Ryan Sissons

  • New Zealand
  • Born: 1988
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Rankings
ITU World Ranking 61
World Triathlon Series Ranking 30
ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking 60
Continental Ranking 11
Starts
103
Podiums
20
Wins
8
Biography

Ryan was born in Zimbabwe and moved to New Zealand as a boy and turned to triathlon relatively late with his first competition being at the New Zealand Schools Nationals in 2007. One taste for the sport however and Sissons was hooked. He has raced on the ITU stage since 2009 and has enjoyed a strong campaign that includes two top ten performances in 2016 as well as winning the 2017 Madrid ITU Triathlon World Cup

Ryan has twice stood on the podium with the New Zealand team at the ITU World Mixed Relay Championships (bronze 2010 and silver 2013) and was the silver medal winner in the 2010 ITU U23 Men’s World Championships. Ryan raced at the London Olympic Games, finishing 33rd on that occasion.

Ryan was coached by the late Laurent Vidal in the six months prior to the Frenchman’s tragic passing in late 2015 and carries the initials LV on his bike, not having to look far for inspiration when the going gets tough on the bike leg, knowing that his former friend and mentor is looking down on him.

When not racing in triathlons, Ryan will likely be chasing his other passion – fast vehicles beaches, snow sports and mountain biking.


Recent Highlights

- Winner of the 2017 Madrid ITU Triathlon World Cup;
- 4th place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm;
- 8th place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Montréal;
- 3rd place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg;
- 7th place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast; and
- 23rd place at the 2017 World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam.

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Latest Athlete Results
43
2019 Santo Domingo ITU Triathlon World Cup
10 Nov, 2019 - Elite Men - 01:47:11
9
2019 Lima ITU Triathlon World Cup
03 Nov, 2019 - Elite Men - 00:53:01
DNF
2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne
31 Aug, 2019 - Elite Men - DNF
7
2019 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Tokyo
18 Aug, 2019 - Mixed Relay - 00:21:21
DNF
2019 Tokyo ITU World Triathlon Olympic Qualification Event
16 Aug, 2019 - Elite Men - DNF
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DNF
2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne
2019-08-29 - Elite Men - DNF
10
2019 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon
2019-07-06 - Elite Men - 00:55:45
25
2019 AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds
2019-06-08 - Elite Men - 01:47:33
9
2019 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama
2019-05-18 - Elite Men - 01:44:13
29
2018 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton
2018-07-27 - Elite Men - 00:54:03
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5
2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
2018-04-05 - Elite Men - 00:52:49
17
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
2016-08-18 - Elite Men - 01:48:01
33
2012 London Olympic Games
2012-08-04 - Elite Men - 01:50:27
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Athlete Fact Sheet
Given Name Ryan
Family Name Sissons
Representing NZL
Year of Birth 1988
Place of Birth Zimbabwe
Residence Auckland, New Zealand
Sponsors Specialized, Oakley, Brooks, Ilabb, Volare, Winger Suzuki
Hobbies beach, mountain biking, snow sports, beach sports, horse race betting, general rowdyness
Website http://www.ryansissons.com
Twitter @ryansissons
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