Tim DeBoom
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Tim DeBoom in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and east of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city...

 is a professional triathlete from Boulder, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...

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As of 2005, Tim is a two time winner (2001 & 2002) of the Ironman Triathlon
Ironman Triathlon
An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation consisting of a swim, a bike and a marathon run, raced in that order and without a break...

 World Championship in 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...

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Tim graduated with Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...

 degrees in exercise physiology
Exercise physiology
Exercise physiology is the study of the acute responses and chronic adaptations to a wide-range of physical exercise conditions. In addition, many exercise physiologists study the effect of exercise on pathology, and the mechanisms by which exercise can reduce or reverse disease progression...

 and anatomy
Anatomy
Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...

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Other Notable Accomplishments

  • 1993 Amateur National Champion
  • 1994 Amateur National Champion
  • 1994 Triathlon magazine Amateur Athlete of the Year
  • 1999 Pan Am Games
    Triathlon at the 1999 Pan American Games
    This page shows the results of the triathlon competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. The men's and the women's race were both held on Saturday July 24, 1999.-Men's competition:-Women's competition:-References:**...

    : 3rd
  • 1999 Ironman New Zealand: 1st
  • 2001 Ironman California: 1st
  • 2002 Eagleman 1/2: 1st
  • 2003 California 1/2: 1st
  • 2003 Wildflower: 1st
  • 2005 Man A Mano: 1st
  • 2005 Soma 1/2: 1st
  • 2006 Ironman Arizona: 3rd
  • 2007 Ironman Arizona: 2nd
  • 2008 Longhorn 1/2: 5th
  • 2011 Norseman extreme triathlon
    Norseman triathlon
    The Norseman xtreme triathlon is a non-Ironman branded triathlon, point to point, race held in Norway annually. The distances are equivalent to those of an Ironman race with the swim starting from the loading bay of a car ferry, through the water of the Hardangerfjord fjord to the local town,...

    : 1st

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