Posted: June 1, 2004

Triathlon: Ironman World Champion Bowden to compete at Ironman USA Coeur d’Alene

COEUR D’ALENE, I.D. -Two-time Ironman World Champion Lori Bowden (Victoria B.C.) will compete at the 2004 Ironman USA Coeur d’Alene triathlon set to take place on Sunday, June 27th.

One of the most prolific Ironman athletes in history, Bowden has won 12 Ironman titles in her career, third most all-time, including a pair of Ironman World Championship titles (1999 and 2003).

Besides her two Ironman World titles, the Canadian standout has also finished second at the World Championship in both 2000 and 2001 and is one of only four women ever to break the nine-hour mark in an Ironman event. Bowden registered the second-fastest women’s Ironman finish time in history at Ironman Austria in July of 2002, finishing the event in 8:51:22. Bowden has also broken the nine-hour mark at Ironman Austria in 2001 (8:59:49) and Ironman Australia in 2000 (8:55:08).

Bowden also has claimed five Subaru Ironman Canada titles (1997-2000 and 2002) and remains a fan favorite at the Penticton event.

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