Richard Stannard (triathlete)
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Richard Stannard (Born April 1974) is a triathlete from Great Britain and the current 2011 ITU Aquathlon World Champion.
He was British Triathlon
Champion in 2001, Aquathlon
World Champion in 2003 and 2006 and Biathle
World Champion in 2005, 2007 and 2010.
He also led the swim leg of the London Triathlon
for ten years in row from 1997- 2006.
In 2008 he attended the Beijing Olympic Games as manager and coach to the Irish triathlon team.
He was British 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...
Champion in 2001, Aquathlon
Aquathlon
The sport of aquathlon consists of a continuous, two-stage race involving swimming followed by running. The International Triathlon Union and its member federation organizations sanction competitions and govern the sport...
World Champion in 2003 and 2006 and Biathle
Biathle
Biathle or Modern biathlon is a sub-sport of modern pentathlon invented to create opportunities for training the run and swim parts of pentathlon in real race conditions. It can also be seen as a sport in its own right. It bears close resemblance to aquathlon which also contains swimming and...
World Champion in 2005, 2007 and 2010.
He also led the swim leg of the London Triathlon
London Triathlon
The London Triathlon is the largest Triathlon in the world....
for ten years in row from 1997- 2006.
In 2008 he attended the Beijing Olympic Games as manager and coach to the Irish triathlon team.