- Leanda Cave
Infobox Triathlete
athletename = Leanda Cave
caption = Leanda Cave at the 2007 Salford Triathlon
country = GBR
WAL
nickname = "Hoffi", "Bird"
date-birth = birth date and age|1978|3|9|df=y
place-birth = Louth,England
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height = 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
weight = 58 kg (128 lb)
turnedpro = 2000
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coach = Torsten Abel
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show-medals = no
medaltemplates =Leanda Cave (born
March 9 ,1978 in Louth,England ) is a British triathlete. Cave competes internationally for both Great Britain andWales . She lives and trains inSwansea .Early life
At the age of four her parents (her father was a carpenter) moved to
Queensland in Australia, where she went to school. Returning to England, as her mother is Welsh, she chose to represent Wales.Career
In 2001 she became European Under-23 champion. A year later she would internationally break through at the senior level as she won the silver medal at the
2002 Commonwealth Games inManchester . Another silver medal was won at the European Championships, but this was overclassed when she took the gold and the World title inCancún ,Mexico in November 2002. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/2441127.stm Cave clinches world title] ] In 2002 she was nominated for the Welsh Sports Personality of the Year Award. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/2588991.stm Welsh Sports Personality of the Year 2002 Profiles - Leanda Cave] ]She struggled with injury in 2003 and was unable to defend her world title, [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/3256538.stm Cave out of title defence] ] , although did take part in the
BBC seriesSuperstars . [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/superstars/profiles/3101374.stm Superstars Profiles - Leanda Cave] ]She won her second world title in 2007 at the Triathlon Long Distance World Championships in
Lorient ,France .On
March 28 2008 , at the Ford Ironman 70.3 California triathlon, Leanda came in third place behindErika Csomor andMirinda Carfrae .References
External links
* [http://www.leandacave.com Official website]
* [http://www2.triathlon.org/profiles/prof-elite-women/leanda-cave.htm Triathlon.org Profile]
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