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| Nickname | Big Unit [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 23, 1995 Boulder, Colorado, United States [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Colorado [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Triathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Self coached [2] | ||||||||||||||
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Sam Long (born December 23, 1995) is an American professional triathlete. He won a silver medal at the 2021 Ironman 70.3 World Championships.
Long was born prematurely as one of three triplets in Boulder, Colorado, and grew up mountain biking and swimming with his parents. He competed in his first Ironman at the age of 17, prior to attending the University of Colorado, where he graduated with a double major in psychology and physiology. [1] He then turned professional in 2016, and took his first major victory at the Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga in 2019. In 2021, he finished second to Gustav Iden at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in St. George, Utah. [3]
| Year | Competition | Country | Place | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ||||
| Ironman 70.3 Boulder |  United States | 1 | 3h 33' 23" | |
| Ironman 70.3 Gulf Coast | United States | 1 | 3h 36' 00" | |
| 2022 | ||||
| Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells-La Quinta | United States | 1 | 3h 43' 34" | |
| Ironman 70.3 Gdynia |  Poland | 1 | 3h 37' 55" | |
| 2021 | Xterra Beaver Creek | United States | 2 | 2h 06' 01" |
| Ironman 70.3 Boulder | United States | 1 | 3h 37' 35" | |
| Ironman Coeur d'Alene | United States | 1 | 8h 7' 40" | |
| Ironman 70.3 St. George | United States | 2 | 3h 43' 01" | |
| Ironman 70.3 World Championship | United States | 2 | 3h 41' 09" | |
| 2020 | Ironman 70.3 Cozumel |  Mexico | 1 | 3h 42' 43" |
| 2019 | Ironman Chattanooga | United States | 1 | 8h 22' 20" |
| Ironman 70.3 Victoria |  Canada | 1 | 3h 55' 48" | |
| Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga | United States | 1 | 3h 48' 50" | |
| 2018 | Ironman Louisville | United States | 2 | 7h 39' 21" |
| 2016 | Ironman 70.3 Calgary | Canada | 2 | 3h 50' 41" |
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