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About Mark Allen
No triathlete has gained the recognition
or success that Mark Allen has. After competing
and losing in the Ironman Triathlon
Championships six times, he emerged victorious
in 1989, winning the most difficult one-day
sporting event in the world.
It would be the first of six Ironman victories
for Allen, the last coming in 1995 at age 37,
making him the oldest champion ever. He has also
excelled at the Olympic distance, winning the
sport's inaugural World Championships in 1989 in
Avignon, France, by more than a minute. He went
undefeated in 10 trips to the Nice International
Championships, and from 1988-1990 he put
together a winning streak of 20 races.
Over the course of his racing career, which
ended in 1996, he maintained a 90% average in
top-three finishes. He was named Triathlete of
the Year six times by Triathlete magazine, and
in 1997 Outside magazine tabbed him The World's
Fittest Man. |
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