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Chris McCormack - World Champion Triathlete
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Australian Chris McCormack or Macca as he is affectionately known, is one of the most affable athletes in the sport of triathlon. Chris entered the professional triathlon circuit in 1996, as an inexperienced rookie, but rapidly rose to success only eight months after his debut, taking the World No. 1 position and destroying arguably the greatest field ever assembled in triathlon history, to win both the 1997 Triathlon World Championships and the 1997 ITU World Cup Series . This gutsy, determined display recorded Macca as the first male triathlete to ever win both titles (the double) in the same year.
A run specialist, with menacing bike power, McCormack is currently the hottest name in triathlon. In his short career, Chris has won almost every major short course title on the global triathlon calendar including the ITU World Cup Series , Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon as well as four of the sports most prestigous triathlon events, GoodWill Games, Mrs T's Chicago International Triathlon, WildFlower Half Ironman and more recently the Ironman Australia Triathlon . Chris defended his course record winning WildFlower victory in 2002 year and his race in the Ironman Australia put Chris in an elite club of 3 athletes who have won Ironman on debut.
Chris has won a slew of victories on the tough US Circuit including the San Diego International Triathlon, New York City International Triathlon and LA International Triathlon . He also became the first triathlete in a decade to capture the US Triple Crown. In 2001, Chris was again crowned Global Triathlete Of The Year and Competitor Of The Year and became the only triathlete to ever hold the USA Professional Championship Title and the USA Sprint Course Title in one season. Chris is currently a 4x Escape From Alcatraz Champion with victories in 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2002 as well as the San Jose International Champion. Macca also holds three Wildflower Half Ironman Triathlon titles from three attempts winning the race on debut in 2001 again in 2002 and then in 2004. Wildflower is the worlds biggest Half Ironman and one of the most prestigious triathlon events in the world.
