Ben Kanute

Ben Kanute, born on 14 December 1992, is an American triathlete who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he finished 29th in a combined time of 1 hour 48 minutes 59 seconds after qualifying in a May 2016 race. He was the 2015 USA Triathlon Elite National champion and, with Gwen Jorgensen, Kirsten Casper and Joe Maloy, won the 2016 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships for the United States. He took second place at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in 2017 and again in 2022. He took up triathlon at the age of eight, inspired by his father, and graduated in physiology from the University of Arizona after three years.