Ryan Bolton

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Ryan Bolton (born March 26, 1973, in Rapid City, South Dakota) is an American athlete and coach who competed in triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Bolton competed in cross country, swimming and track for Campbell County High School in Gillette, Wyoming. He ran cross country and track for the University of Wyoming.

Bolton competed in the first Olympic triathlon, at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1] He finished in 25th place with a total time of 1:50:52.95. Bolton won the 2002 Ironman Triathlon at Lake Placid, New York. Bolton was coached by Joe Friel. [2] [3] He retired from competition in 2004, [4] and has since been a coach for USA Triathlon. [5]

Since 2009, Bolton has coached runners in Santa Fe, New Mexico with the Harambee Track Club, where he coached Caroline Rotich, winner of the 2015 Boston Marathon. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "2000 Olympic Result - Triathlon: Olympic Triathlon". CNNSI.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
  2. ↑ "Cross Country Archives". Wyoming High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
  3. ↑ Ryan Bolton Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine . International Triathlon Union. Retrieved on 2008-07-06.
  4. ↑ Triathlete.com (2015-04-23). "How A U.S. Triathlon Coach Helped Caroline Rotich Win Boston". Triathlete. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  5. ↑ "Ryan Bolton". www.usatriathlon.org. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  6. ↑ Eriksson, Mikael (2020-02-17). "Ryan Bolton - Olympian and coach of Ben Hoffman and Caroline Rotich | EP#221". Scientific Triathlon. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  7. ↑ Mexican, The New (2015-09-17). "Half-marathon gala to honor Boston winner". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2025-05-24.


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