Mari Rabie

Mari Rabie is a South African triathlete, born on 10 September 1986, who competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She was elected a Rhodes Scholar for 2010, earned a Masters in Applied Statistics at St Catherine's College, Oxford, in 2011 and an MBA at Exeter College, Oxford, in 2013, and had completed an Actuarial Science degree at the University of Stellenbosch in 2009. In 2008 she finished 43rd in the Olympic triathlon after severe technical problems with her bike. Diagnosed with myocarditis in June 2014, she returned to qualify for the Rio Games, where she finished 11th, and she retired from professional sport in October 2016. Earlier results include third at the 2012 Xterra World Championships and third at the 2008 World U23 Triathlon Championships.