1. Lionel James Sanders was born on February 22,1988 and is a Canadian professional triathlete winner of the 2017 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships.
13 Facts About Lionel Sanders
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In 2013 Lionel Sanders began to race local Ontario Multisport Canada triathlons.
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Lionel Sanders had a string of 70.3 victories in 2015, combined with some learning experiences at the Ironman distance.
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At Ironman Mont Tremblant Lionel Sanders had a disappointing performance, finishing fifth.
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Lionel Sanders went on to Ironman Arizona finishing with a time under 8 hours to take his first official full distance victory.
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On November 20,2016, Lionel Sanders set a new world record for the full distance triathlon at Ironman Arizona, with a winning time of 7:44:29.
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In 2017, Lionel Sanders won ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada.
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Lionel Sanders led the Ironman World Championship in Kona Hawaii through mile 23 of the marathon before being passed by Patrick Lange.
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In 2018 Lionel Sanders continued his success, winning most of his races, except Oceanside 70.3, which he lost to Jan Frodeno.
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In full distance racing, Lionel Sanders placed 2nd at Ironman Mont-Tremblant and 29th at the Ironman World Championships.
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On October 23,2020, Lionel Sanders broke the Canadian national hour record with a distance of 51.304 kilometres.
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Frodeno broke his own record while Lionel Sanders came within eight minutes of the old record while setting two personal best splits with the swim and the bike.
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Lionel Sanders has been public about the substance abuse problem that eventually led him to sign up for the 2010 Ironman Louisville in late 2009.