John Dunbar (triathlete)

John Dunbar is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL and Ironman triathlete.

John Dunbar

Medal record Men's triathlon Representing  United States Ironman World Championship 1979 Elite 1978 Elite

Dunbar finished 2nd in the first two Ironman races - 1978 and 1979.^[1]

The competitive struggle between Dunbar and the fourteen other athletes in the 1979 race was profiled in a ten-page, 6,175 word article titled "IRONMAN" in the May 14, 1979 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine that is widely credited with launching triathlons into public prominence.^[2][3]

References

1. "Famous Triathletes: John Dunbar". triathlonfacts.com.
2. McDermott, Barry (May 14, 1979). "IRONMAN". Sports Illustrated.
3. Tinley, Scott (January 7, 2014). "The Pen that Launched a Thousand Triathlons". trihistory.com.