Kathleen McCartney (triathlete)
Encyclopedia
Kathleen McCartney Hearst is an American former triathlete who won the Ironman World Championship
in February 1982. She passed Julie Moss
, who collapsed less than 10 yards from the finish line, and won the race. The New York Times
credited the race with "raising the levels of enthusiasm and participation for the sport."
scholarship at University of California, Berkeley
. Hearst's nephew, Kevin Love
, is a basketball player in the National Basketball Association
(NBA).
Ironman World Championship
The Ironman World Championship has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978, with an additional race in 1982. It is owned and organised by the World Triathlon Corporation and is currently sponsored by Ford...
in February 1982. She passed Julie Moss
Julie Moss
Julie Moss is an American triathlete. She first became known during the 1982 Ironman Triathlon, in which she competed as part of her research for her exercise physiology thesis. She has claimed that she did not initially take the race seriously and did not have any special training beforehand. ...
, who collapsed less than 10 yards from the finish line, and won the race. The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
credited the race with "raising the levels of enthusiasm and participation for the sport."
Results
| Date | Position | Event | Swim time |
Bike time |
Run time |
transition time |
Total time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1982 | 1st | Ironman World Championship Ironman World Championship The Ironman World Championship has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978, with an additional race in 1982. It is owned and organised by the World Triathlon Corporation and is currently sponsored by Ford... |
1:32:00 | 5:51:12 | 3:46:28 | 11:09:40 |
Personal life
Hearst had three children and was living in La Jolla, California as of 2004. Her daughter, Madeline, earned a rowingCollege rowing (United States)
Rowing is one of the oldest intercollegiate sports in the United States. However, rowers comprise only 2.2% of total college athletes. This may be in part because of the status of rowing as an amateur sport and because not all universities have access to suitable bodies of water. In the 2002-03...
scholarship at University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. Hearst's nephew, Kevin Love
Kevin Love
Kevin Love, born in Des Moines, Iowa, is a former NASCAR driver. He ran five races in the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series season, all for Fiddleback Racing....
, is a basketball player in the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
(NBA).