Lisa Bentley
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Lisa Bentley (born November 28, 1968) is a Canadian elite athlete in the sport of Triathlon. She has been competing on the Ironman race series since late in the 1990s.
She ranks among the likes of Natascha Badmann and Paula Newby-Fraser as once of the most successful triathletes of all time. This is despite her never having won an ironman world championship in Kona Hawaii. In 2005 she began the race with a ruptured appendix but had to withdraw during the run when the pain became unbearable. In 2006 she placed third at the world championships, a best ever showing.
She is known as an excellent runner and often comes from behind off the bike to win. Diagnosed in her 20's with Cystic Fibrosis Lisa has become a role model for much broader audience.
[edit] Ironman victories
- 2000 IM New Zealand
- 2001 IM New Zealand
- 2002 IM Australia
- 2003 IM Australia
- 2003 IM Canada
- 2004 IM Australia
- 2004 IM Canada
- 2005 IM Australia
- 2005 IM Germany
- 2006 IM Australia
- 2007 IM Canada
[edit] Ironman World Championships
- 1997 - 9th won by: Heather Fuhr
- 2000 - 6th won by: Natascha Badmann
- 2002 - 6th won by: Natascha Badmann
- 2003 - 5th won by: Lori Bowden
- 2004 - 4th won by: Natascha Badmann
- 2005 - DNF (medical) won by: Natascha Badmann
- 2006 - 3rd won by: Michellie Jones
