13 Canadians selected as 2017 Ironman Legacy athletes
Ironman's Legacy Program heads into its sixth year with an increased 200 athletes.
The Ironman Legacy Program heads into its sixth year with an increased 200 athletes earning the opportunity to compete in Kona at the Ironman World Championship this October.
“These athletes became eligible for selection through the Ironman Legacy Program, where they must have a) completed a minimum of 12 full-distance Ironman-branded races, b) have never started the iconic Ironman World Championship, c) have completed at least one Ironman event in each of the 2015 and 2016 seasons, and d) be registered for an Ironman event in 2017,” says the M-dot brand.
Here’s the full list of Legacy athletes below, with the 13 Canadians highlighted.
| ANDRESITO | AGUILA | PHL |
| DAVE | AMBLER | GBR |
| TONY | ANDERSON | AUS |
| INGRID | ARNING | ESP |
| GEORGE | ARNOLD | USA |
| PIERRE | BAUDE | FRA |
| RENE | BEAU | DEU |
| PETER | BEAUMONT | AUS |
| ALLEN | BENSON | USA |
| MARKUS | BERGER | DEU |
| MARK | BETTS | AUS |
| CHRIS | BEUER | USA |
| HEATHER | BLACKISTON | USA |
| FABRIZIO | BORSATO | BRA |
| JOSEPH J. | BRADFIELD | USA |
| DUANE | BRAITHWAITE | NZL |
| BETH | BROOKS | USA |
| KELLIE | BROWN | USA |
| JILLIAN | BURNS | GBR |
| PAUL | CANE | GBR |
| BRUCE | CARRIEDO | USA |
| DAVID | CHANT | AUS |
| ILAN | CHARCON | ISR |
| TONY | CHU | USA |
| JOANNE | COGLE | USA |
| DON | COLE | CAN |
| MICHAEL | COLLINS | USA |
| CINDY | COOK | USA |
| ERIK | COPPENS | BEL |
| WILLIAM | COQUELIN | USA |
| ANTHONY | CORCORAN | AUS |
| LARS | CORTSEN | DNK |
| CARLOS | COSTA | BRA |
| JOSE MANUEL | COSTA MILAN | ESP |
| CHAD | CROCKER | USA |
| TROY | CROKER | AUS |
| ARTHUR J. | DEMBRO | USA |
| STEVE | DEPALMA | USA |
| TARA | DING | USA |
| MARIS | DITOLLA | USA |
| JENS | DÖRING | DEU |
| STEPHEN | DUERDEN | AUS |
| CHRIS | DYASON | SGP |
| VICKI | EARL | NZL |
| JAN | EDLUND | CHE |
| STEVEN | ENIS | USA |
| WOLFGANG | EPTING | DEU |
| AUDREY | ERLANDSON | CAN |
| CHRISTIAN | ESSL | AUT |
| PHILIPPE | EVANS | FRA |
| KERRY | FERGUSON | AUS |
| CHRIS | FIACCO | USA |
| KULANI | FISHER | USA |
| JOSE R. | FLORES | USA |
| CHRISTOPHER | FORNAL | USA |
| KEVIN | FORNAL | USA |
| MARK | FOWELL | GBR |
| ADRIAN | FOWLER | USA |
| ALISON | FOWLER | USA |
| REGINA | FOWLER | USA |
| COLLIN | FRANKLIN | GBR |
| PAUL | FRANKS | AUS |
| LISA | FRICK | USA |
| LAURA | GAGEL | USA |
| WAYNE | GERST | USA |
| MIKE | GLEASON | USA |
| BERNHARD | GRAF | DEU |
| JAMES | GRANER | SWE |
| ALEJANDRO | GUERRERO AZUELA | MEX |
| DANIEL | HAHN | AUS |
| BRUCE | HAJEK | USA |
| JONATHAN | HALEY | USA |
| ALASTAIR | HANSON | AUS |
| IAN | HARDCASTLE | GBR |
| RON | HARVEY | USA |
| SUSAN | HAYDEN | USA |
| KEITH | HENRY | CAN |
| FRANCK | HERBILLON | FRA |
| ADRIAN | HO | SGP |
| THOMAS | HOCK | DEU |
| PETER | HODGSON | AUS |
| DAVID | HOPKINS | USA |
| JOHN-PATRICK | HUI | CAN |
| JOHN | HUNNIUS | USA |
| ADAM | HUNT | AUS |
| MARDY | HUNT | AUS |
| MITCH | HYRA | USA |
| IAN | ISAAC | AUS |
| THEM KJÆR | JENSEN | DNK |
| DAVID | JOHNSON | USA |
| FIRAS | KATABI | SYR |
| ROBERT | KATHAN | AUT |
| BRAD | KELLEY | USA |
| ROBERT | KENNETH | GBR |
| BENJAMIN | KIEFFER | FRA |
| NATALIE | KIK-BROWN | USA |
| JILL LANETTE | KRALOVANEC | USA |
| KARL | KREISS | AUS |
| JEFFREY | LANCASTER | USA |
| JOE | LANGEL | USA |
| MARCEL | LEGRAND | USA |
| TRACY | LEMPKE | USA |
| KARIN | LINNERSUND | CHE |
| SANDRA | LOGAN | USA |
| JOACHIM | LOMB | DEU |
| SEAN | LONDERGAN | USA |
| WENDY | LOPEZ | CAN |
| TOM | LUTZ | USA |
| RAUL | LUZARDO | VEN |
| STEVEN | LYONS | GBR |
| STEVEN | MACKAY | AUS |
| PETER | MACNAUGHTON | GBR |
| GERMAN | MADRAZO | MEX |
| MITSURU | MAEJIMA | JPN |
| RICHARD J. | MALONEY | IRL |
| MYRON | MARTENS | CAN |
| AGUSTIN | MARTINEZ | MEX |
| NICK | MATTHEWS | USA |
| TIM | MATTHEWS | CAN |
| GLENN | MATTHEWS | AUS |
| JAMES | MCDIARMID | GBR |
| THOMAS | MCDOUGALL | GBR |
| WILLIAM | MCQUADE | USA |
| PAT | MCQUADE | USA |
| ANDREA | MEMMINGER | DEU |
| BARBARA | MEZAKI | USA |
| GREGORY S. | MILLER | USA |
| PABLO | MONDRAGON | MEX |
| BRETT | MOORE | AUS |
| NARUHITO | MOROOKA | JPN |
| PHIL | MOSS | AUS |
| HIROYUKI | MURAKOSHI | JPN |
| CHRISTOPHER | NAVIN | USA |
| CARL | NORDBECK | SWE |
| STEVEN | NUTLEY | ALB |
| DEREK | OGAWA | USA |
| SUSIE | O’NEILL | AUS |
| YUSUF | OSMANI | UZB |
| STEVEN | PARKES | USA |
| DALE | PATTERSON | CAN |
| RAYMOND | PELELAS | USA |
| HARM | PETERS | NLD |
| JOCHEN | PHILIPP | DEU |
| MICHAEL | PIERSON | USA |
| SERGIO | PINTO | BRA |
| LISA | PLUNKETT | USA |
| JOSE | POSTIGO | MEX |
| BENJAMIN | PROKO | USA |
| SUSAN | PYRON | USA |
| ROBERT | RADECKIÂ JR | USA |
| KAUSTUBH B. | RADKAR | IND |
| DAVID | RAGLAND | USA |
| DEEPAK | RAJ | IND |
| RICK | RAWLINGS | USA |
| ROB | REDDY | USA |
| MATTHEW | REESE | USA |
| REBECCA | REINHART | USA |
| DAN | REINHEIMER | USA |
| BRENT | RICHARDS | CAN |
| ANDREW | RIEMER | USA |
| DEAN | RIVELLI | AUS |
| RENE | RODARTE | USA |
| JEFF | RODGERS | USA |
| ANDREW P. | ROSE | USA |
| NICKY | ROSE | AUS |
| CHRISTIAN | RYLL | DEU |
| STEVE | SAUNDERS | CAN |
| FRANZ MICHAEL | SCHLEGEL | DEU |
| JOHN | SCHMIDT | USA |
| PAUL | SCHON | USA |
| PABLO | SEGURA ROMERO | ESP |
| BRAD ALAN | SERF | USA |
| BRIAN | SHERLOCK | USA |
| ANDREW | SIXSMITH | CAN |
| NIKLAS | SJOBLOM | SWE |
| JOHN | SLYER | USA |
| JASON | SMITH | USA |
| ANDREW | SMITH | NZL |
| SCOTT | SOUTHGATE | GBR |
| JUSTIN | SPARKS | AUS |
| REINHARD | SPIEGELHAUER | DEU |
| MARK | STAUTBERG | USA |
| NICOLE | STOCKBURGER | USA |
| ORTWIN | STROLZ | AUT |
| SCOTT | SULLIVAN | AUS |
| NATHALIE | THEBERGE | CAN |
| JOHN | THORNTON | USA |
| PATRICIA | THORNTON | USA |
| JÖRG | TIEBEN | DEU |
| JOHN JOSEPH | TOOHEY | AUS |
| DOMENICO | TRUDU | ITA |
| CHRISTIAN | VAHLDIEK | DEU |
| DAMIEN | VAUGHAN | AUS |
| FRANCOIS | VENDETTE | CAN |
| JONATHAN | VOSE | USA |
| SIMON HUGH | WARD | GBR |
| DANIELLE | WHITE | AUS |
| ROB | WILHITE | USA |
| MICHAEL | WINICKER | DEU |
| MASASHI | YAMADA | JPN |