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List of multisport and triathlon fatalities

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This is a sortable list of multisport and triathlon fatalities.

It contains information on athletes, spectators or staff who died as a result of participating in a multisport event or triathlon.

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US Larry Winans[1] 61 6/14/2026 Ironman 70.3 Happy Valley Pennsylvania Cardiac arrest Swim
US Mara Flávia Araujo[2] 38 4/18/2026 Ironman 140.6 Texas Texas Drowning[3] Swim
South Africa Michael Clapperton[4] 58 11/16/2025 Ironman 70.3 Mossel Bay Western Cape TBD Swim
South Africa Martin Pretorius[5] 29 11/16/2025 Ironman 70.3 Mossel Bay Western Cape TBD Swim
Turkey John Brett 52 11/02/2025 Ironman 70.3 Turkey Belek Cardiac arrest Swim
US David Mattingly[6][7] 68 10/5/2025 Ironman 70.3 Waco Texas TBD Swim
Mexico T.F. Eusebio 58 9/21/2025 Ironman 70.3 Cozumel Quintana Roo TBD Swim
Canada Sean Cleary[8] 52 8/10/2025 Barrie Triathlon Ontario TBD Swim
Austria Unknown male[9] 62 7/20/2025 Trumer Triathlon Salzburg Cardiac arrest Swim
US Hannah Merlucci[10] 37 7/19/2025 Fayson Lakes Triathlon New Jersey TBD Swim
US Peter Sultan[11] 54 7/13/2025 Jamesport Triathlon New York TBD Run
UK Sam Buchan[12] 31 7/13/2025 Ironman 70.3 Swansea Wales Exertional heat stroke causing cardiac arrest. Swim
US Eric Wolfe[13] 43 7/12/2025 Ironman 70.3 Muncie Indiana Myocardial infarction, due to ischemic heart disease Swim
US Ken Freed[14] 64 6/29/2025 Manitou Triathlon Minnesota TBD Swim
France Unknown male [15] 54 6/14/2025 T24 Ile de Ré Charente-Maritime TBD Swim
France Unknown male[16] 47 6/7/2025 Alpsman Xtrem Triathlon Haute-Savoie Collision with a truck Bike
South Africa Unknown[17] TBD 6/1/2025 Ironman 70.3 Durban KwaZulu-Natal TBD Swim
South Africa Unknown[18] TBD 3/29/2025 5150 Nelson Mandela Bay Eastern Cape TBD Swim
Brazil Aninha Zuleica Xavier[19] 39 3/16/2025 Beira-Mar de Fortaleza Ceará TBD Swim
Australia Unknown[20] 60s 2/8/2025 Coles Bay Triathlon Tasmania TBD Swim
US Unknown[21] 46 12/08/2024 Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells California TBD Swim
Australia Shekhar Dhanvijay[22] 48 12/1/2024 Ironman Western Australia Western Australia TBD Swim
Croatia Unknown[23] 50 10/20/24 Ironman 70.3 Porec Porec TBD Swim
Spain Mark Stokes[24] 57 10/17/24 World Triathlon Championship Torremolinos TBD Run
Spain Roger Mas Colomer[25] 79 10/17/24 World Triathlon Championship Torremolinos TBD Swim
Spain Elena Smirnova[citation needed] 41 10/6/2024 Ironman 70.3 Calella-Barcelona Calella TBD Swim
Taiwan Mr. Liu[26] 65 9/22/2024 Force 2024 Hualien Triathlon Hualien County Drowning Swim
UK John Sanders[27] 61 8/24/2024 Triathlon England National Club Relays Nottinghamshire TBD After
US Richard DiStefano [28] 65 8/18/2024 Cazenovia New York TBD Swim
US Lazar Đukić[29] 28 8/8/2024 Crossfit Games Texas TBD Swim
US UNK[30] TBD 7/21/2024 Ironman 70.3 Oregon Oregon TBD Swim
US UNK[31] TBD 7/20/2024 Nantucket Triathlon Massachusetts Pulled from the 600 yard swim Swim
Philippines UNK[32] TBD 7/14/2024 Ironman 5150 Bohol Bohol TBD Swim
Korea Mr. Kim[33] 62 6/2/2024 Challenge Gunsan-Saemangeum Gunsan Police believe heart attack Swim
US Amy Rogers Wolfenden[34] 50 5/19/2024 XTERRA North American Championship Alabama TBD Swim
US Paul Lachiewicz 73 5/5/2024 White Lake North Carolina Unresponsive 400 yards in Swim
US Jean-Francois Alain[35] 49 4/7/2024 Ironman 70.3 Galveston Texas Requiring medical attention 950m in Swim
Colombia Jorge Zambrano 34 3/17/2024 Xseries Tri Fest Sai San Andres Heart attack Swim
US Rick Betton 71 3/10/2024 Azalea Sprint North Carolina Collapsed after 300 yard seeded pool swim Swim
US Joyce Allen 62 12/10/2023 Key West Triathlon Florida Vehicle collision Bike
Australia UNK[36] 53 11/5/2023 Noosa Queensland found unresponsive, was pulled from the water, and died on the scene Swim
New Zealand Rachel James[37] 50 11/4/2023 Iron Maori Napier Sudden death Swim
India Kamakhya Siddharth[38] 26 10/8/2023 Ironman 70.3 Goa Goa suffered multiple organ failure Run
US Tim Shelton[39] 53 10/7/2023 Ironman 70.3 Memphis Tennessee cardiac arrest Swim
Malaysia Muhaini Mahmud[40] 44 10/7/2023 Ironman 70.3 Langkawi Langkawi TBD Swim
Spain Unnamed UNK 10/1/2023 Ironman 70.3 Barcelona Barcelona UNK Bike
UK John Griffin[41] 62 9/20/2023 Oxfordshire Tri Series Oxfordshire Single cyclist bike accident Bike
US Dax Bakken[42] 51 9/10/2023 Ironman 140.6 Wisconsin Wisconsin TBD Bike
US Scott Morrow[43] 58 8/26/2023 Tri the Wildwoods New Jersey Difficulty in the water Swim
Finland Cheryl Eng Lucero[44] 66 8/26/2023 Ironman 70.3 World Championship Lahti Difficulty in the water Swim
Ireland Ivan Chittenden[45] 64 8/20/2023 Ironman 70.3 Ireland Cork Youghal Acute cardiorespiratory failure due to drowning Swim
Ireland Brendan Wall[45] 44 8/20/2023 Ironman 70.3 Ireland Cork Youghal Acute cardiorespiratory failure due to drowning Swim
Estonia Unnamed[46] UNK 8/6/2023 Ironman 70.3 Tallinn Tallinn Found unresponsive in Lake Harku Swim
France Sarah Fagan[47] 48 7/28/2023 Alpe D'Huez Triathlon Allemon Found unresponsive in Lake Verney Swim
Canada Alex Gress[48] 50 7/9/2023 Ironman 70.3 Muskoka Huntsville, Ontario Swim
US Jordan Whitney Taylor 34 6/25/2023 San Diego International Triathlon (SDIT) San Diego, CA Found unresponsive during swim Swim
Germany Unnamed[49] 70 6/4/2023 Ironman 140.6 Hamburg Hamburg Motorcycle rider died in collision with athlete. Bike
UK Andrew Ireland[50] 61 5/28/2023 Swansea Triathlon Swansea, Wales Athlete required medical attention during swim Swim
US Marshall Martin[51] 58 5/21/2023 Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN Bicycle accident, head, rib and other injuries. Taken to hospital, died on May 29, 2023 Bike
France Unnamed[52] UNK 5/21/2023 Ironman 70.3 Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône During the beginning of the swim Swim
Australia Peter Tanham[53] 63 4/29/2023 Busselton 100 Floreat, Perth Required medical attention on bike, taken to hospital and later pronounced dead Bike
Philippines Jerry Kasim[54] 49 3/26/2023 Ironman 70.3 Davao Davao City, Davao Region Heart attack Swim
Israel Michael Ginor[55] 59 11/25/2022 Ironman Israel Middle East Championship Tiberias, Northern District Suffered heart attack and found in distress during swim, taken to local hospital and later pronounced dead Swim
US Allen Simmons[56][57] 75 11/5/2022 Ironman Florida Panama City Beach, Florida Required medical attention after finishing, taken to local hospital and later pronounced dead Later
Portugal Derrick Tee Hui Sheng[58] 36 10/15/2022 Ironman 70.3 Portugal Cascais, Libson Required medical attention during swim, died in ambulance on the way to hospital Swim
Brazil Fernando Jorge Mendes Ahid[59] 58 10/9/2022 Maranhense Triathlon Federation Espigão Costeiro, São Luís Had a sudden illness during the swimming test, taken to local hospital and later pronounced dead Swim
US Evelyn Lopez[60] 44 9/25/2022 Ironman 70.3 Augusta Augusta, Georgia Became unresponsive during swim, taken to local hospital and later pronounced dead Swim
US Eduardo Munoz[61] 61 9/11/2022 Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California Suffered heart attack and found unresponsive during swim, taken to local hospital and later pronounced dead Swim
Germany Rolf Felber[62] 67 8/28/2022 Ironman 70.3 Duisburg Duisburg, Rhineland Found unresponsive shortly after beginning swim, taken to local hospital and pronounced dead upon arrival Swim
US Kevin Holt[63] 64 8/6/2022 Ironman 70.3 Boulder Boulder, Colorado Hit head during swim, taken to local hospital and later pronounced dead due to lack of oxygen Swim
Canada Candace Nayman[64] 27 7/28/2022 Toronto Triathlon Festival Toronto, Ontario Collapsed during swim, taken to local hospital and pronounced dead several days later, donated organs Swim
Venezuela Susana Lozada Forero[65] 32 7/16/2022 El Desafío Barinas, Barinas Fainted during run, taken to local hospital and later pronounced dead due to acute dehydration and hypoglycemia Run
US William R. Harms[66] 51 6/26/2022 Pleasant Prairie Triathlon Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Found unresponsive by racer during swim, taken to local hospital and later pronounced dead Swim
US Michael P. Bleacher[67] 70 6/12/2022 Escape the Cape Lower Township, New Jersey Found "in-distress" during swim, taken to local hospital and later pronounced dead Swim
UK Andy Hey[68] 54 6/12/2022 Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire Staffordshire, England Needed medical attention during swim, taken to local hospital and later pronounced dead Swim
US Curtis J. Wilson[69][70] 71 5/16/2022 Bear Triathlon Newark, Delaware Needed CPR performed during swim, taken to local hospital and later pronounced dead Swim
UK Andrew Phillips[71] 56 5/28/2022 Blenheim Palace Triathlon Oxford Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and cardiac arrest Swim
Portugal Unnamed[72] UNK 5/7/2022 Challenge Lisboa Lisboa Swim
Spain Unnamed[72] 41 5/7/2022 Ironman 70.3 Alcudia Mallorca Swim
US Daniel Winkler[73] 46 4/3/2022 Ironman 70.3 Texas Texas Swim
Chile Renato Bastías[74] 38 1/9/2022 Ironman 70.3 Pucon Pucon Heart Attack Swim
US Michael Wayne Guenzler[75] 42 10/10/2021 Ponte Vedra Beach Triathlon Florida Major Medical Event/Drowning Swim
Mexico Leticia Rico González[76] 51 9/26/2021 Ironman 70.3 Cozumel Cozumel,

Quintana Roo

 Pulled from the water during a swimming test, take to a local hospital and later pronounced dead
US George Hall[77] UNK 9/26/2021 Ironman 70.3 Augusta Georgia CPR was administered on the rescue boat while still in the water Swim
UK Unnamed[78] UNK 9/11/2021 Blenheim Palace Triathlon Oxfordshire, England TBA
Canada Unnamed[79] 47 8/1/2021 Ironman 70.3 Calgary Alberta Drowning Swim
Australia Dave Hayes[80] UNK 6/7/2021 Ironman 70.3 Cairns Queensland Swim
US Gary Martinez[81] 51 5/1/2021 Ironman 70.3 St. George Utah Massive Cardiac Event Swim
Brazil Paulo Pereira[82] 40-44 11/24/2019 Ironman Cozumel Cozumel Heart Attack Swim
Spain Carl Cavanagh[83] 45 10/19/2019 Challenge Peguera Majorca Drowning Swim
Korea Unnamed[84] 35 10/1/2019 Unknown Seoul Drowning Swim
US Stephen Zamucen[85] 69 9/14/2019 Nautica Malibu Triathlon California Sudden Cardiac Event Later
France Richard Glinski[86] 67 9/12/2019 Ironman 70.3 World Championship Nice Drowning Swim
US Greg Misbach[87] 72 9/8/2019 Rock the Bay San Diego Triathlon California Suffered cardiac arrest during swim Swim
US Mark Combs[88] 64 8/24/2019 Lake Tahoe Triathlon California He called out for help in the water. Preliminary autopsy suggest coronary artery atherosclerosis Swim
Australia Loretto Harvey[89] 50 8/16/2019 Townsville Triathlon Queensland Collapsed on run Run
US Christopher Zimmer[90] 68 8/4/2019 Naperville Sprint Triathlon Illinois Crash Bike
Philippines Mario Marfori II[91] UNK 8/4/2019 Musaman TriDavnor Duathlon Davao City Occurred right after first run leg Run
Portugal Rafael S.[92] 24 8/1/2019 Amizade Triathlon Viana do Castelo Suffered indisposition in the swimming segment, before sinking. He asked for help, but when a safety boat came closer, the body had already sunk. Swim
US Kristen J. Oswald[93] 44 7/28/2019 Ironman 70.3 Ohio Ohio Struck by tractor-trailer Bike
Finland Unnamed man[94] UNK 6/30/2019 Ironman 70.3 Finland Lahti Suspected bout of illness Swim
US Quy P. Pham[95] 35 6/30/2019 Robious Landing Virginia Drowning Swim
Canada Jill Levy Morris[96][97] 46 6/23/2019 Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant Mont-Tremblant Thoracic compression, with several of her internal organs crushed due to being run over by a race support vehicle Bike
US Michael McCulloch[98] 61 6/9/2019 Ironman 70.3 Wisconsin Wisconsin Drowning Swim
US Todd Mahoney[99] 38 6/9/2019 Ironman 70.3 Wisconsin Wisconsin Drowning Swim
US James Olayos JR[100] 31 6/8/2019 Mighty Montauk New York Run
US Dennis McDaniels[101] 36 6/2/2019 Escape The Cape New Jersey Cardiac arrest Swim
US Scott Beatse[102] 59 6/2/2019 Lake Mills Wisconsin Medical event Swim
Spain Unnamed[103] 51 5/18/2019 Ironman 140.6 Barcelona Barcelona Unnatural Death Swim
US David Schultz[104] 40 5/11/2019 New England Season Opener Massachusetts Drowning Swim
South Africa Andre Trichardt[105] 48 4/7/2019 Ironman 70.3 South Africa Cape Town Drowning Swim
South Africa Leon Stanviet[106] 63 4/7/2019 Ironman 70.3 South Africa Cape Town Convulsions Swim
Taiwan ''Chang"[107] 45 3/3/2019 WHISBIH Kaohsiung Aihe International Ironman Taiwan Abnormal condition Swim
Brazil Ludimilla Barbosa[108] 40 12/2/2018 Local Tournament Tocantins Injured by propeller of lifeboat Swim
Australia Sam Horan[109] 45 11/4/2018 Noosa Noosa Cardiac arrest leading to accident Bike
US Mark Wladecki[110] 60 8/11/2018 Gibsonburg Ohio Hit by a car after missing stop sign Bike
US Scott Michaelis[111] 50 8/4/2018 Ironman 70.3 Boulder Colorado Drowning Swim
Malaysia Tharm Wei Wong[112] 39 7/15/2018 Port Dickson Port Dickson Drowning Swim
Malaysia Jeffrey Yuen[113] 42 7/15/2018 Port Dickson Port Dickson Body found day after event; Drowning Swim
US Gary Grunwald[114] 61 6/10/2018 USAT Nationals Michigan Had chest pains and shortness of breath during run Run
US Jim Hix[115] 75 8/11/2018 USAT Age Group Nationals Ohio Drowning Swim
UK Unnamed[116] 43 6/2/2018 SYWD Sprint Barry Island Cardiac arrest Swim
UK Sharon Lang[117] 40 4/29/2018 Ironman 70.3 Marbella Costa del Sol Cardiac arrest Swim
US James Treadwell[118] 75 12/17/2017 American Sprint & Duathlon Florida Collapse during swim Swim
Brazil Genilson Lima[119] 48 11/26/2017 Ironman 70.3 Fortaleza Fortaleza Body recovered a day after the race Swim
Italy Jan Willem Koeleman[120] 54 10/28/2017 Forte Village Challenge Sardinia Cardiac arrest Swim
China Martin So[121] 66 10/21/2017 Hong Kong Life astc Sprint Asian Cup Hong Kong Cardiac arrest Swim
Singapore Steve Begley[122] 42 9/9/2017 Singapore International Singapore Scottish rugby player; Undetected heart condition that led him to drown Swim
Philippines Eric Nadal Mediavillo[123] 47 8/6/2017 Ironman 70.3 Philippines Cebu Cardiac arrest Swim
UK Douglas Waymark[124] 44 8/5/2017 Marble Arch in Central London to Paris' Arc de Triomphe London Trouble during swim Swim
Austria Unnamed[125] 58 7/2/2017 Ironman 140.6 Austria Klagenfurt Suddenly fell off his bike Bike
Japan Seito Fujii[126] 50 6/4/2017 Watarase Recreation Area Tochigi Drowning Swim
US Glen Bruemmer[127] 54 4/22/2017 Ironman 140.6 Texas Texas Unnatural Death Swim
US Kipp Kinsley[128] 25 8/26/2018 Yankton South Dakota Cardiac arrest Within 24 hours after the race- Kipp won 1st place
US Vincent Fleck[129] 69 8/7/2016 Smith Point Sprint New York Drowning Swim
US Michelle Walters[130] 34 8/7/2016 Ironman 140.6 Boulder Colorado Died in a collision with a vehicle Bike
Hungary Radoslav Okruky[131] 41 7/30/2016 Ironman 70.3 Budapest Budapest Collapsed during run Run
US Jeffrey James Stevens[132] 56 6/19/2016 Rochester Minnesota Drowning Swim
Australia Unnamed[133] 47 6/12/2016 Ironman 70.3 Cairns Queensland Swim portion, died in hospital later Later
US Samuel Fisher[134] 24 6/12/2016 Stamford Connecticut Goldman Sachs analyst; Collapsed after finishing Later
US Gene Montague[135] 51 5/22/2016 Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga Tennessee Cardiac arrest Swim
US Michael Wiggins[136] 42 4/30/2016 Pelican Fest Colorado Atrial fibrillation Swim
Germany Unnamed[137] UNK 4/17/2016 Challenge Roth Roth Drowning Swim
UK Paul Gallihawk[138] 34 8/29/2015 Ocean Lake Kent Drowning Swim
US Brian Godlove[139] 40 8/2/2015 Ironman 140.6 Boulder Colorado Died three days after race from dehydration and muscle tissue breakdown. Later
US Colin Campbell[140] 27 9/11/2015 Lake Livingston Texas Drowning Swim
Germany Iain O'May[141] 30 7/5/2015 Ironman 140.6 Frankfurt Frankfurt Collapsed at end of race Later
Australia Erica Atkins 43 6/14/2015 Ironman 70.3 Cairns Queensland Pulled from water, died two days later in hospital Later
UK Daniel Cavanagh 40 6/7/2015 Bala Middle Distance Triathlon North Wales Heart attack Bike
US Wayne Stellar[142] 57 6/6/2015 Kerr Lake North Carolina Drowning Swim
US Saadin Solah[143] 53 5/16/2015 Sudbury Sprint Connecticut Hit by a pickup truck Bike
Japan Mototaka Kumagai 72 5/5/2015 Tokunoshima Tokunoshima Drowning Swim
US Felicia Williams[144] 44 4/25/2015 St. Anthony's Meek and Mighty Florida Swimming pool event. Swim
US Paul Reynolds[145] 52 3/21/2015 Waikoloa Beach Hawaii Medical emergency Swim
Argentina Ezequiel Osvaldo Gaspar[146] 21 2/1/2015 Salta Salta Drowning Swim
US Roger Ackerman[147] 68 10/26/2014 PPD Beach2Battleship North Carolina Medical event Swim
Spain Carmen Hernandez Paez[148] 48 10/4/2014 Teide Xtreme Tenerife Heavy blow to the head Bike
Spain Unnamed Male[149] 41 10/4/2014 Garmin Barcelona Barcelona Swim
Mexico Rocío Álvarez de Oyarzabal[150] 48 9/21/2014 Ironman 70.3 Cozumel Cozumel Myocardial infarction Swim
Australia Peter Farlecas[151] 39 9/13/2014 Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast Mooloolaba Cardiac arrest Swim
US Matthew Alan Cook[140] 37 8/31/2014 Towne Lake Texas Drowning Swim
France Rob Evans[152] 30 8/24/2014 Ironman 140.6 Nice Nice Lost control of bike and struck rock with head Bike
Russia Yegor Leontiev[153] 26 6/12/2014 RUS Paratriathlon National Championships Nizhny Novgorod Collapsed on run, paramedics attempted lifesaving efforts for 1 hour Run
US Donald Bautel[154] 64 4/19/2014 Escape from Fort De Soto Florida Drowning Swim
Australia Tom Lyons[155] 21 2/2/2014 Hell of the West Brisbane Collapsed after end of race Later
US Don Green[156] 57 1/12/2014 HITS Naples Florida Cardiac arrest Swim
US Patrick Hayden[157] 59 10/19/2013 Pumpkinman Colorado Drowning Swim
US Bob Hartline[158] 62 10/13/2013 Sherwood Island Sprint Connecticut Drowning Swim
US Christopher Eaton[159] 51 8/18/2013 Luray Virginia Walked out of water communicating and passed shortly afterwards. Pulmonary embolism Other
Spain Unnamed[160] UNK 6/13/2013 Challenge Barcelona Barcelona Cardiac arrest Swim
US James Lawrence[161] 70 7/28/2013 Crabman Rhode Island Cardiac arrest Swim
US Jeffrey Reed[162] 53 7/14/2013 Catfish Sprint Pennsylvania Drowning Swim
US Michael Coyle[163] 38 7/13/2013 Musselman New York Hit the back of an SUV parked on the side of the road Bike
US Lanlin Zhang[164] 31 7/13/2013 Musselman New York Fell and lost control of bike Bike
France Unnamed[165] 30 6/24/2013 Ironman 140.6 France Nice Crashed into wall Bike
Switzerland Unnamed[166] 59 6/23/2013 Lake Sempach Basel Drowning Swim
US David Finley[167] 43 6/22/2013 Ozark Valley Missouri Drowning Swim
US Michael Giardino[168] 48 6/19/2013 Redondo Beach California Collapsed after completing swim Swim
US Ross Ehlinger[169] 46 3/3/2013 Escape From Alcatraz California Cardiac arrest Swim
South Africa Kevin Staessen[170] 29 1/20/2013 Ironman 70.3 South Africa Cape Town Cardiac Arrest Swim
South Africa Berton Bosman[170] 37 1/20/2013 Ironman 70.3 South Africa Cape Town Cardiac Arrest Swim
USA Roger Stewart[171] 51 10/21/2012 Kring & Chung Triathlon California Drowning Swim
Hong Kong Daniel Bagshaw[172] 27 10/14/2012 Hong Kong ITU Asian Cup Hong Kong Collapsed right before end on run Run
US Gary Grant[173] 46 9/16/2012 Dunkirk New York Hit cement barricade Bike
US Kendall Webb[174] 80 8/25/2012 Surf Town California Collapse shortly after finishing Later
US Charles Cribbs Sr.[175] 69 8/19/2012 Buckeye Challenge Ohio Drowning Swim
US Richard Angelo[176] 53 8/18/2012 USAT Nationals Vermont Drowning Swim
US Matthew Sell[177] 58 8/12/2012 Emmett's Most Excellent Idaho Drowning Swim
US Andy Naylor[178] 43 8/11/2012 Ironman 140.6 U.S. Championship New York Medical event Swim
Philippines Ramon Igaña Jr.[179] 44 8/5/2012 Ironman 70.3 Philippines Cebu Road conditions Bike
US Stan Bugarcic[180] 34 8/4/2012 Greater Cleveland Ohio Drowning Swim
US Margaret Pometta[181] 50 7/15/2012 Ironman 70.3 Vineman California Cardiac arrest Swim
US Jason Kirshner[182] 42 7/14/2012 Dina LaVigna Breath of Life California Cardiac arrest Swim
US Sean Murphy[183] 44 6/23/2012 Ironman 140.6 Coeur d"Alene Idaho Taken to hospital after struggling in water Later
US Doug Witmer[184] 42 6/17/2012 High Cliff Wisconsin Drowning Swim
US Christopher Petty[185] 43 5/19/2012 Turtle Crawl Georgia Cardiac arrest Swim
Chile Ivan Paez[186] 31 1/15/2012 Ironman 70.3 Pucon Pucon Cardiac arrest Bike
Mexico Gerardo Sant n Pez[187] UNK 9/25/2011 Fourth Sports Xochimilco Physical condition Swim
US Steven J. Linthicum[136] 46 9/18/2011 Dewey Sprint Delaware Cardiac arrest Swim
US John Park[136] 59 9/11/2011 Nations D.C. Collapsed shortly after starting the bike event Bike
US Mark Wezca[188] 46 8/28/2011 Ironman 140.6 Louisville Kentucky Cardiac arrest Swim
US David Aschauer[189] 58 8/28/2011 Cape Elizabeth Maine Cardiac arrest Swim
US Michael Kudryk[190] 64 8/7/2011 New York City New York Drowning Swim
US Amy Martich[191] 40 8/7/2011 New York City New York Cardiac arrest Swim
Belgium Arthur Aghajanyan 26 7/24/2011 Ironman 70.3 Antwerp Antwerp crashed while descending on the bike course and suffered trauma to the head Bike
US Christopher Ludington[136] 57 6/11/2011 Stowe Vermont Drowning Swim
US Ron Schafer[192] 53 9/11/2010 Nautica Malibu California Collapsed from a stroke shortly after race Later
UK Ian Sloss[193] 64 8/8/2010 London London Collapsed during swim and died two days later Swim
US Leslie Chariton[118] 60 7/31/2010 Hayden View Idaho Cardiac Arrest Swim
US Derek Valentino[106] 40 6/27/2010 Philadelphia Insurance Pennsylvania Drowning, body was found next day; significant legal case Swim
US Nicole Baird Buchholz[105] 24 6/20/2010 Jacksonville Sprint Series Florida Crashed on bike due to ongoing medical issue Bike
US Bernadette Collins[117] 40 6/19/2010 Eglin's My First Tri Florida Collapsed on run Run
UK Christopher Moran[116] 54 5/1/2010 RAF Brize Norton Oxon Suffered heart failure Run
Canada Lor Porciuncula Jarin[115] 51 9/26/2009 Mount Shasta Tinman Siskiyou Anoxia Swim
US Mary Ehrlinger[112] 38 9/16/2009 Ironman 140.6 Wisconsin Wisconsin Unnatural Death Swim
Canada Walter Eugene Wiwchar[114] 66 8/30/2009 Ironman 140.6 Canada Penticton Trouble during the latter half of the swim portion Swim
Philippines Juan Miguel Vazquez[113] 51 8/22/2009 Ironman 70.3 Philippines Cebu Stroke Swim
US Kim Schmidt[111] 43 8/9/2009 Elkhart Lake Wisconsin Drowning Swim
US John Carr[194] 47[194] 8/1/2009 E.P. Tom Sawyer Triathlon Kentucky Hit by a drunk driver Bike
Singapore Calvin Lee Wee Sing[195] 42 8/1/2009 OSIM Singapore Singapore Unnatural death Swim
US Daniel Murray[109] 33 7/11/2009 The Pewaukee Wisconsin Drowning Swim
US Julie Silletti[108] 54 6/13/2009 Elkhart Lake Wisconsin Drowning Swim
US Phillip Coulston[107] 63 8/24/2008 Escape From The Rock California Cardiac arrest Swim
US Barbara Warren[104] 65 8/23/2008 Santa Barbara California Broke her neck in a fall, paralyzed from the neck down, breathing with the help of a ventilator and signaled that she wanted the ventilator turned off Bike
US John Hobgood[158] 52 7/27/2008 New Jersey State New Jersey Drowning, body was found next day Swim
US Donald Morehouse[103] 60 7/26/2008 Spudman Idaho Drowning Swim
US Esteban Neira[101] 32 7/20/2008 New York City New York Hypertensive heart disease Swim
US Patrick Findlay[102] 45 6/29/2008 Pacific Crest Oregon Heart attack Swim
US Jim Goodman[100] 46 6/22/2008 Hy-Vee Iowa Drowning Swim
US Patrick Kane[99] 38 5/10/2008 Florida Panhandle . Georgia Drowning Swim
US Randolph Parnell[98] 51 5/3/2008 CB&I Texas Drowning, but had heart issues Swim
US Dorothy Barnett-Griffin[96] 43 10/6/2007 Ironman 140.6 Florida Florida Collapsed just after finishing swim Swim
US Daniel Eimermann[196] 55 9/15/2007 Devil's Challenge Wisconsin Had pre-existing condition Swim
US Sara Lowes[95] 51 8/6/2007 Alcatraz Challenge Aquathon California Drowning Swim
US Joseph J. Lyons Jr[196] 38 7/8/2007 Cohasset Massachusetts Drowning Swim
US Kevin Hunt[93] 28 6/23/2007 Ultra Max Missouri Drowning Swim
Singapore Thaddeus Cheong[91] 17 6/23/2007 Singapore Bay Run Singapore Southeast Asia Games; Foamed at mouth after completing race Later
US Juli Wilson Marshall[197] 48 4/29/2007 St. Anthony's Florida Broken nose in swim. 4,000 participants. Swim
US Barney Rice[89] 35 11/4/2006 Ironman 140.6 Florida Florida Drowning Swim
UK Paul Simpson[88] 31 8/5/2006 London London Cardiac arrest Swim
US Chris Eborn[92] 33 5/13/2006 St. George Utah Cardiac arrest Swim
Singapore Ho Wai Piew[195] 40 10/22/2005 New Balance Corporate Singapore Cardiac arrest Swim
US Artem Boris Groisman[87] 37 9/25/2005 Mountain Man Nevada Seizure Swim
US Howard Garcia[86] 76 7/24/2005 Boulder Peak Colorado Drowning Swim
US Patrick Bell[85] 23 6/19/2005 Ashland Lions MetroWest Massachusetts Heart attack shortly after finishing Later
Australia Peter Semos[84] 37 11/7/2004 Noosa Noosa Collapsed on run Run
US Mike Vieth[80] 58 8/3/2003 Troika Washington Drowning Swim
US Wayne Scrimshaw[83] 48 5/26/2003 Keauhou-Kona Hawaii Hit by a car Bike
US Jon Druhot[82] 36 7/21/2002 Timberman Minnesota Cold water drowning Swim
US John Boland[81] 53 6/8/2002 Ironman 140.6 Utah Utah Swim cancelled mid event, Drowning Swim
US Jeffrey Helfer[79] 37 7/14/2001 Camp Pendleton International California Drowning Swim
US Perry Rendina[78] 45 5/20/2001 Ironman 140.6 California California Slammed into a guard rail at the bottom of a hill Bike
US John Mawdslwy[77] 39 8/27/1995 Mrs. T's Illinois Drowning Swim
US Mike Lanham[198] 42 8/21/1994 Mrs. T's Illinois Cardiac arrest Swim
US James O'Rourke[74][199] 35 4/21/1991 Spring Muscle Stretcher Nebraska Sudden cardiac arrest caused by a genetic condition Run
US Curtis Silvey[73] 17 8/21/1988 Reston Virginia Drowning, water temperatures as low as 40 degrees Swim
US Casey Marie Stevenson[200] 15 7/26/1987 San Luis Obispo Recreational California Struck by vehicle while crossing a highway Bike
Japan Yonezo Kasahara[136] 39 7/12/1987 Miyakojima Hirara Drowning Swim
US Steven McAdams[136] 30 6/28/1987 Governor's Cup Colorado Struck by vehicle Bike
US C. Frederick Kelley[136] 61 6/28/1987 Farmington Connecticut Cardiac arrest Swim
US Seymour Leebowitz[136] 50 6/14/1987 Craigville Beach Massachusetts Heart attack Bike
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