Christine Ann Wellington

Chrissie Wellington is a former English Triathlete. She is a quadruple Ironman Triathlon World Champion. She still holds two events world record out of three events: overall world record and official world record for all Ironman-branded triathlon races. From 2009 to 2013, Chrissie Wellington held the Ironman World Championship. The athlete is known for substantially lowering almost all the records related to the sport. After enjoying the splendid career in Triathlon, she finally announced her retirement in 2012.

Here are some of her career achievements:

• Earned a gold medal at the 2008 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships
• Bagged a gold medal at the ITU Age Group World Championships in 2006
• Honoured with the “Sportswoman of the Year” title in 2009 by Sunday Times
• The University of Birmingham awarded her an honorary doctorate in 2007
• Won four gold medals at the Ironman Triathlon World Championships (2007-2009 and 2011)