Miles Stewart
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Miles Stewart (born 4 May 1971 in Sydney
Sydney
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) is an athlete from Australia
Australia
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, 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...

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Originally a speedskaeter from Wollongong he rose to the elite ranks of the emerging sport of triathlon in the early '90s whilst living on Queensland's Gold Coast.

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  • 3 time (consecutive) winner of the Hervey Bay Triathlon.
  • He won the silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
    2002 Commonwealth Games
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     in Manchester
    Manchester
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  • Stewart competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics
    2000 Summer Olympics
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    . He took sixth place with a total time of 1:49:14.52.


Stewart can be found in the Guinness Book of World Records for the fastest triathlon time in the world.
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