Lisa Bentley
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| Born | 28 November 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lisa Bentley (born November 28, 1968) is a Canadian triathlete. She has been competing on the Ironman race series since late in the 1990s. In 1988, Bentley was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.[1] Despite this, she has won 11 Ironman competitions.[2] In 2006, Bentley placed third at the Ironman World Championship, her best showing and finished second at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, Florida three weeks later.[3]
Ironman series victories
[edit]- 2000 IM New Zealand
- 2001 IM New Zealand
- 2002 IM Australia
- 2003 IM Australia
- 2003 IM Canada
- 2004 IM Australia
- 2004 IM Canada
- 2005 IM Australia
- 2005 IM Germany
- 2006 IM Australia
- 2007 IM Canada
Ironman World Championships
[edit]- 1997 - 9th won by: Heather Fuhr
- 2000 - 6th won by: Natascha Badmann
- 2002 - 6th won by: Natascha Badmann
- 2003 - 5th won by: Lori Bowden
- 2004 - 4th won by: Natascha Badmann
- 2005 - DNF (medical) won by: Natascha Badmann
- 2006 - 3rd won by: Michellie Jones
References
[edit]- ^ Bowman, Cheryl. "Famous People with Cystic Fibrosis". Life123, Inc. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ Krabel, Herbert (11 January 2008). "Lisa Bentley - big heart, big smile". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ "Confirmed Pro Triathlete: Lisa Bentley". Revolution3 Triathlon. 2009. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2010.