Linsey Corbin
{{short description|American triathlete|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| country = United States
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| birth_place = Greenbrae, California
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| coach = Jesse Kropelnicki
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{{MedalSport | Women's triathlon}}
{{MedalCompetition|Ironman 70.3}}
{{MedalBronze| 2011| Individual}}
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Linsey Corbin (born February 16, 1981) is an American triathlete who races primarily in non-drafting, long-distance events. Her career includes a third place at the 2011 Ironman 70.3 World Championship and eight Ironman race wins.{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman70.3/worldchampionship70.3?show=tracker&race=worldchampionship70.3&year=2011|title=World Championship 70.3 2011|accessdate=June 15, 2012|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation}}{{cite web|url=https://www.triathlete.com/culture/news/triathlon-news-notes-elite-japanese-triathlete-killed-linsey-corbin-announces-retirement-and-70-3-rwanda-sees-low-numbers/|title=Triathlon News & Notes: Linsey Corbin Announces Retirement|date=July 30, 2022|access-date=2022-08-02|publisher=Triathlete|last=Wassner Flynn|first=Sarah}}
Career
Corbin was born Linsey Pickell{{Cite web|url=http://www.centraloregonathlete.com/athlete-profile/linsey-corbin/|title=Athlete Profile: Linsey Corbin|publisher=Central Oregon Athlete|accessdate=September 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130119052832/http://www.centraloregonathlete.com/athlete-profile/linsey-corbin/|archivedate=January 19, 2013|df=mdy-all}} to parents Tom and Betty in Greenbrae, California, and grew up in Bend, Oregon, where she attended Mountain View High School.{{Cite web|url=http://linseycorbin.com/old-site/v1/linsey |title=Linsey |accessdate=June 15, 2012 |year=2010 |publisher=linseycorbin.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721051515/http://linseycorbin.com/old-site/v1/linsey |archivedate=July 21, 2012 }} Corbin participated downhill ski racing, cross country and track & field. She attended UC Davis where she ran track but eventually took a break from the sport while attending college.{{cite web|title=With more recovery and better strokes, the cowboy-hatted star aims to recapture her Kona glory |last=Wallack |first=Roy M. |date=May 2012 |pages=38–44 |publisher=3:GO Triathlon |url=http://linseycorbin.com/images/press/3:GO_Triathlon_-_May_2012.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216183634/http://linseycorbin.com/images/press/3%3AGO_Triathlon_-_May_2012.pdf |archivedate=December 16, 2013 }} She transferred to the University of Montana to study nutrition and exercise physiology in 2000.{{Cite web|url=http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com/missoula/kona-cowgirl/Content?oid=1228962|title=Kona Cowgirl|last=Gadbow|first=Ali|accessdate=June 15, 2012|date=August 1, 2009|publisher=Missoula News}} In Montana, Corbin began competing in triathlon and in 2003 she entered Missoula's Grizzly Triathlon and won. Three years later she set a course record for her age group at the 2006 Wildflower Triathlon. She soon after turned pro.
In 2014, after living in Missoula and working with coach Matt Dixon of Purple Patch Fitness, Corbin made changes to her approach to training and season preparation.{{cite journal|last=Kropelnicki|first=Jesse|date=August 2014|title=Montana Made, Oregon Certified|url=http://www.lavamagazine-digital.com/lavamagazine/august_2014?pg=26|journal=LAVA Magazine|publisher=LAVA Media LLC|accessdate=August 1, 2014|pages=26–38|issue=33}} She moved back to her home town of Bend, Oregon for the opportunity to train around more elite athletes. She also switched coaches, to Jesse Kropelnicki of QT2 Systems.{{cite web|url=http://triathlon.competitor.com/2014/01/athletes/linsey-corbins-season-of-change_92144|title=Linsey Corbin's Season Of Change|last=Polloreno|first=Julia|date=January 3, 2014|accessdate=February 20, 2014|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.}} In 2015, Corbin planned to race at the Ironman African Championships in March, but she was unable to start after falling ill. Blood tests later revealed that she had contracted viral and bacterial infections. After some recovery time she took 10th place at the Ironman 70.3 North American Championship in St. George in May. She attempted to race the Ironman North American Championship later that month; however, a pulled hip flexor kept her from racing. Later tests would reveal that she had a small stress fracture in her femur. The injury and the recovery time needed to heal effectively ended her 2015 season causing her to miss the Ironman World Championship for the first time since 2005.{{cite web|url=http://lavamagazine.com/linsey-corbin-setbacks-prevent-2015-kona-bid/?cbg_tz=300|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074729/http://lavamagazine.com/linsey-corbin-setbacks-prevent-2015-kona-bid/?cbg_tz=300|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 4, 2016|title=Linsey Corbin setbacks prevent 2015 Kona bid|publisher=LAVA Magazine|date=August 13, 2015|accessdate=August 13, 2015}}
Corbin announced that the 2022 Ironman World Championship would be her final race as a professional.
Results
Corbin's notable achievements include:{{Cite web|url=http://www.purplepatchfitness.com/pro-athletes/linsey-corbin |title=Montana Made - Career Highlights |accessdate=June 15, 2012 |publisher=Purple Patch Fitness |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620161345/http://www.purplepatchfitness.com/pro-athletes/linsey-corbin |archivedate=June 20, 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://linseycorbin.com/racing/results|title=Racing Results|access-date=2022-08-02|publisher=linseycorbin.com}}
- 2008: Ironman World Championships - 5th
- 2009: Ironman Arizona - 2nd
- 2010: Ironman Arizona - 2nd
- 2010: Ironman Coeur d’Alene - 1st
- 2011: Ironman 70.3 World Championships - 3rd
- 2011: Ironman 70.3 Pucón - 1st
- 2011: Ironman Arizona - 2nd
- 2012: Wildflower Triathlon - 2nd
- 2012: Ironman 70.3 Hawai'i - 1st
- 2012: Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico - 2nd
- 2012: Ironman Arizona - 1st
- 2012: Ironman Austria - 1st
- 2013: Ironman 70.3 Mont Tremblant - 1st
- 2014: Ironman 70.3 Raleigh - 2nd
- 2014: Ironman Austria - 1st
- 2014: Ironman Los Cabos - 1st
- 2015: Ironman 70.3 St. George - 10th
- 2016: Ironman 70.3 Pan American Championships - 5th
- 2017: Ironman Canada - 1st
- 2018: Ironman Wisconsin - 1st
- 2019: Ironman 70.3 Traverse City - 2nd
- 2019: Ironman Wisconsin - 1st
- 2021: Ironman Coeur D’Alene - 3rd
- 2022: Ironman Des Moines North America Championship - 5th
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://linseycorbin.com/}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Missoula, Montana
Category:American female triathletes
Category:Sportspeople from Bend, Oregon
Category:University of Montana alumni
Category:Sportspeople from Greenbrae, California