Matt Reed
New Zealand-American triathlete
![]() Matthew Reed at 2015 San Diego International Triathlon | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1975-12-08) December 8, 1975 (age 48) Palmerston North, New Zealand |
Relative | Shane Reed (brother) |
Sport | |
Sport | Triathlon |
Matthew Reed (born November 8, 1975, in Palmerston North, New Zealand) is an American elite triathlete. Reed became a US citizen in 2007,[1] and lives and trains in Arizona.
In 2009, Reed won 7 triathlons and the Toyota Cup Series.[2] His triumphs came at Ironman California 70.3, Miami International Triathlon, Pan American Championships, REV 3 Half-Ironman, Life Time Fitness Minneapolis, Chicago Triathlon and Dallas Triathlon.
Reed was named USA Triathlon’s Athlete of the Year for 2008.[3] He won the US Olympic trials and placed thirty-second at the Beijing Games. Reed also finished fifth in the 2008 World Championships, the highest place ever for an American male.
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External links
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- Shane Reed (1998-1999)
- Matt Reed (2000)
- Iván Raña (2001)
- Kris Gemmell (2002)
- Richard Stannard (2003)
- Shane Reed (2004)
- Tim Don (2005)
- Richard Stannard (2006)
- Sergio Sarmiento (2007)
- Brent Foster (2008)
- Antonio Mansur (2009)
- Richard Varga (2010)
- Richard Stannard (2011)
- Richard Varga (2012-2013)
- Yuichi Hosoda (2014)
- Richard Varga (2015)
- Alistair Brownlee (2016)
- Matthew Sharpe (2017)
- Emmanuel Lejeune (2018)
- Rostyslav Pevtsov (2019)
- David Castro Fajardo (2021)
(women)