Sam Long (triathlete)
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Nickname
Big Unit[1]BornDecember 23, 1995
Boulder, Colorado, United States[1]
EducationUniversity of Colorado[1]
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[1]
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Nickname | Big Unit[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 23, 1995 Boulder, Colorado, United States[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Colorado[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Triathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Self coached[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Sam Long (born December 23, 1995) is an American professional triathlete. He won a silver medal at the 2021 Ironman 70.3 World Championships.
Long was born prematurely as one of three triplets in Boulder, Colorado, and grew up mountain biking and swimming with his parents. He competed in his first Ironman at the age of 17, prior to attending the University of Colorado, where he graduated with a double major in psychology and physiology.[1] He then turned professional in 2016, and took his first major victory at the Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga in 2019. In 2021, he finished second to Gustav Iden at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in St. George, Utah.[3]
