Jeffrey Bruce Symonds (born October 1, 1985) is a

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professional

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. His third-place in the

2011 Ironman 70.3 World Championship The 2011 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition that was held at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada on September 11, 2011. It was sponsored by the United States Marine Corps and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. The ...

made him the first Canadian male and the second man in his twenties (after

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) to record a podium finish at the

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World Championships. Symonds won the 2015 Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in Melbourne, and the 2013 and 2014 Challenge Penticton triathlons, with second-place finishes at

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in 2014 and 2018. Symonds trains in his hometown of

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and

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Symonds is now a teacher at Princess Margaret Secondary School

Early life

Symonds was born and raised in

. As he was growing up, he enjoyed playing school sports like basketball and hockey. This was around the time when he got immersed in triathlon due to the popular

race being held in his hometown. In 2005, Symonds participated in his first triathlon race. From that point on, he realized that he wanted to compete professionally.

Career

Even though Symonds did not start participating in triathlons until he was 20, he was a runner for the

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in college, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in commerce, with a concentration in marketing.

Notable results

* 2018 Ironman Canada (Whistler) - 2nd * 2015 Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship Melbourne - 1st - 2:44 marathon * 2014 Challenge Penticton – 1st - 3 weeks after Ironman Canada (Whistler) - 2:50 marathon * 2014 Challenge Bahrain - 7th * 2014 Ironman Canada (Whistler) – 2nd - 2:40:34 marathon * 2013 Challenge Penticton – 1st - bike crash going 60+km/h - 2:47 marathon * 2013 Ironman Los Cabos – 4th - debut Ironman distance race - 2:54 marathon * 2012 Ironman 70.3 Austin – 4th *

2012 Ironman 70.3 World Championship The 2012 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition held at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada on September 9, 2012. The championship was sponsored by the United States Marine Corps and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation ...

– 15th * 2012 Ironman 70.3 Calgary – 3rd *

– 3rd * 2011 Ironman 70.3 Boise – 3rd * 2011 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens – 3rd * 2010 Ironman 70.3 World Championship – 10th * 2010 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens – 2nd *

2009 Ironman 70.3 World Championship The 2009 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition held in Clearwater, Florida on November 14, 2009. The race was sponsored by Foster Grant and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. The championship race is the culmination ...

– 33rd * 2011 - 2014 Great White North Triathlon - 1st - new course record set in 2013 at 3:46:01

References

External links

* 1985 births Living people Canadian male triathletes UBC Sauder School of Business alumni 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-triathlon-bio-stub