Howie Sanborn

Name: Howie Sanborn
Sport: Paratriathlon
Hometown: Alton, New Hampshire.
Current Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Personal

A retired U.S. Army veteran, Sanborn made his Paralympic debut at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. During his Army career, Sanborn served 15 years as an Airborne Ranger and a demonstrator on the U.S. Army Parachute Team, The Golden Knights. He competed in triathlon as an age group athlete during his service with the Army. After sustaining an injury, the nonprofit Dare2tri helped him transition from a triathlete to a paratriathlete where he has excelled at the elite level.

Career Highlights

2024 Paralympian, 2023 Davenport and Montreal World Paratriathlon Series Gold Medalist, 2018 Magog ITU Paratriathlon World Cup bronze medalist 2017, 2018 Sarasota-Bradenton CAMTRI Paratriathlon American Championships bronze medalist, 2017 Magog ITU Paratriathlon World Cup gold medalist, 2017 USA Paratriathlon National Champion, 2014 USA Paratriathlon National Championships silver medalist, 2014 Manaus ITU World Paratriathlon Event silver medalist

Elite Triathlon Career

2024: 2024 Americas Triathlon Para Championships Miami, 1st place • 2024 World Triathlon Para Series Montreal, 2nd place • Finished 9th at the Paris 2024 Paralympics • Finished 6th at World Para Championships in Torremolinos in October.

2023: 2023 Davenport and Montreal World Paratriathlon Series Gold Medalist •2023 Americas Triathlon Para Championships Sarasota, 1st place • 2023 World Triathlon Para Series Devonport, 1st place • 2023 World Triathlon Para Series Yokohama, 2nd place • 2023 World Triathlon Para Series Montreal, 1st place • 2023 World Triathlon Para Cup Long Beach, 2nd place • 2023 World Triathlon Para Cup Paris, 7th place • 2023 World Triathlon Para Championships Pontevedra, 5th place individual, 7th place Mixed Relay • 2023 World Triathlon Para Cup Taranto, 4th place.

2022: 2022 Americas Triathlon Para Championships Sarasota-Bradenton, 1st place • 2022 World Triathlon Para Series Yokohama, 3rd place • 2022 World Triathlon Para Series Montreal, 5th place • 2022 World Triathlon Para Series Swansea, 5th place • 2022 World Triathlon Para Cup Alanya, 4th place • 2022 World Triathlon Para Championships Abu Dhabi, 9th place individual, 3rd place Mixed Relay.

2021: 2021 World Triathlon Para Series Yokohama, 8th place • AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Para Series Leeds, 9th place • 2021 World Triathlon Para Cup Besancon, 6th place • 2021 World Triathlon Para Cup A Coruna, 6th place • 2021 Americas Triathlon Para Championships Pleasant Prairie, 1st place • 2021 World Triathlon Para Cup Alanya, 2nd place • 2021 World Triathlon Para Cup Alhandra, 3rd place • 2021 World Triathlon Para Championships Abu Dhabi, 7th place.

2019: 2019 Sarasota-Bradenton CAMTRI Paratriathlon American Championships, 3rd place • 2019 Magog ITU Paratriathlon World Cup, 9th place • 2019 USA Paratriathlon National Championships, 3rd place • 2019 Tokyo ITU Paratriathlon World Cup, 6th place • 2019 Alanya ITU Paratriathlon World Cup, 7th place • 2019 Funchal ITU Paratriathlon World Cup, 6th place.

2018: Earned a bronze medal at the Sarasota-Bradenton CAMTRI Paratriathlon American Championships • Placed 10th at the Eton Dorney ITU Paratriathlon World Cup • Earned a bronze medal at the Magog ITU Paratriathlon World Cup on July 14 • Finished 8th at ITU World Paratriathlon Edmonton on July 27 • Took 11th at the ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in Gold Coast, Australia, on Sept. 12 • Earned a fourth-place finish at the Sarasota-Bradenton ITU Paratriathlon World Cup on Oct. 14, held in a duathlon format

2017: Started his season by taking bronze at the Sarasota CAMTRI Paratriathlon American Championships • Placed ninth at ITU World Paratriathlon Yokohama • Won his first USA Paratriathlon National Championships title • Earned a gold medal at the Magog ITU Paratriathlon World Cup • Finished eighth at ITU World Paratriathlon Edmonton

2016: Took fifth at the Sarasota CAMTRI Paratriathlon American Championships • Finished ninth at two consecutive ITU World Paratriathlon Events in Penrith and Aguilas • Recorded an eighth-place finish at the Strathclyde ITU World Paratriathlon Event • Placed fourth at the USA Paratriathlon National Championships

2015: Claimed bronze in the men’s PT1 open division at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in Chicago

2014: Finished seventh at the Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Event • Took fifth at the Chicago ITU World Paratriathlon Event • Was the runner-up in the men’s PT1 division at the USA Paratriathlon National Championships • Won a silver medal at the Manaus ITU World Paratriathlon Event

2013: Placed fifth at the San Diego ITU Paratriathlon International Event

Personal: Retired U.S. Army veteran who served for 14 years as an Airborne Ranger and a demonstrator on the U.S. Army Parachute Team, "The Golden Knights" • Began competing in triathlon as an able-bodied age group athlete while serving with the U.S. Army • Was cycling with a friend in September 2012 when a distracted driver struck him from behind, breaking his back and paralyzing him from the waist down • During his recovery at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), was introduced to Keri Serota, one of the co-founders of Dare2Tri Paratriathlon Club • Competed in his first triathlon as a wheelchair athlete 7 months after he was injured, and has continued to compete at the elite level ever since.