James Cunnama

James Cunnama is a South African professional triathlete who built his career on the Ironman and long-distance circuit. He won his first Ironman-distance race at Ironman Florida in 2010 and took his first professional win the same year at the Alpe d'Huez Triathlon. In 2012 he became European Long-Distance Champion by winning Challenge Roth, and in 2013 he finished fourth at the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, followed by fifth place there in 2017. Other wins include Ironman 70.3 East London in 2014, the Embrunman in France in 2016, Ironman Hamburg in 2017 and Ironman France in Nice in 2019. After retiring from racing he became a presenter for the Global Triathlon Network, and he left that role in August 2026.