Susan Bradley-Cox
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Susan Bradley-Cox (born November 9, 1937) is a triathlete from Paducah, Kentucky. She was named to the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame in 2011. In 1986, Bradley-Cox was 2nd at the Ironman World Championships. From 1989 to 2010, Bradley-Cox participated at the International Triathlon Union World championships. During these ITU championships, Bradley-Cox won 11 times and accumulated 18 medals. She won gold medals for the 50–54, 65–69, and 70–74 female age group. Bradley-Cox was named USA Triathlon Grand Masters Athlete of the Year in 1997 and 1998 and was selected as Masters Triathlete of the Year by Triathlete magazine in 1997.[1]
In the US, Bradley-Cox competed in 25 USA Triathlon National championship events and earned 11 National Titles. She has competed in over 200 triathlons since the beginning of her career in 1982. She is also a founding member of the steering committee for the Susan Bradley-Cox Tri for Sight Triathlon,[2] which donates all proceeds to eye research at the University of Kentucky. In 2014, Bradley-Cox was inducted into the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame[3]
She has served as the head coach for the Wildcat Masters Swim Team[4] and the Lexington Triathlon Coach for the Kentucky Leukemia/Lymphoma Society's Team in Training.[5]
Bradley-Cox has been interviewed on the Champion of Active Women podcast as part of the Active Women's Health Initiative at the University of Kentucky.[6][7]
ITU World Championship race results[]
Source: Union, International Triathlon. "Triathlon.org". Triathlon.org. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
| Date | Pos | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2009 | 1 | 2009 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Grand Final Gold Coast
70–74 Female AG |
03:00:26 |
| Sep 2, 2006 | 1 | 2006 Lausanne ITU Triathlon World Championships
65–69 Female AG |
03:28:05 |
| Oct 9, 2005 | 2 | 2005 Honolulu ITU Age Group Triathlon World Championships
65–69 Female AG |
02:54:02 |
| May 9, 2004 | 2 | 2004 Madeira ITU Triathlon World Championships
65–69 Female AG |
03:12:15 |
| Sep 15, 1990 | 4 | 1990 Orlando ITU Triathlon World Championships
50–54 Female AG |
02:39:52 |
| Aug 6, 1989 | 1 | 1989 Avignon ITU Triathlon World Championships
50–54 Female AG |
02:37:18 |
References[]
- ^ "Triathlete – The latest triathlon gear, training, nutrition, photos, races, movers, shakers, and more". Triathlete. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "Susan Bradley-Cox Tri for Sight Triathlon/Duathlon". Susan Bradley-Cox Tri for Sight Triathlon/Duathlon. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame – Homegrown Sports Legends". KY Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "Profiling Susan Bradley-Cox". www.usms.org. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "Team In Training | Leukemia & Lymphoma Society". www.teamintraining.org. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "005 – Susan Bradley-Cox – Champions of Active Women (podcast)". Listen Notes. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "Active Women's Health Initiative | University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences". www.uky.edu. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- American female triathletes
- Sportspeople from Paducah, Kentucky
- 1937 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American women