Lori Bowden

{{Short description|Canadian triathlete (born 1967)}} {{Expand German|topic=bio|Lori Bowden|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox sportsperson | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|6|13}} | birth_place = [[Fergus, Ontario]], Canada | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[triathlon]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Ironman World Championship]]}} {{MedalGold| [[1999 Ironman World Championship|1999]] | Elite }} {{MedalGold| [[2003 Ironman World Championship|2003]] | Elite }} {{MedalSilver| [[1997 Ironman World Championship|1997]] | Elite }} {{MedalSilver| [[1998 Ironman World Championship|1998]] | Elite }} {{MedalSilver| [[2000 Ironman World Championship|2000]] | Elite }} {{MedalSilver| [[2001 Ironman World Championship|2001]] | Elite }} {{MedalBronze| [[2002 Ironman World Championship|2002]] | Elite }} }}

'''Lori Chestnut''' ([[née]] '''Bowden'''; born June 13, 1967) is a Canadian [[triathlon|triathlete]].

Bowden competed at the [[ironman triathlon|Ironman]] distance in the sport, her first win coming at Ironman Canada in [[Penticton]] in 1997. She went on to record a number of other victories and won the [[Ironman Triathlon]] World Championships in [[Kailua-Kona, Hawaii]] in 1999 and 2003.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jenny |first=Kristin |date=2023-10-11 |title=Women's Ironman World Champions: Where Are They Now? |url=https://www.triathlete.com/culture/kona-champions-where-are-they-now/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=Triathlete |language=en-US}}</ref>

Bowden helped organize the [[Royal Victoria Marathon]]. In 2015, she and [[Heather Fuhr]] were inducted into the Ironman Hall of Fame.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Triathlete.com |date=2015-08-13 |title=Lori Bowden, Heather Fuhr To Be Inducted Into Ironman Hall Of Fame |url=https://www.triathlete.com/culture/news/lori-bowden-heather-fuhr-to-be-inducted-into-ironman-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=Triathlete |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}{{Footer Ironman Triathlon World Champions women}} {{Duathlon World Champions long distance women}}

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