Kerry Jeanetta Lang (born 24 January 1976, in Glasgow, Scotland) is a British professional triathlete, Scottish Duathlon Champion and British Triathlon Vice Champion of the year 2009, and Scottish Road Race (Bike) Champion of the years 2007 and 2008. She has represented Great Britain in the World Championship Series since 2009 and she represented Great Britain in the Series' precursor, the BG World Cup, in 2007 and 2008.
Sports career Kerry Lang started her ITU career in 2004, when she won her first European Cup medal. In the seven years from 2004 to 2010, Lang took part in 39 ITU competitions and achieved 8 top ten positions. In the World Championship Series Ranking2011, Lang fell back to the 63rd position (August 2011) because she did not finish two races.
Kerry Lang also takes part in non ITU events, in 2011, for instance, she won the 15th International Lanzarote Duathlon (22 January 2011).
In France, Lang has represented the club Poissy at the prestigious Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux since 2008. In 2010, she placed 12th and 14th in Beauvais and Paris respectively. In 2011, she took part in the Grand Prix triathlon at Tours (28 August 2011), for this race, however, there is no individual ranking.
Kerry Lang holds a degree from the University of Edinburgh Medical School (MBChB, 1998) and from the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS, Glasgow 2001). She works in the ear, nose and throat department of Glasgow's Southern General Hospital. Kerry Lang lives in Elderslie. Her coach is Marc Jenkins, the husband of the Welsh triathlete Helen Jenkins.
ITU Competitions The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU Athletes's Profile Page.See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=OTg3# . Retrieved 30 August 2011. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.
Date Competition Place Rank 2004-03-06 Pan American Cup Roatan 20 2004-07-10 European Cup Echternach 10 2004-08-14 European Cup Lough Neagh 3 2005-04-24 World Cup Mazatlan 9 2005-05-15 World Cup Ishigaki 13 2005-08-06 World Cup Hamburg DNF 2005-08-14 World Cup Tiszaújváros 11 2005-09-17 OSIM World Cup Beijing 24 2006-02-19 Oceania Cup Hobart DNF 2006-03-18 Commonwealth Games Melbourne 18 2006-03-26 World Cup Mooloolaba 17 2006-05-07 World Cup Mazatlan 17 2007-07-01 Asian Cup Shichigahama 2 2007-07-29 BG World Cup Salford 22 2007-08-11 BG World Cup Tiszaújváros DNF 2007-08-30 BG World Championships Hamburg 50 2007-10-07 BG World Cup Rhodes 15 2007-11-04 BG World Cup Cancun 8 2007-12-01 BG World Cup Eilat DNF 2008-02-23 African Cup Bloemfontein 2 2008-03-30 BG World Cup Mooloolaba 17 2008-04-06 BG World Cup New Plymouth 18 2008-04-13 BG World Cup Ishigaki 11 2008-05-04 BG World Cup Richards Bay 25 2008-05-10 European Championships Lisbon 17 2008-05-25 BG World Cup Madrid 15 2008-06-05 BG World Championships Vancouver 30 2008-09-27 BG World Cup Lorient DNS 2009-05-02 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Tongyeong 33 2009-06-21 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Washington DC 21 2009-06-27 Elite Cup Hy-Vee 22 2009-07-11 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Kitzbühel 28 2009-08-15 Dextro Energy World Championship Series London 25 2009-09-09 Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Grand Final Gold Coast 21 2010-05-08 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Seoul 26 2010-06-05 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Madrid 37 2010-07-10 World Cup Holten 7 2010-08-14 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Kitzbühel 28 2010-09-08 Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Grand Final Budapest 33 2010-10-10 World Cup Huatulco 7 2011-03-05 Sprint Pan American Cup Clermont 6 2011-03-26 World Cup Mooloolaba 10 2011-04-09 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Sydney 36 2011-04-17 World Cup Ishigaki 37 2011-06-18 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Kitzbühel DNF 2011-07-09 Premium European Cup Holten 3 2011-07-16 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg DNF 2011-07-31 Premium European Cup Banyoles 8 2011-08-06 Dextro Energy World Championship Series London 52 2011-08-14 World Cup Tiszaújváros 15
DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start · BG = the sponsor British Gas
External links Lang's Official Website Profile Page (British Triathlon Federation)
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