Jeff Symonds

Jeffrey Bruce Symonds (born October 1, 1985) is a Canadian professional triathlete. He took third-place in the 2011 Ironman 70.3 World Championship. Symonds' performance made him the first Canadian male and the second man in his twenties (after Terenzo Bozzone) to record a podium finish at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships. Symonds won the 2015 Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in Melbourne, and the 2013 and 2014 Challenge Penticton triathlons.

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• Career
• Notable results
• References

Symonds trains in his hometown of Penticton, British Columbia and Vancouver, British Columbia

Career

Symonds was raised in Penticton, British Columbia, but did not start participating in triathlons until he was 20. Prior to this, he was a runner for the University of British Columbia in college, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in commerce, with a concentration in marketing.

Notable results

2015 Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship Melbourne - 1st - 2:44 marathon

2014 Challenge Penticton – 1st - 3 weeks after Ironman Canada (Whistler) - 2:50 marathon

2014 Challenge Bahrain - 7th

2014 Ironman Canada (Whistler) – 2nd - 2:40:34 marathon

2013 Challenge Penticton – 1st - bike crash going 60+km/h - 2:47 marathon

2013 Ironman Los Cabos – 4th - debut Ironman distance race - 2:54 marathon

2012 Ironman 70.3 Austin – 4th

2012 Ironman 70.3 World Championship – 15th

2012 Ironman 70.3 Calgary – 3rd

2011 Ironman 70.3 World Championship – 3rd

2011 Ironman 70.3 Boise – 3rd

2011 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens – 3rd

2010 Ironman 70.3 World Championship – 10th

2010 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens – 2nd

2009 Ironman 70.3 World Championship – 33rd

2011 - 2014 Great White North Triathlon - 1st - new course record set in 2013 at 3:46:01