Craig Alexander (born 22 June 1973) is an Australian

triathlete A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the ...

who is the 2008, 2009 & 2011

Ironman Triathlon An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), consisting of a swim, a bicycle ride and a marathon run completed in that order, a total of . It is widely consid ...

World Champion. He was the course record holder for the Ironman World Championship. He is also the winner of the

Ironman 70.3 World Championship The Ironman 70.3 World Championship is a long-distance triathlon competition held annually and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). History The "70.3" refers to the total distance in miles (113.0 km) covered in the race, cons ...

in 2006 and

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Triathlon career

Early career

In December 1993, Alexander raced in his first triathlon at Kurnell in Southern Sydney. Alexander split his time between Olympic Distance and Half Iron distance racing early in his career, winning a total of 20 races in his first 4 years as a professional triathlete.

Ironman career

After a long, unbeaten streak at the Half Ironman distance, Crowie won the inaugural Ironman 70.3 (Half Ironman) World Championship in 2006. This win qualified him for the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii the following year (2007), where he finished 2nd in his debut race in the lava fields. In 2008 and 2009, Alexander went on to win the Ironman World Championships, becoming only the 4th male athlete in history to defend the title. Crowie then followed this up in 2011 by winning the Ironman 70.3 World Championships for the second time and the Ironman World Championships for the third time (the first athlete in history to win both titles in the same year). With his 2011 victory in Hawaii, Alexander also broke the previous course record which had stood for 15 years and became, at the age of 38, the oldest athlete ever to win the IM World Championship title.

Coaching career

In 2014, Crowie stepped away from Ironman racing and launched his own brand, Sansego. He teamed up with an elite group of endurance coaches and experts to deliver coaching, consulting, clinics and training camps.

Personal life

Alexander attended

Ashfield Boys High School Ashfield Boys High School is a government-funded comprehensive single-sex secondary school for boys, located on Liverpool Road, in Ashfield, an inner western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1962, the school ...

and went on to study Anatomy and Physiology at university.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Craig 1973 births Australian male triathletes Ironman world champions Living people People educated at Ashfield Boys High School 20th-century Australian sportsmen 21st-century Australian sportsmen Sportsmen from New South Wales