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Whitfield won a gold medal in the triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He got up off the ground after he and 14 other riders crashed in the bike race portion of the event and worked his way back near the leaders.
Sep 17, 2020 · It was 20 years ago today that Simon Whitfield ran his way into Canadian's hearts with a dramatic gold-medal finish. Simon Whitfield put Canada on the Olympic triathlon map with his historic run to gold in the sport’s debut at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia.
In what would be the climax of most athletes’ careers, the gold medal only served as a springboard for Whitfield. The next quad would be one of his most successful, with Whitfield winning the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games and seven World Cups in the four-year period.
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In what would be the climax of most athletes’ careers, the gold medal only served as a springboard for Whitfield. The next quad would be one of his most successful, with Whitfield winning the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games and seven World Cups in the four-year period.
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Simon Whitfield was born in 1975 to Linda and Geoff Whitfield, an Australian who had immigrated to Canada and settled in Kingston, Ontario. He also has a sister, Kate. Whitfield entered his first triathlon at 12 at Sharbot Lake, Ontario, an event sponsored by the Kids of Steel program. Whitfield had told his hometown paper, The Whig Standard, that ...
As the 2000 Olympic Summer Games approached, he was offered the opportunity to compete for Australia because of his dual citizenship and his growing reputation as a top triathlete. He chose Canada. On race day, most athletes travelled accompanied by their bikes and equipment, preferring to keep them in full view at all times. In keeping with his tr...
BC Sports Hall of Fame (2002) Triathlon Canada’s Hall of Fame (2014) Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame (2016) Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame(2017)
Nov 13, 2020 · Simon Whitfield is triathlon’s greatest Olympian. He became the sport’s first male gold medalist in Sydney when, despite crashing on the bike, he worked his way back up to the leaders and then outran everyone in the field, outsprinting Germany’s Stefan Vuckovic in the final meters of the race.
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Sep 17, 2020 · It’s been 20 years since Whitfield, now 45, won gold at the first-ever Olympic men’s triathlon at the 2000 Sydney Games. The result surprised almost everyone. Australians had dominated the sport....
