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Hayden Wilde

Hayden Wilde (born 1 September 1997) is a New Zealand professional triathlete. He was the silver medalist at the Paris Olympics in 2024 and the bronze medallist at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, the silver medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the winner of the 2021 XTERRA World Championships.[2][3] He finished second in the 2021 Super League Triathlon Championship Series, having taken the win at the SLT London race.[4][5] Wilde won the 2022 Super League Triathlon Championship Series, having been victorious in 3 of the 5 series races.[6]

Hayden Wilde
Wilde competing in Yokohama in 2022
Personal information
Full nameHayden Wilde
NicknameThe Maltese Falcon[1]
Born (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 (age 27)
Taupō, New Zealand
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb) [1]
Websitewww.haydenwilde.nz
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportTriathlon
Coached byCraig Kirkwood
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Individual
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Elite
XTERRA Triathlon World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Elite
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Triathlon

Early life

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Wilde was born in Taupō,[7] is the youngest of three brothers, and grew up in Whakatāne, New Zealand.[8] Wilde attended Trident High School.[9] Growing up Wilde played soccer and hockey before moving into running for fitness.[10]

Career

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Wilde has been coached by Craig Kirkwood since 2016 after he beat Kirkwood in a local half marathon[11] and currently trains in Tauranga, New Zealand.[12] Wilde only took up triathlon after watching the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[13]

Wilde comes from a long-distance off-road background and has previously been the ITU Cross Tri U23 World Champion.[12]

Career Highlights include:

2019 season

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Wilde finished the season in 11th place in the ITU World Triathlon Series rankings, with 2019 being the first year he appeared in the top 50.[20]

2021 season

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Wilde finished fifth on the World Cup circuit in Leeds and third at the Europe Triathlon Championships in Austria.[7] Wilde won the Super League Triathlon London race,[21] ahead of France's Vincent Luis and British Athlete Jonny Brownlee. He went on to finish the 2021 Super League Triathlon Championship Series in 2nd, behind Britain's Alex Yee.[22]

2022 season

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Wilde won the Arena Games Triathlon 2022 Series finale, held at Marina Bay, Singapore. It was his debut racing at Arena Games Triathlon format.[23] This result was also good enough to see Wilde finish fifth in the inaugural Esport Triathlon World Championship.

He won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[24] This was, however, met with controversy when he was penalized for not racking his bike correctly, costing him a ten-second penalty, ultimately losing out on the gold to England's Alex Yee.[25] Despite this, Wilde's sportsmanship was praised by the press and on social media.[26]

Wilde made a strong start to the 2022 Super League Triathlon (SLT) season. He defended his SLT London title, with his second win in the British capital in as many years,[27] and then finished third in SLT Munich the following week.[28] Wilde followed up his early season success with further victories at SLT Malibu[29] and SLT Toulouse,[30] Super League's first event to be held in France.[31] Wilde finished third at the 2022 SLT series finale in NEOM, this was enough for him to secure the overall series victory.[32]

Wilde contested his penalty at the Triathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games but this was later rejected.[33]

 
Hayden Wilde at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Sponsorship and advertising

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April 2022 saw Wilde gain sponsorship from Red Bull.[34]

World Triathlon Series competitions

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Wilde's World Triathlon Series race results are:[35]

World Triathlon Cup competitions

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Wilde's World Triathlon Cup Series race results are:[35]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Hayden Wilde". Super League Triathlon.
  2. ^ a b Knowler, Richard (26 July 2021). "Tears flow as Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde wins bronze in Tokyo". Stuff.
  3. ^ Carlson, Timothy (5 December 2021). "Olympic Champion Flora Duffy Wins 6th XTERRA Worlds". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Prize Money: Huge Payday For Alex Yee At Super League Triathlon 2021". Super League Triathlon. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Super League Triathlon: Hayden Wilde wins in London as Jonny Brownlee finishes third". 220 Triathlon. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. ^ "SLT Championship Series 2022 » Super League Triathlon". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Hayden Wilde". New Zealand Olympic Team. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Hayden Wilde Triathlete | Hayden Wilde - New Zealand". Hayden Wilde.
  9. ^ "Hayden Wilde". Trident High School. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Born to be Wilde". Athletics New Zealand. 21 May 2020.
  11. ^ Vittalmurthy, Shourabh (28 July 2021). "Coach Craig Kirkwood showers praise on Hayden Wilde's Olympic triumph". Stuff. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  12. ^ a b c Union, International Triathlon. "Athlete Profile: Hayden Wilde". Triathlon.org.
  13. ^ "Tearful Hayden Wilde honours late dad after winning bronze". 1 News. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  14. ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: Elite Men | 2019 Tokyo ITU World Triathlon Olympic Qualification Event". Triathlon.org.
  15. ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: Elite Men | 2019 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton". Triathlon.org.
  16. ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: Elite Men | 2019 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon". Triathlon.org.
  17. ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: Elite Men | 2019 Daman World Triathlon Abu Dhabi". Triathlon.org.
  18. ^ "Prize Money: Huge Payday For Alex Yee At Super League Triathlon 2021". Super League Triathlon. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Halberg Awards 2022". sportzhub.com. 24 February 2022.
  20. ^ Union, International Triathlon. "2019". ITU World Triathlon Series.
  21. ^ "Hayden Wilde Steps Up To Deliver First Super League Triathlon Victory". Super League Triathlon. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Alex Yee Takes Super League Triathlon Championship Series With 0.2 Second Win In Malibu". Super League Triathlon. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  23. ^ Leitch, Adam (7 May 2022). "Alex Yee Continues Super League Dominance As He Takes Arena Games Triathlon World Title". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  24. ^ "England's Yee wins triathlon to claim Games' first gold". BBC Sport. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  25. ^ "Triathlete Hayden Wilde wins NZ's first medal in Birmingham". TVNZ. 29 July 2022.
  26. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Hayden Wilde praised for 'amazing' act of sportsmanship in controversial triathlon finish". New Zealand Herald. 29 July 2022.
  27. ^ Powell, Megan (4 September 2022). "Wilde Beats Yee In London Again As He Opens Championship Series With A Win". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  28. ^ Powell, Megan (11 September 2022). "Hauser Storms to Victory and Redemption at SLT Munich". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  29. ^ Powell, Megan (17 September 2022). "Hayden Wilde Stars In California". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  30. ^ Powell, Megan (2 October 2022). "HAYDEN WILDE STRIKES IN TOULOUSE". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  31. ^ Leitch, Adam (5 October 2022). "Hayden Wilde: Super League Triathlon Toulouse Great For The Sport". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  32. ^ Powell, Megan (29 October 2022). "HAYDEN WILDE WINS 2022 SUPER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  33. ^ "Hayden Wilde's appeal over time penalty that cost him Commonwealth Games gold rejected". stuff.co.nz. 18 November 2022.
  34. ^ "Wilde aims for 'next level' after surprise Red Bull sponsorship". 1News. 15 April 2022.
  35. ^ a b Union, International Triathlon. "Triathlon.org". Triathlon.org.
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