American triathlete (born 1992)
Ben Kanute
Kanute at the 2016 Olympics
Born (1992-12-14 ) December 14, 1992 (age 32) Geneva, Illinois , U.S.[ 1] Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[ 2] Weight 70 kg (154 lb) Sport Triathlon
Ben Kanute (born December 14, 1992) is an American triathlete who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics . In 2017 and 2022 he took second place at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship .[ 3]
Career
Kanute is the 2015 USA Triathlon Elite National champion.[ 4] He teamed with Gwen Jorgensen , Kirsten Casper , and Joe Maloy to win the 2016 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships for the United States.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] Kanute qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics through his placement in a May 2016 qualifying race.[ 7] He finished 29th at the Olympics in a combined time of 1:48:59.[ 8]
Personal life
Kanute studied at Marmion Academy , and later graduated with a degree in physiology from the University of Arizona after 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
^ a b c Ben Kanute Archived 2016-10-13 at the Wayback Machine . nbcolympics.com
^ Ben Kanute Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com
^ Carlson, Timothy (September 10, 2017). "Gomez wins his second Ironman 70.3 Worlds" . Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved September 11, 2017 .
^ a b c Ben Kanute . teamusa.org
^ "2016 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships : Jul 17 2016 : 4xMixed Relay : Results" . International Triathlon Union. Retrieved August 7, 2016 .
^ "2016 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships : 4xMixed Relay : Team I United States : Results" . International Triathlon Union. Retrieved August 7, 2016 .
^ a b Armstrong, Rick (July 29, 2016). "Armstrong: Marmion graduate Ben Kanute gears up for Olympics in triathlon" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved August 7, 2016 .
^ "Rio 2016 Triathlon – Men" (PDF) . Rio 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016 .
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