Anna Cleaver
{{short description|New Zealand triathlete}}
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Anna Cleaver is a professional triathlete from New Zealand.{{Cite web|url=https://www.triathlon.org/athletes/profile/5446/anna_cleaver|title=Athlete Profile: Anna Cleaver {{!}} Triathlon.org|last=Union|first=International Triathlon|website=Triathlon.org|language=en|access-date=2018-02-06}}{{Cite news|url=https://sporttracks.mobi/blog/should-you-be-kicking-your-triathlon-swim|title=Should You Be Kicking Your Triathlon Swim?|work=SportTracks|access-date=2018-02-06|language=en}}
Life and career
Born and raised in Auckland, Cleaver was a top level swimmer, coached by Jan Cameron, in her teenage years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbtriathlon/daten.php?spid=52A303E19A7B4BB581D6483EA6658B46|title=Triathlon Database|website=www.iat.uni-leipzig.de|access-date=2018-02-06}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.trizone.com.au/20130330/a-seventh-in-her-first-ironman-anna-cleaver-takes-us-through-her-journey-to-melbourne/|title=A Seventh in her first Ironman - Anna Cleaver takes us through her journey to Melbourne {{!}} Trizone|website=www.trizone.com.au|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-06}} While studying at university she competed in Under-23 international triathlons.
After graduating, Cleaver began her working career in corporate finance. She moved to Sydney to work in merchant banking and later joined Telstra's finance department, specialising in mergers and acquisitions.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503436&objectid=11014984|title=Comeback means some tough decisions for Cleaver|date=2011-01-10|work=NZ Herald|access-date=2018-02-06|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}} While on holiday in Hawaii she watched an Ironman event and decided to return to competitive triathlons.
In 2012, she was hit by a car and trailer in an accident while training in Boulder, Colorado but recovered and continued to compete.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ironman.com/triathlon-news/articles/2013/01/auckland-70.3-preview-anna-cleaver.aspx|title=Auckland 70.3 Preview: Anna Cleaver|work=IRONMAN.com|access-date=2018-02-06|language=en-US}} Since 2013 she has competed in Ironman Triathlons around the world; in her first Ironman, in Melbourne, she placed seventh, and in 2014 she placed fifth in the Canada Ironman Championships.{{Cite news|url=http://nooga.com/171091/interview-anna-cleaver-chattanoogas-professional-ironman/|title=Interview: Anna Cleaver, Chattanooga's professional Ironman|date=2015-09-19|work=Nooga.com|access-date=2018-02-06|language=en-US}} In 2013, she moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, to train and compete.{{Cite news|url=http://losttransition.com/open-water-part-2-anna-cleaver/|title=Open Water Part 2: Anna Cleaver - Lost in Transition|date=2016-05-20|work=Lost in Transition|access-date=2018-02-06|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
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