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Joe Umphenour (USA)

Date of Birth:

5 January 1969
Born: Bellevue, Washington
Nationality: American
Hometown: Bellevue, Washington but lives & trains with the US Resident Team in Colorado Springs
Nickname: Tigger - because of his red hair and energetic attitude, also Casper the friendly ghost, because of his fair skin
Years in Triathlon: 19
Sponsors: Clif Bar
Superfeet
Giant Bicycles
Zipp Wheels
Saucony
Other sports: cross-country, swimming and track
Education: English
Occupation: Backpacking, cross-country skiing, experimental cooking, herb gardens and rock climbing
Languages: English
Sports Hero: Mary Wayte, a member of Joe's college swim club, who won a gold medal in 1984 in Los Angeles in the 200 freestyle
Proudest Moment: Had one of the best races of his career on June 3, 2001, when he was the first American, and third overall, at the Tinman Triathlon in Shreveport, La. Race was the qualifier for the world championships
Injuries: n/a
Historical results
World Championships

2003 Queenstown, NZL 30th
2002 Cancun (MEX) 18th
2001 Edmonton (CAN) 11th
World Aquathlon Champs
2002 Cancun (MEX) 4th
2001 Edmonton (CAN) 4th
World Cup
2004 - 6th place Cancun, MEX
2004 - 19th place Gamagori, JPN
2004 - 23rd place Salford, GBR
2004 - 2nd place Corner Brook, CAN
2003 - 17th place Geelong, AUS
2003 - 30th place Athens, GRE
2003 - 23rd place Makuhari, JPN
2003 - 31st place Nice, FRA
2003 - DNF Hamburg, GER
2003 - 28th place New York, USA
2003 - 10th place Corner Brook, CAN
2003 - 14th place Edmonton, CAN
2003 - 43rd place St. Anthony's, USA
2002 - 9th place Makuhari, Japan
2002 - 35th place Corner Brook, Canada
2002 - 35th place Edmonton, Canada
2002 - 11th place Gamagori, Japan
2002 - 9th place Ishigaki, Japan
2001 - 18th place St. Anthony's, Florida, USA
2001 - 17th place Tiszaujvaros, Hungary
1999 - 11th place Cancun, Mexico
1999 - 18th place

Noosa, Australia

1999 - 19th place Kona, Hawaii
1999 - 38th place Monte Carlo, Monaco
1999 - 39th place Lausanne, Switzerland
1999 - 43rd place Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Belgium
National
2001 - 3rd place
Shreveport National Qualifier, USA
Regional - International
2004 - 5th place 2004 Boston International, USA
2004 - 3rd place 2004 New York International, USA
2004 - 4th place 2004 Bellingham International, USA
2004 - 15th place 2004 Honolulu International, USA
2004 - 13th place Pan American Championships, MEX
2003 - 7th place Ixtapa International, MEX
2003 - 13th place Baker's Cookie International, USA
2003 - 27th place Clermont International, USA
2002 - 4th place Pan American Championships, BRA
2002 - 5th place Boston Monster Challenge International
2002 - 2nd place Guatemala International
2001 - 4th place JDS Uniplase Victoria Internationa, Canada
1999 - 5th place North American Championships, Wilkes Barre, USA
2001 - 21st place Pan American Championships, Clermont, Florida, USA
2000 - 13th place USA Olympic Trials, Irving, Texas, USA
2001 - 3rd place Shreveport International Triathlon

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