Siri Lindley
2001 World Champion · 13 World Cup wins
Be your extraordinary
Hall of Fame
Honouring the athletes and pioneers whose extraordinary achievements shaped our sport — and the global family that races after them.
Next induction · 7th edition
2026 Hall of Fame gala
Sep 23, 2026 · 18:00 · Pontevedra, Spain
—Days
—Hours
—Min
28
Honourees since 2014
6
Editions of the gala
11
Nations represented
2026
Next induction · Pontevedra
Class of 2023
6th edition · Pontevedra, Spain
Ivan Raña
2002 World Champion · 3× Olympian
Loreen Barnett
Builder of world triathlon from its first start line
Kiriyo Suzuki
Technical official since 1998 · pillar of the TO programme
Class of 2019
5th edition · Lausanne, Switzerland
Emma Moffatt
2× World Champion · Olympic bronze medallist
Daniel Unger
2007 World Champion
Sheila Taormina
2004 World Champion; Olympic swimming gold; first woman to qualify for the Olympics in three different sports
Brad Kahlefeldt
World Cup winner; 2002 U23 World Champion; 2x Olympian
Sarah Springman
Executive Board member, two-term Vice President, BTF President: triathlon owes Sarah Springman an enormous debt.
Doug Hiller
Two doctors, one mission: keeping athletes safe at the highest level of the sport.
Sergio Migliorini
Two doctors, one mission: keeping athletes safe at the highest level of the sport.
Class of 2017
4th edition · Rotterdam, Netherlands
Jackie Fairweather (Gallagher)
2× World Champion (1996, 1997)
Rob Barel
Pioneer of European triathlon · 30-year career
Miles Stewart OAM OLY
1991 World Champion
Barb Lindquist
World no.1 from Feb 2003 to 2004; 2004 Olympian
Carl Thomas
Co-creator of the U.S. Triathlon Series; first ITU Treasurer
Joop van Zanten
Dutch triathlon pioneer; first President of the Dutch Triathlon Bond
Class of 2016
3rd edition · Madrid, Spain
Loretta Harrop
1999 World Champion · Olympic silver medallist
Carol Montgomery
Dual-sport Olympian · World Cup great
Brad Beven
4× World Cup series champion
Bevan Docherty
2004 World Champion · 2× Olympic medallist
Sheila O'Kelly
Fifteen years building Edmonton into a world-class triathlon destination, and a sport made better for it.
Class of 2015
2nd edition · Edmonton, Canada
Emma Snowsill
Olympic Champion · 3× World Champion
Michellie Jones
2× World Champion · Olympic silver medallist
Vanessa Fernandes
2007 World Champion · 20 World Cup wins
Hamish Carter
Olympic Champion, Athens 2004
Peter Robertson
3× World Champion
Simon Whitfield
First Olympic Champion, Sydney 2000
Chiharu Igaya
Olympic alpine ski silver medallist; IOC member 1982-2012
Class of 2014
1st edition · Edmonton, Canada
Erin Baker
First ITU World Champion (1989, Avignon)
Emma Carney
2x ITU World Champion
Karen Smyers
ITU (1990, 1995) and Ironman (1995) World Champion
Mark Allen
1989 ITU World Champion; 6x Ironman World Champion
Simon Lessing
Simon Lessing, MBE, (born 12 February 1971) is a British triathlete who won five International Triathlon Union (ITU) world titles (1992, 1995, 1996 and 1998). He also won races at ITU long distance and Ironman-distance events. In 2008 he retired from professional racing, and now resides in Boulder, Colorado, United States. In the first 25 years of International Triathlon Union events, some athletes might have competed in more races, but none had more success than Simon Lessing. As the only athlete to capture four ITU World Championship titles, as well as two silver medals and one bronze, Lessing has been the most consistent performer on race days. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, his father and mother (who was a swim coach) supported him. By the end of his fifth year at school, he had won honours in swimming, sailing and biathlon and was known as a cross-country runner. In 1988 Lessing was South African national champion, but after he finished high school he wanted to compete internationally, he made the decision to represent Great Britain, his mother’s home nation. At the time South Africa was banned from competing in all international sporting competitions due to Apartheid. He quickly made an impact in the sport and finished 7th in his first ITU World Championship race in Orlando, in 1990. In 1991, he finished 6th, before capturing his first ITU World Championship title in 1992. While Spencer Smith won in 1993, Lessing returned in 1995 and captured his third and fourth titles in 1995 and 1996. In 1997 he finished third, before returning to his best in 1998 – to collect his fourth ITU World Championship title. In 1999, his last ITU World Championship race, he was leading with less than 500m to go when Dmitriy Gaag rolled past, relegating him to silver.
Greg Welch
World Champion ITU, Ironman, Duathlon and Long Course
Les McDonald
Founding President of World Triathlon (ITU)
Michel Gignoux Award
2004-2013
2004
Al Fischer
The foundation builder who gave a fledgling sport its first home.
Gabor Markus
The organiser who turned a Hungarian city into one of triathlon's most beloved fixtures.
2009
Michael Machacka
A technical official whose dedication to the sport, from its earliest days, never wavered.
Eugene Kraus
Event organiser, technical official, elected officer: a man who served triathlon in every way it asked.
How legends are recognised
Hall of Fame Inductees
Elite women and men whose championship titles — World Championships, Olympic and Paralympic Games, World Cup Series — defined the sport on the field of play.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Extraordinary long-term contribution off the field of play, recognising those who built, governed and grew triathlon around the world.
Michel Gignoux Award
An outstanding contribution to the sport of triathlon, honouring the memory of the late official Michel Gignoux from France.
Be there when the next legends join
The 7th Hall of Fame gala — 23 September 2026, Pontevedra, Spain.