Joe Skipper (born 25 March 1988) is an English former professional triathlete and ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships bronze medalist.
Skipper won his first World Championships medal at the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in 2015, held in Motala, Sweden where he finished in third position, claiming the bronze.
As of 2015, Skipper holds the 3rd fastest Ironman bike split of all time. He is also the fastest British male Ironman of all time. Skipper won silver at Ironman Texas in May 2015, breaking the course record for the cycle stage.
Skipper announced his retirement from triathlon in July 2026.
In August 2026, Skipper was issued with an eighteen-month ban backdated to May 2026 for an anti-doping rule violation relating to whereabouts failures (three missed tests and/or filing failures).
Achievements Date Competition Place Position 2011-05-29 British Sprint Triathlon Championships Belvoir Castle, UK 2 2011-07-03 British Triathlon Middle Distance Championships Bucks, UK 1 2013-05-19 ETU Challenge Middle Distance Championship Barcelona, Spain 13 2013-08-03 Ironman UK Bolton, UK 3 2013-11-02 Ironman Florida Florida, USA 10 2014-04-13 ETU Long Distance Duathlon European Championship Horst, Belgium 14 2014-07-20 Ironman UK Bolton, UK 2 2014-10-05 Ironman Barcelona Barcelona, Spain 6 2015-05-16 Ironman Texas The Woodlands, Texas, USA 2 2015-07-27 ITU Long Distance World Championships Motala, Sweden 3 2015-07-19 Ironman UK Bolton, UK 3 2015-10-10 Ironman World Championship Kona, Hawaii 13 2016-03-05 Ironman New Zealand Taupō, New Zealand 2 2016-07-17 Challenge Roth Roth, Bavaria 2 2018-07-15 Ironman UK Bolton, UK 12018-10-12 Ironman World Championship Kona, Hawaii 72019-11-02 Ironman Florida Panama Beach, Florida 1
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