Mirinda Carfrae

Mirinda Carfrae
Personal information
NicknameRinny
Born (1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 43)[1]
Brisbane, Australia[2]
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)[1]
SpouseTim O'Donnell
Sport
CountryAustralia
Coached bySiri Lindley
Medal record
Women's Triathlon
Ironman 70.3 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Clearwater Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Clearwater Individual
Ironman Triathlon World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kailua-Kona Individual
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kailua-Kona Individual
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kailua-Kona Individual
Silver medal – second place 2009 Kailua-Kona Individual
Silver medal – second place 2011 Kailua-Kona Individual
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kailua-Kona Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Kailua-Kona Individual
ITU Long Distance World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Fredericia Individual
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Mirinda Carfrae (born 26 March 1981) is an Australian professional triathlete and an Ironman Triathlon world champion. Carfrae has achieved podium positions in six of her seven attempts at the Ironman World Championships: three 1st-place finishes (2010, 2013, 2014), three 2nd-place finishes (2009, 2011, 2016) and a 3rd place (2012, behind Leanda Cave and Caroline Steffen). She also won the 2007 Ironman 70.3 World Championship.

Carfrae held the Ironman Championship course record (8:52:14, set in 2013), until 2016 when it was beaten by Daniela Ryf (8:46:46) On her debut in 2009, she set a new course record for the marathon of 2:56:51, beating Wellington's record of 2:57:44 set the previous year. She again set new course records for the marathon in 2010 (2:53:32), 2011 (2:52:09, where Wellington—suffering from serious injuries—also beat Carfrae's 2010 record), 2013 (2:50:38, where only two men recorded a faster time),[3] and 2014 (2:50:26).[4]

Mirinda Carfrae holds a black belt in Taekwondo as well.

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