Hawaii (/həˈwaɪ.i/ hə-WY-ee; Hawaiian: Hawaiʻi [həˈvɐjʔi, həˈwɐjʔi]) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles (3...

professional Triathlete and in 2004 he achieved 8th place at the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawai. Later on he reached 3rd place in Roth and competed in...

to win the Ironman World Championship, beating the existing record by three minutes. Luc Van Lierde went on to clock the fastest Ironman Triathlon ever...

2012 Summer Olympics in men's triathlon. He has also won world titles for Ironman 70.3 and XTERRA Triathlon. Born to Spanish immigrants (both from Galicia)...