Ben Bright
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Benjamin "Ben" Clifford Bright (born 12 July 1974 in Waiuku
) is an athlete from New Zealand
, who competes in triathlon
.
Bright competed at the first Olympic
triathlon
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
. He took thirty-eighth place with a total time of 1:52:17.26.
Later on he took up the job of coaching Mantas, a local swim club in Hong Kong
. After a spell of training several outstanding swimmers, including an Olympian
and Hong Kong age group record breakers, Bright accepted an opportunity to coach triathlon at Loughborough University
in England
.
Bright is now the head coach at the British Triathlon High Performance centre in Loughborough. He was personal coach to Tim Don
and Hollie Avil
at the 2008 Olympics.
Waiuku
Waiuku is a country town in the Franklin District, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located at the southern end of the Waiuku River, which is an estuarial arm of the Manukau Harbour...
) is an athlete from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, who competes in triathlon
Triathlon
A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...
.
Bright competed at the first Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
triathlon
Triathlon
A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. He took thirty-eighth place with a total time of 1:52:17.26.
Later on he took up the job of coaching Mantas, a local swim club in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. After a spell of training several outstanding swimmers, including an Olympian
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
and Hong Kong age group record breakers, Bright accepted an opportunity to coach triathlon at Loughborough University
Loughborough University
Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Bright is now the head coach at the British Triathlon High Performance centre in Loughborough. He was personal coach to Tim Don
Tim Don
Timothy Philip Don is a triathlete from the United Kingdom.-Career:Don competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took tenth place with a total time of 1hr 49min 28.85sec. In the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics he was placed eighteenth with a...
and Hollie Avil
Hollie Avil
Hollie May Avil is an English triathlete who was the European and world junior triathlon champion in 2007. She is the youngest athlete ever to podium at successive debut World Cup races....
at the 2008 Olympics.