17 hours 43 minutes 23 secongs
the current world record is...NO IDEA!
Set in 1996 by Simon Lessing, he broke the world record in the World Championship triathlon (Olympic distance) with a time of 1 hour, 39 minutes, 50 seconds at Cleveland. This record stands as of 2008. Due to the variety in courses during the olympic games, the world record is not official, however Simon Whitfeild holds the unofficial olympic record for triathlon at 1:48:24.02.
Simon Lessing set the world record for the olympic distance triathlon of 1:39:50 racing in Cleveland, UK in 1996 (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Lessing). As far as I know this record still stands.
World Triathlon Corporation was created in 1991.
World Triathlon Corporation's motto is 'Anything is Possible'.
ITU Triathlon World Cup was created in 1991.
ITU Triathlon World Championships was created in 1989.
He is world record holder in the Icosathlon, the double decathlon.
ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships was created in 1994.
ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championships was created in 2010.
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Ironman Triathlon World Championship - 2005 TV was released on: USA: 2005