Joanna Zeiger

Joanna Zeiger

Personal information
Born	(1970-05-04) May 4, 1970 Baltimore, Maryland
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Turned pro	1998
Medal record Joanna Zeiger Medal record Representing United States Women's triathlon Ironman World Championship 70.3 2008 Individual ITU Triathlon World Championships 2001 Edmonton Elite

Joanna Sue Zeiger (born May 4, 1970, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American triathlete who is the 2008 Ironman 70.3 world champion. Zeiger represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in triathlon.

Career

Zeiger first began competing in swimming. She attended Brown University where she held the school records in the 500-yard (460 m) freestyle, 1,000-yard (910 m) freestyle, and 1,650-yard (1,510 m) freestyle which she set in 1991. Zeiger received her PhD from The Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2001. Competitive running and cycling were added to her repertoire in 1992 and 1993.

Zeiger competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She placed fourth with a total time of 2:01:25.74. Her split times were 19:45.58 for the swim, 1:05:38.30 for the cycling, and 0:36:01.86 for the run.

In 2008, Zeiger won the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Clearwater, Florida with a time of 4:02.49.

Honors

Zeiger named the 1997 Amateur Triathlete of the Year. In 1998, she was named 1998 USA Triathlon's Rookie of the year and in 2000 the USOC Triathlete of the year. Zeiger was honored by the Jewish Sports Hall of fame in March 2001.

See also

• List of Jewish triathletes

External links

• Official website
• Joanna Zeiger's blog