Seth Rider

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Seth Rider
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Rider at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1997-03-06) March 6, 1997 (age 28)
Germantown, Tennessee, United States
Education Queens University of Charlotte [1]
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm) [1]
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Triathlon
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
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Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Mixed relay
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago Mixed relay

Seth Rider (born March 6, 1997) is an American professional triathlete. He qualified for the men's triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [2] [3]

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Career

In 2021, he was part of the United States team that won gold in the mixed relay at the World Triathlon Championship Series in Montreal. [4] He also won a silver medal in the mixed relay at the 2023 Pan American Games in addition to finishing fifth in the individual race. [5] [6]

In 2024, Rider explained that he was attempting to "increase his E. coli threshold" prior to competing in the men's triathlon at the Paris Olympics in order to better prepare for the high levels detected in the Seine. He claimed that he achieved this by "not washing [his] hands after [going] to the bathroom and stuff like that". [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Seth Rider". USA Triathlon . Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  2. "Seth Rider". triathlon.org. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  3. Cody, Colin (June 7, 2024). "Germantown triathlete Seth Rider sees childhood dream come true". wreg.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  4. "U.S. Wins Mixed Relay Gold at World Triathlon Championship Series Montreal". ustriathlon.org. August 15, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  5. "Mixed relay triathlon results" (PDF). Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  6. "Men's triathlon results" (PDF). Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  7. "Key questions answered after triathlon postponement". July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.