 Billington at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gregory Billington | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1989-05-30) May 30, 1989 (age 35) Spokane, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Wake Forest University | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Triathlon / Paratriathlon guide | ||||||||||||||
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Gregory Billington (born May 30, 1989) is an American triathlete. He was born in the United States and raised in Six Mile Bottom, England. He traveled a lot in his youth when his father served as instructor on U.S. military bases. He started competing in triathlon aged 10 and placed 37th at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
After retiring from elite-level triathlon, he has continued his elite-level athleticism, participating in marathons, winning two marathons in 2019 and participating in the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials, finishing 37th at 2:17:21.
Billington followed it up by returning to triathlon as a guide to Brad Snyder at the Paratriathlon PTVI category, winning the 2020 Summer Paralympics gold, as sighted guides are eligible for medals.
Billington won the 2022 Burning Man Ultra (50K) with a time of 3:13:58.
References
- ^ Greg Billington Archived October 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- ^ "Greg Billington". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- Billington, Greg. "About". Grillington Enterprises.
- "Paralympics roundup: Brad Snyder wins gold in triathlon guided by Spokane native Greg Billington". (Spokane) Spokesman-Review. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- "2022 Burning Man Ultra Race Results (50 KM)". Ultra Running Magazine. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
External links
- Greg Billington at World Triathlon
- Greg Billington at Olympics.com
- Greg Billington at Team USA (archived)
- Greg Billington at Olympedia