
16 July 200616thMinneapolis Lifetime Fitness Triathlon2:06:29
21 May 20061stBaja Ironman 70.34:31:13
7 May 20061stSt Croix Ironman 70.34:30:13
16 April 20064thIshigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup1:58:58
19 February 200611thHobart ITU Triathlon Oceania Cup2:08:34
10 September 200531stGamagori ITU Triathlon World Champs2:04:43
6 August 20052ndFredericia Long Course World Championships6:27:10
23 July 20058thEdmonton ITU Triathlon World Cup2:03:08
17 July 20059thCornerbrook ITU Triathlon World Cup2:11:20
26 June 20051stMountaineer Half Ironman4:36:55
13 June 20053rdEagleman Half Ironman4:25:25
22 May 20052ndFlorida Half Ironman4:30:20
15 May 20057thIshigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup2:03:12
16 April 200510thHonolulu ITU World Cup2:09:37
27 February 20052ndPort Macquarie Half Ironman4:13:04
26 September 20041stNice Long Course Triathlon7:15:07
25 July 20042ndSalford ITU Triathlon World Cup2:09:16
18 July 200410thCorner Brook ITU Triathlon World Cup2:16:28
11 July 200414thEdmonton ITU World Cup2:01:16
9 May 200412thMadeira ITU Triathlon U23 World Championships2:01:07
7 June 200312thTongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup2:00:53
15 June 20034thGamagori ITU Triathlon World Cup1:59:04
27 July 200315thSalford ITU Triathlon World Cup2:06:31
3 August 200310thTiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup1:58:51
10 August 20034thNew York ITU Triathlon World Cup2:01:07
6 December 20032ndQueenstown ITU Triathlon U23 World Champs2:11:53
9 November 20022ndCancun ITU Triathlon U23 World Championships2:02:41
1 September 20022ndLake Tinaroo Half Ironman4:34:56
28 July 200238thTiszaujvaros ITU triathlon World Cup2:02:36

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