Ben Kanute
 Kanute at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Born | December 14, 1992 Geneva, Illinois,U.S.[1] | |||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2] | |||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Triathlon | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Ben Kanute(born December 14, 1992) is an Americantriathletewho competed at the2016 Summer Olympics.In 2017 and 2022 he took second place at theIronman 70.3 World Championship.[3]
Career
[edit]Kanute is the 2015 USA Triathlon Elite National champion.[4]He teamed withGwen Jorgensen,Kirsten Casper,andJoe Maloyto win the 2016ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championshipsfor the United States.[4][5][6]Kanute qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics through his placement in a May 2016 qualifying race.[7]Hefinished 29th at the Olympicsin a combined time of 1:48:59.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Kanute studied atMarmion Academy,and later graduated with a degree in physiology from theUniversity of Arizonaafter just three years of study.[7]He took up triathlons at the age of eight inspired by his father.[1]He has two younger brothers.[4]He is married with two children.
References
[edit]- ^abcBen KanuteArchived2016-10-13 at theWayback Machine.nbcolympics
- ^Ben KanuteArchived2016-09-22 at theWayback Machine.rio2016
- ^Carlson, Timothy (September 10, 2017)."Gomez wins his second Ironman 70.3 Worlds".Slowtwitch.RetrievedSeptember 11,2017.
- ^abcBen Kanute.teamusa.org
- ^"2016 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships: Jul 17 2016: 4xMixed Relay: Results".International Triathlon Union.RetrievedAugust 7,2016.
- ^"2016 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships: 4xMixed Relay: Team I United States: Results".International Triathlon Union.RetrievedAugust 7,2016.
- ^abArmstrong, Rick (July 29, 2016)."Armstrong: Marmion graduate Ben Kanute gears up for Olympics in triathlon".Chicago Tribune.RetrievedAugust 7,2016.
- ^"Rio 2016 Triathlon – Men"(PDF).Rio 2016. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on August 24, 2016.RetrievedAugust 22,2016.
External links
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- Official website
- Ben KanuteatWorld Triathlon
- Ben KanuteatTeam USA(archived)
- Ben KanuteatOlympedia
- Ben KanuteatOlympics
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