Pete jacobs triathlete biography of mahatma gandhi

Australian triathlete

For other people named Peter Jacobs, see Peter Jacobs (disambiguation).

Pete Jacobs (born 27 October 1981) is an Australian professional triathlete competing primarily in long-distance, non-drafting triathlon events.

He is the winner of the 2012 Ironman World Championship.^[2]

Athletic career

Jacobs was born to parents Jenny and Geoff in Sydney, Australia^[3] and raised in the Northern Beaches area.^[4] He grew up following his mother to local triathlon events but took to surf lifesaving as well as cross country running growing up, but states that he never took running seriously at that point.^[5] Jacobs started competing in triathlon at the age of 18.

During his training at the pool for surf lifesaving he meet other triathletes that helped guide him into the sport.^[5] It wasn't until after four years in a landscapingapprenticeship, which he started right out of school, that he de