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Leanda Cave
Leanda Rosemarie Cave (born 9 March 1978) is a retired British triathlete. Cave is the 2002 World Triathlon Champion and the 2012 Ironman Triathlon and Ironman 70.3 World Champion, the first woman in the history of the sport to win both titles in the same year. Cave competed internationally for Wales and Great Britain.
Cave was born in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. At the age of four Cave's parents (her father was a carpenter) migrated to Queensland, Australia, where she went to school. Returning to England, as her mother is Welsh, she chose to represent Wales. Growing up Cave swam, ran cross country and was a surf lifeguard.[citation needed]
In February 2013, Cave was diagnosed with skin cancer.
Cave entered her first triathlon at the encouragement of her sister, who already participated in them.
In 2001 Cave became European Under-23 champion. A year later she would internationally break through at the senior level as she won the silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. She won another silver medal at the European Championships, then had greater success when she took the gold and the World title in Cancún, Mexico in November 2002. In 2002, she was nominated for the Welsh Sports Personality of the Year Award.
Cave struggled with injury in 2003 and was unable to defend her world title, although she did take part in the BBC series Superstars.
Cave won her second world title in 2007 at the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in Lorient, France. On 28 March 2008, at the Ford Ironman 70.3 California triathlon, Cave came in third place behind Erika Csomor and Mirinda Carfrae. At the 2010 Ironman World Championship 70.3, she took second place.
On 30 April 2011, Cave won the Wildflower Long Course triathlon held at Lake San Antonio, California. She also has won the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon in San Francisco, most recently on 10 June 2012. Later that year she won her first Ironman event at Ironman Arizona.
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Leanda Cave
Leanda Rosemarie Cave (born 9 March 1978) is a retired British triathlete. Cave is the 2002 World Triathlon Champion and the 2012 Ironman Triathlon and Ironman 70.3 World Champion, the first woman in the history of the sport to win both titles in the same year. Cave competed internationally for Wales and Great Britain.
Cave was born in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. At the age of four Cave's parents (her father was a carpenter) migrated to Queensland, Australia, where she went to school. Returning to England, as her mother is Welsh, she chose to represent Wales. Growing up Cave swam, ran cross country and was a surf lifeguard.[citation needed]
In February 2013, Cave was diagnosed with skin cancer.
Cave entered her first triathlon at the encouragement of her sister, who already participated in them.
In 2001 Cave became European Under-23 champion. A year later she would internationally break through at the senior level as she won the silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. She won another silver medal at the European Championships, then had greater success when she took the gold and the World title in Cancún, Mexico in November 2002. In 2002, she was nominated for the Welsh Sports Personality of the Year Award.
Cave struggled with injury in 2003 and was unable to defend her world title, although she did take part in the BBC series Superstars.
Cave won her second world title in 2007 at the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in Lorient, France. On 28 March 2008, at the Ford Ironman 70.3 California triathlon, Cave came in third place behind Erika Csomor and Mirinda Carfrae. At the 2010 Ironman World Championship 70.3, she took second place.
On 30 April 2011, Cave won the Wildflower Long Course triathlon held at Lake San Antonio, California. She also has won the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon in San Francisco, most recently on 10 June 2012. Later that year she won her first Ironman event at Ironman Arizona.