Ben Kanute

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]

Ben Kanute
Kanute at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1992-12-14) December 14, 1992
Geneva, Illinois, U.S.[1]
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Ironman 70.3 World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022Individual
Silver medal – second place 2017Individual

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, Josh and Nick.[4] He is married to wife, Courtney, with two children, daughter Briella, and son Caden.

References
  1. Ben Kanute Archived 2016-10-13 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  2. Ben Kanute Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. Carlson, Timothy (September 10, 2017). "Gomez wins his second Ironman 70.3 Worlds". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  4. Ben Kanute. teamusa.org
  5. "2016 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships : Jul 17 2016 : 4xMixed Relay : Results". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  6. "2016 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships : 4xMixed Relay : Team I United States : Results". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  7. Armstrong, Rick (July 29, 2016). "Armstrong: Marmion graduate Ben Kanute gears up for Olympics in triathlon". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  8. "Rio 2016 Triathlon – Men" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
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