Simon Lessing

Simon Christopher Lessing
MBE
Simon Lessing at Lake Placid
Personal information
Born (1971-02-12) 12 February 1971 (age 53)
Cape Town, South Africa
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportTriathlon
Retired2008
Medal record
Men's Triathlon
Representing  Great Britain
ITU World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Huntsville Individual
Gold medal – first place 1995 Cancún Individual
Gold medal – first place 1996 Cleveland Individual
Gold medal – first place 1998 Lausanne Individual
Silver medal – second place 1993 Manchester Individual
Silver medal – second place 1999 Montreal Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Perth Individual
ITU Long Distance World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Individual
ETU European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Individual
Gold medal – first place 1993 Individual
Gold medal – first place 1994 Individual
Ironman World Championship 70.3
Silver medal – second place 2006 Individual
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 St Petersburg Russia Individual
Gold medal – first place 1998 New York USA Individual

Simon Christopher Lessing, MBE, (born 12 February 1971) is a British triathlete who won five International Triathlon Union (ITU) world titles (1992, 1995(2), 1996 and 1998).[1] He also won races at 70.3 (Half Ironman), ITU long distance and Ironman-distance events. He set an Olympic-distance world record in 1996, and is noted for his 2004 Ironman Lake Placid win, where he set a course record of 8:23:12. In 2008 he retired from professional racing.[2] Simon resides in Boulder, Colorado, United States,[1] where he operates Boulder Coaching with Darren de Reuck.[3]

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to triathlon.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Simon Lessing profile". Sports Reference. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  2. ^ Carlson, Timothy (3 October 2008). "Simon Lessing: Reflections on life after a brilliant career". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Boulder Coaching". Boulder Coaching. 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  4. ^ "No. 55710". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1999. p. 36.