Joey Kelly
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Joseph Maria "Joey" Kelly (born 20 December 1972 in Toledo
, Spain
) is a musician of Irish-American descent. Initially he was known as a member of the band The Kelly Family
, but now appears primarily as an amateur athlete and participates in fun competitions.
Joey Kelly married former musician Tanja Niethen in 2005. The couple has two sons (* 2000 and * 2004) and a daughter (* 2006). As a member of the Kelly family, he plays electric and acoustic guitar and percussion instruments. Sports enthusiast Joey Kelly often participates in endurance competitions and fun events, such as TV total
Wok racing or diving.
, Ironman Triathlon
or Tough-Guy-Race
.
He is the only person to have finished in each of the available eight Ironman competitions in the years 1998 and 1999. As more of these are conducted today, this is no longer possible.
He took part at the Ultraman competition in Hawaii
, 1998 (10 km swimming, 421 km cycling, 84 km running in three days) and finished seventh, he reached the goal within the time limit, but was subsequently disqualified due to unsportsmanlike conduct injuring a prostrate helper by a kick so powerful that it had to seek medical treatment.
In the Race across America (RAAM) 2001, a long-distance bicycle race across the USA, he finished together with Thorsten Vahl as 4th of seven competing teams and in 2002 he finished in the winning 4 person mixed team, including his wife.
In 2008 he participated in the Atacama Crossing in Chile and finished the 250 kilometres in 6 days, 36:15:3 hours. He finished the six legs in fourth place, becoming first in his age group in one of the toughest desert races in the world.
Diving
Stockcar Crash Challenge
Auto Ball-EM
German Cup Eisfußball
Poker Night
– Baġdād
in eleven days on a bicycle, taking turns with extreme sports athlete Hubert Schwarz
. The 40,000 € raised went partly into the RTL Fundraising Marathon and partly to the private aid organization CARE to be donated to a children's hospital.
On 23 November 2006, he took part in another RTL Fundraising Marathon, setting a new world record on a novelty twin cycle, covering 135.3 kilometres of distance and 43,077 metres of elevation within 24 hours, rotating around their own axis 9.088 times in the process. The 50,000 € raised have been donated.
Joey Kelly is an officially appointed ambassador for the Deutsche José Carreras Leukämie-Stiftung e.V.
Toledo, Spain
Toledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
) is a musician of Irish-American descent. Initially he was known as a member of the band The Kelly Family
The Kelly Family
The Kelly Family is an Irish-American-European music group consisting of a multi-generational family, who play a repertoire of rock, pop and folk music. They have had chart and concert success in Europe and other parts of the world, especially in Germany, the Benelux countries, Scandinavia, Eastern...
, but now appears primarily as an amateur athlete and participates in fun competitions.
Joey Kelly married former musician Tanja Niethen in 2005. The couple has two sons (* 2000 and * 2004) and a daughter (* 2006). As a member of the Kelly family, he plays electric and acoustic guitar and percussion instruments. Sports enthusiast Joey Kelly often participates in endurance competitions and fun events, such as TV total
TV total
TV total is a German late-night television comedy talk show that has run since 8 March 1999 on ProSieben, and is currently aired at around 23:15 from Monday to Thursday....
Wok racing or diving.
Endurance
As per 2006, Joey Kelly has finished over 50 marathons and has participated in endurance competitions – including events such as UltramarathonUltramarathon
An ultramarathon is any sporting event involving running longer than the traditional marathon length of .There are two types of ultramarathon events: those that cover a specified distance, and events that take place during specified time...
, 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...
or Tough-Guy-Race
Tough Guy Competition
Tough Guy claims to be the world's most demanding one-day survival ordeal.First staged in 1986, the Tough Guy Challenge is held on a in Perton, Staffordshire, near Wolverhampton, England, and is organised by Billy Wilson...
.
He is the only person to have finished in each of the available eight Ironman competitions in the years 1998 and 1999. As more of these are conducted today, this is no longer possible.
He took part at the Ultraman competition 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...
, 1998 (10 km swimming, 421 km cycling, 84 km running in three days) and finished seventh, he reached the goal within the time limit, but was subsequently disqualified due to unsportsmanlike conduct injuring a prostrate helper by a kick so powerful that it had to seek medical treatment.
In the Race across America (RAAM) 2001, a long-distance bicycle race across the USA, he finished together with Thorsten Vahl as 4th of seven competing teams and in 2002 he finished in the winning 4 person mixed team, including his wife.
In 2008 he participated in the Atacama Crossing in Chile and finished the 250 kilometres in 6 days, 36:15:3 hours. He finished the six legs in fourth place, becoming first in his age group in one of the toughest desert races in the world.
TV total
Wok-WM- 2003: Silver (Single)
- 2004: Silver (Single) + Gold (Quad)
- 2005: Bronze (Single) + Gold (Quad)
- 2006: Gold (Single)
- 2007: Silver (Single)
- 2008: Bronze (Single)
- 2009: Bronze (Single)
- 2010: Silver (Single)
Diving
- 2007: Gold (Single)
- 2008: Silver (Single) Bronze (Synchronous)
- 2009: Bronze (singles); Gold (Synchronous)
Stockcar Crash Challenge
- 2006: Rodeo Winner
Auto Ball-EM
- 2008: Runner-Up
German Cup Eisfußball
- 2009: Winner
Poker Night
- 2009: Winner
Social Commitment
At a fundraising race, as part of the RTL Fundraising Marathon he completed the route BerlinBerlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
– Baġdād
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
in eleven days on a bicycle, taking turns with extreme sports athlete Hubert Schwarz
Hubert Schwarz
Hubert Schwarz . is a former German nordic combined skier who competed during the 1980s. He won the Nordic combined 3 x 10 km team event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary after having won the gold medal in that same event at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld.- External...
. The 40,000 € raised went partly into the RTL Fundraising Marathon and partly to the private aid organization CARE to be donated to a children's hospital.
On 23 November 2006, he took part in another RTL Fundraising Marathon, setting a new world record on a novelty twin cycle, covering 135.3 kilometres of distance and 43,077 metres of elevation within 24 hours, rotating around their own axis 9.088 times in the process. The 50,000 € raised have been donated.
Joey Kelly is an officially appointed ambassador for the Deutsche José Carreras Leukämie-Stiftung e.V.