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South African James Cunnama Wins Iron Man Hamburg, with Awesome Lead

South African professional triathlete James Cunnama has won the prestigious Iron Man triathlon, held for the first time in Hamburg, Germany on Sunday 13 August 2017. Known as the “toughest triathlon in the world”, James (34) completed the race in eight hours and 36 seconds… 22 minutes ahead of the closest contender (Horst Reichel from […]

By SAPeople
14-08-17 11:42
in Fab South African Stuff

South African professional triathlete James Cunnama has won the prestigious Iron Man triathlon, held for the first time in Hamburg, Germany on Sunday 13 August 2017.

James makes news in Germany, winning the inaugural Hamburg Ironman event

Known as the “toughest triathlon in the world”, James (34) completed the race in eight hours and 36 seconds… 22 minutes ahead of the closest contender (Horst Reichel from Darmstadt).

The race included 3.86 km of swimming, 180 km of cycling and a marathon (42 km).

The 34-year-old professional triathlete has competed in other Ironman competitions before, and his British wife Jodie is Ironman 70.3 world champion, winning her seventh consecutive Ironman South Africa in January. The couple live in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape, and will soon be welcoming their first child.

The inaugural event in Hamburg (know as the “gate to the world”) attracted over 2,500 participants… although two gold medal participants were missing –  Jan Frodeno and Sebastian Kienle.