Lisa Bentley

{{short description|Canadian triathlete}}

{{Infobox triathlete

| name = Lisa Bentley

| image = Lisa Bently.jpg

| caption = Ironman Canada 2004

| country = Canada

| residence = Etobicoke, Ontario

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|11|28|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}}

| weight = {{convert|115|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}

{{MedalSport | Women's triathlon}}

{{MedalCompetition|Ironman World Championship}}

{{MedalBronze| 2006 |Individual }}

{{MedalCompetition|Ironman World Championship 70.3}}

{{MedalSilver| 2006 |Individual }}

}}

Lisa Bentley (born November 28, 1968) is a Canadian triathlete. She has been competing on the Ironman race series since late in the 1990s. In 1988, Bentley was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.{{cite web|url=http://www.life123.com/health/medical-conditions/cystic-fibrosis/famous-people-with-cystic-fibrosis.shtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907210446/http://www.life123.com/health/medical-conditions/cystic-fibrosis/famous-people-with-cystic-fibrosis.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 September 2012|title=Famous People with Cystic Fibrosis|last=Bowman|first=Cheryl|publisher=Life123, Inc.|accessdate=25 June 2010}} Despite this, she has won 11 Ironman competitions.{{cite web|url=http://www.slowtwitch.com/Interview/Lisa_Bentley_-_big_heart_big_smile_173.html|title=Lisa Bentley - big heart, big smile|last=Krabel|first=Herbert|date=11 January 2008|publisher=Slowtwitch.com|accessdate=25 June 2010}} In 2006, Bentley placed third at the Ironman World Championship, her best showing and finished second at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, Florida three weeks later.{{cite web|url=http://www.rev3tri.com/!/race-info/professional-triathletes/lisa-bentley.htm |title=Confirmed Pro Triathlete: Lisa Bentley |year=2009 |publisher=Revolution3 Triathlon |accessdate=25 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614013508/http://rev3tri.com/%21/race-info/professional-triathletes/lisa-bentley.htm |archivedate=14 June 2009 }}