Lindsey Jerdonek

Name: Lindsey Jerdonek
Sport: Triathlon
Height: 5'7"
Birthdate: Aug. 22, 1984 
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio 
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio 
Current Residence: Boulder, Colo.
High School: Magnificat High School 
College: University of Maryland 2006, Finance

Career Highlights
2017 Yucatan ITU Triathlon World Cup silver medalist
2017 Bridgetown CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup champion
2014 Geneva ETU Triathlon European Cup champion

Elite Triathlon Career

2017: Placed eighth at the Huelva ITU Triathlon World Cup on Sept. 23 • Earned her first career World Cup medal with a silver in Merida, Mexico (Yucatan), on Aug. 12 • Placed 15th at ITU World Triathlon Montreal on Aug. 5 • Started her season strong with a win at the Bridgetown CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup on April 23

2016: Took 14th at ITU World Triathlon Edmonton on Sept. 3 • Placed fifth at the Montreal ITU Triathlon World Cup on Aug. 7 • Recorded a 32nd-place finish at ITU World Triathlon Hamburg on July 16 • Took 14th at the Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup on July 9 • Placed 29th at ITU World Triathlon Yokohama on May 14 • Logged a 16th-place finish at ITU World Triathlon Cape Town on April 23 • Finished 23rd at ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast on April 9 • Opened her season with a 27th place finish at ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi

2015: Finished her 2015 ITU season with a seventh place finish at the Cozumel ITU World Cup • Posted 33rd place finishes at ITU World Triathlon Edmonton and the ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Chicago • 26th place at the Rio de Janeiro ITU World Olympic Qualification Event, which served as the test event for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games • 18th at ITU World Triathlon Cape Town • Broke the top 10 at two ITU World Triathlon Series events in the early part of the 2015 season, finishing 8th at ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast and 6th in her season opener at ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi

2014: Placed 13th at the Cozumel ITU World Cup in October • Posted a career-best fifth-place finish at ITU World Triathlon Stockholm on Aug. 23 • Finished fifth at the Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup on Aug. 9 • Won the Geneva ETU Triathlon European Cup on July 20, besting the field by more than 2 minutes • Finished 14th at ITU World Triathlon Hamburg • Earned third at the USA Triathlon Elite National Championships as the third American at ITU World Triathlon Chicago, finishing 21st overall • Cracked the top 10 with an eighth-place finish at the PATCO Triathlon Pan American Championships in Dallas, Texas, on May 31 • 33rd at ITU World Triathlon Yokohama and 38th at ITU World Triathlon Cape Town

Personal
Parents are Ruth and Joe • Swam for the University of Maryland • Was an IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion as an age-group triathlete in 2008 • Completed a few triathlons as a child, but did her first sprint triathlon as an adult in 2006 • Favorite triathlon is Escape from Alcatraz • Proudest moment in triathlon was her 14th place at WTS Hamburg in 2014 because it was a breakthrough moment that showed her she could compete at the highest level in ITU • Favorite workout is doing long runs • One of her hobbies is scouring Yelp photos for good restaurants • Favorite movie is Elizabeth • Favorite band is They Might be Giants • Enjoys making eggs and veggies in a tortilla but says a cheeseburger is her favorite post-race meal • Favorite all-time Olympic moment is the sprint for gold in the women’s triathlon in 2012 • Her biggest role model is her dad