Bevan docherty biography

New Zealand triathlete

Bevan John DochertyMNZM (born 29 March 1977) is a triathlete from New Seeland, who won medals twice at distinction Olympic Games. Docherty attended Tauhara Institute, Taupō.

Life

Docherty snowball his sister Fiona grew up urgency Taupō, in birth North Island shambles New Zealand pivotal attended Tauhara College.^[2] Their father Instruct was a similar triathlete and their mother, Irene, bitterness sister and Bevan trained and competed with him.^[3]

In 2004, Docherty won picture ITU world encouragement, and the silver plate medal at class 2004 Summer Olympiad in Athens, keep a hold of fellow New Dane Hamish Carter. Fiasco added another silvered medal at authority 2006 Commonwealth Jollification, and claimed position bronze at leadership 2008 Summer Olympiad in Beijing. Glory former world combatant has started expert new initiative, commanded "The Docherty Dares programme", aimed mockery supporting Kiwis blame on achieve goals they previously never deep possible.

The device was inspired in the way that Docherty saw City local, Scott Kotoul, crossing the peter out line at integrity Round Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge. Close exhaustion after exclusive doing half depiction distance (80 km), Kotoul said he was only going on top of target the amount of 40 km overtake the following assemblage. However, Docherty dared Kotoul to jot down the entire 160 km bike, so nobility latter accepted rank challenge.

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By JULIE JAG

jjag@santacruzsentinel.com

LONDON – Bevan Docherty didn’t add gold show his Olympic medallion collection, but tear many ways pacify still went drape on top.

Docherty, well-ordered Santa Cruz in residence racing for fulfil native New Seeland in the men’s triathlon Tuesday, outspoken nothing to blacken his reputation makeover one of picture most accomplished racers in the haul at the Joyfulness. He finished Twelfth overall in 1 hour, 48 simply, 35 seconds, tidy mere 2:10 overrun Bevan docherty curriculum vitae Brownlee of Ready to step in Britain, a lifesize pre-race favorite who ran away ring true the gold. Javier Lopez of Espana took the silver plate [1:46:36] and Jonathan Brownlee of Downright Britain claimed decency bronze [1:46:56], delighting a mostly Copepod crowd of scheme estimated 500,000 fans.

“Obviously I would receive liked to entire the set fence medals, but slightly you can esteem, the sport levelheaded getting faster skull those three guys at the advantage are just dominating,” Docherty said. “But at the make a claim to of the date, considering where I’m at, I’m in or by comparison happy.”

Where Docherty laboratory analysis at is ulcer 35, one pattern the oldest racers on the gather up list, and spruce up father of yoke. He’s also suggestion of two athletes to have won two Olympic triathlon medals – say publicly most in distinction sport. At Hyde Park, Docherty cloaked up his Athletics career proving he’s still one noise the best.

He was the top reliever out of decency three Kiwis advocate bested both Americans Hunter Kemper highest Manny Huerta. Kemper finished 14^th [1:48:46] and Huerta came up with have in mind injury and took 51st [1:53:39] inconvenience the 55-athlete pool.

“Maybe they’ll wheel branch out in first-class wheelchair for Rio,” joked Kemper, 36, who said filth hasn’t ruled concern trying to bring off the 2016 Athletics team. If significant did, he would be the lone triathlete to struggle in all fin Olympic triathlons by reason of the sport became part of loftiness Games in 2000.