Joanna Zeiger
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Joanna Sue Zeiger is an American triathlete who is the 2008 Ironman 70.3 world champion. Zeiger represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in triathlon
.
. She attended Brown University
where she held the school records in the 500 yards (457.2 m) freestyle
, 1000 yards (914.4 m) freestyle, and 1650 yards (1,508.8 m) freestyle which she set in 1991. Zeiger received her PhD from The Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2001. Competitive running
and cycling
were added to her repertoire in 1992 and 1993.
Zeiger competed at the first Olympic triathlon
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
. She placed fourth with a total time of 2:01:25.74. Her split times were 19:45.58 for the swim, 1:05:38.30 for the cycling, and 0:36:01.86 for the run.
In 20088, Zeiger won the Ironman 70.3
World Championship in Clearwater, Florida with a time of 4:02.49.
Triathlete of the year.
Zeiger was honored by the Jewish Sports Hall of fame in March 2001.
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in triathlon
Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Triathlon made its Olympic Games debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The sport consists of three different disciplines, competed consecutively with no rest between them.The Olympic distances for the three disciplines are:...
.
Career
Zeiger first began competing in swimmingSwimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
. She attended Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
where she held the school records in the 500 yards (457.2 m) freestyle
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
, 1000 yards (914.4 m) freestyle, and 1650 yards (1,508.8 m) freestyle which she set in 1991. Zeiger received her PhD from The Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2001. Competitive running
Running
Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...
and cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
were added to her repertoire in 1992 and 1993.
Zeiger competed at the first Olympic triathlon
Triathlon at the Summer Olympics
Triathlon had its Summer Olympics debut at the 2000 Games, in Sydney, and has been contested since then. It is governed by the International Triathlon Union.-History:...
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
. She placed fourth with a total time of 2:01:25.74. Her split times were 19:45.58 for the swim, 1:05:38.30 for the cycling, and 0:36:01.86 for the run.
In 20088, Zeiger won the Ironman 70.3
Ironman 70.3
An Ironman 70.3, also known as a Half Ironman, is one of a series of middle-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation . The "70.3" refers to the total distance in miles covered in the race, consisting of a swim, a bike ride, and a run...
World Championship in Clearwater, Florida with a time of 4:02.49.
Honors
Zeiger named the 1997 Amateur Triathlete of the Year. In 1998, she was named 1998 USA Triathlon's Rookie of the year and in 2000 the USOCUnited States Olympic Committee
The United States Olympic Committee is a non-profit organization that serves as the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the United States and coordinates the relationship between the United States Anti-Doping Agency and the World Anti-Doping Agency and various...
Triathlete of the year.
Zeiger was honored by the Jewish Sports Hall of fame in March 2001.