Scott Molina
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Scott Molina is a retired triathlete. His most memorable performances took place at the Ironman World Championships in Kona
Hawaii
. The peak of his career coincided with the going out of Dave Scott
and coming in of Mark Allen
, both 6 time Ironman world champions. Molina won Ironman World Championships in 1988. He has garnered the nickname, "The Terminator."
Apart from winning Kona, Molina won over 100 professional races in his career.
Molina married fellow pro triathlete Erin Baker
in 1990. He lives in New Zealand
where he works as a coach and has run the Epic Camp with Gordo Byrn.
Kona District, Hawaii
Kona is the name of a moku or district on the Big Island of Hawaii in the State of Hawaii. In the current system of administration of Hawaii County, the moku of Kona is divided into North Kona District and South Kona District . The term "Kona" is sometimes used to refer to its largest town,...
Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. The peak of his career coincided with the going out of Dave Scott
Dave Scott (triathlete)
Dave Scott is a U.S. triathlete and the first six-time Ironman Triathon World Champion. He won the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii six times in 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1987. Only his rival, Mark Allen, managed to match these six titles eight years later...
and coming in of Mark Allen
Mark Allen (triathlete)
Mark Allen is the six-time Ironman Triathon World Champion. He graduated from UC San Diego,where he was an All-American swimmer, with a degree in biology....
, both 6 time Ironman world champions. Molina won Ironman World Championships in 1988. He has garnered the nickname, "The Terminator."
Apart from winning Kona, Molina won over 100 professional races in his career.
Molina married fellow pro triathlete Erin Baker
Erin Baker
Erin Baker MBE is a New Zealand triathlete.Baker is a well known, female athlete who for years dominated the Olympic distance and Ironman triathlon circuit...
in 1990. He lives in 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...
where he works as a coach and has run the Epic Camp with Gordo Byrn.