Ironman Triathlon history
– The story of an iconic sports event
John Collins, a Naval officer, stationed in Hawaii, an his wife Judy, had the idea, during an awards banquet for the Waikiki Swim Club, of combining the three endurance races on the island into one race. On February 18th, 1978, 15 competitors came to Waikiki to take the first ever Ironman triathlon challenge.
Now, thousands of triathletes, from all over the world, challenge themselves to prove that it is possible. Even powered by hand cycle bikes and wheelchairs. They all want to be part of the Ironman history.
Ironman history – BigC-consulting
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