Andrew Starykowicz
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1982-04-14) April 14, 1982[1]
Long Grove, Illinois
Alma materPurdue University
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Weight185 lb (84 kg)[1]
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTriathlon
Turned pro2006

Andrew Starykowicz (born April 14, 1982) is an American professional long-distance triathlete from Chicago, Illinois. He holds the Ironman bike split record at 3:54:59 [2] and the Ironman 70.3 World Championship bike split record from the 2009 race.[3][4][5]

Starykowicz attended Purdue University where he earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and played on the water polo team. He was also named an All-American in swimming and triathlon while in college. Starykowicz has won races at Ironman Florida, Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico, Ironman 70.3 Steelhead, Rev3 South Carolina, and Rev3 Cedar Point. He won the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Waco.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Profile:Andrew Starykowicz". Competitor, Inc. November 2, 2011. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ironman Texas 2018 Results". Ironman. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "38 Things To Know Before The 2014 Ironman World Championship". Competitor, Inc. October 8, 2014. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ Carlson, Timothy (December 12, 2012). "Stark raving fast IM bike split". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ Hichens, Liz (November 2, 2013). "Records Fall At Ironman Florida". Competitor, Inc. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ "About Andrew". andrewstarykowicz.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
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