Athlete Profile: Ryan Sissons

Ryan Sissons

New Zealand
Born: 1988

Rankings
ITU World Ranking	58
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.

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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02 Apr, 2018
Big names make 2016 debut in New Plymouth
Round two of the 2016 World Cup calendar begins this weekend with the elites taking on another sprint-distance race in New Plymouth.
28 Mar, 2016
Preview: Commonwealth men's race
Men's triathlon will take over Strathclyde park on Thursday with some serious talent in tow for the Commonwealth Games. Here's who you should keep an eye on this week.
21 Jul, 2014
#WTSAuckland men's social report
It ultimately came to another chapter in the Gomez v Brownlee book, but the 2014 ITU World Triathlon Series season-opener in Auckland was a page-turner for plenty more than just those two.…
07 Apr, 2014
Press conference highlights from the 2014 New Plymouth World Cup
Spain's Mario Mola, Great Britain's Jodie Stimpson, and the USA's Sarah Groff joined New Zealand's Andrea Hewitt and Ryan Sissons in talking to the press ahead of the New Plymouth World Cup.
21 Mar, 2014

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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