2003 and 2004. Lessing competed at the first Olympic games triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took ninth place with a total time of 1:49:24.32. Simon was Inducted into the International Triathlon Union Hall of Fame in 2014 and Inducted into the Boulder Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. Long course racing Lessing's first attempt at long course triathlon took place in 1993 on the Nice triathlon course, in the Côte d'Azur. In the race he stayed with 9-time defending champion Mark Allen until within 5 kilometres of the finish. He went on to win the Nice race in 1995. Lessing has won numerous Ironman 70.3 races, including the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Florida in 2004, and again in 2005. In 2005, he set a then course record at the Wildflower triathlon. The next year he took first place at the Ironman 70.3 Vineman. In August 2007 Lessing won the Ironman Timberman 70.3. Ironman In July 2004, Lessing qualified for the 2004 Ironman World Championships with a win and course record of 8:23:12 at Ironman Lake Placid. In his first appearance at the Ironman World Championships (2004) he dropped out halfway into the bike leg, due to the high winds and problems with his back. Lessing did not complete the marathon at the 2005 Ironman Coeur d'Alene and failed to qualify there for Ironman World Championship. He raced again the same summer and qualified for the World Championships by taking 4th place at Ironman Canada in Penticton in a time of 8:43:13. He did not complete the marathon at the 2005 World Championships. References External links Official website 1971 births Living people British male triathletes Olympic triathletes of Great Britain Triathletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics Triathlon coaches Sportspeople from Cape Town South African emigrants to the United Kingdom Members of the Order of the British Empire Triathletes at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England Goodwill Games medalists in triathlon Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games South African male triathletes Sportspeople from Durban South African people of English descent