Matt Reed

{{short description|New Zealand-American triathlete}}

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Matthew Reed (born November 8, 1975, in Palmerston North, New Zealand) is an American elite triathlete. Reed became a US citizen in 2007,{{cite web |url=http://www.usatriathlon.org/athlete/athlete/988 |title=Matthew Reed | Athletes | USA Triathlon |accessdate=2009-10-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090824155605/http://usatriathlon.org/athlete/athlete/988 |archivedate=2009-08-24 }} and lives and trains in Arizona.

In 2009, Reed won 7 triathlons and the Toyota Cup Series.[http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/running/stories/DN-triathlon_12spo.ART.State.Edition2.4be89dc.html]{{dead link|date=January 2020}} His triumphs came at Ironman California 70.3, Miami International Triathlon, Pan American Championships, REV 3 Half-Ironman, Life Time Fitness Minneapolis, Chicago Triathlon and Dallas Triathlon.

Reed was named USA Triathlon’s Athlete of the Year for 2008.{{Cite web |url=http://www.usatriathlon.org/news/article/10558 |title=2008 Elite Athletes of the Year | News | USA Triathlon |access-date=2009-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420193614/http://usatriathlon.org/news/article/10558 |archive-date=2009-04-20 |url-status=dead }} He won the US Olympic trials and placed thirty-second at the Beijing Games. Reed also finished fifth in the 2008 World Championships, the highest place ever for an American male.