Kerry Lang at the French Grand Prix (Lyonnaise des Eaux) triathlon in Tours, 2011.
Kerry Lang at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2011.
Kerry Lang at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2010.

Kerry Jeanetta Lang (born 24 January 1976, in Glasgow, Scotland) is a British professional triathlete, Scottish Duathlon Champion and British Triathlon Vice Champion of the year 2009, and Scottish Road Race (Bike) Champion of the years 2007 and 2008. She has represented Great Britain in the World Championship Series since 2009 and she represented Great Britain in the Series' precursor, the BG World Cup, in 2007 and 2008.

Sports career

Kerry Lang started her ITU career in 2004, when she won her first European Cup medal. In the seven years from 2004 to 2010, Lang took part in 39 ITU competitions and achieved 8 top ten positions. In the World Championship Series Ranking2011, Lang fell back to the 63rd position (August 2011) because she did not finish two races.

Kerry Lang also takes part in non ITU events, in 2011, for instance, she won the 15th International Lanzarote Duathlon (22 January 2011).

In France, Lang has represented the club Poissy at the prestigious Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux since 2008. In 2010, she placed 12th and 14th in Beauvais and Paris respectively. In 2011, she took part in the Grand Prix triathlon at Tours (28 August 2011), for this race, however, there is no individual ranking.

Kerry Lang holds a degree from the University of Edinburgh Medical School (MBChB, 1998) and from the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS, Glasgow 2001). She works in the ear, nose and throat department of Glasgow's Southern General Hospital. Kerry Lang lives in Elderslie. Her coach is Marc Jenkins, the husband of the Welsh triathlete Helen Jenkins.

ITU Competitions

The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU Athletes's Profile Page. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
2004-03-06Pan American CupRoatan20
2004-07-10European CupEchternach10
2004-08-14European CupLough Neagh3
2005-04-24World CupMazatlan9
2005-05-15World CupIshigaki13
2005-08-06World CupHamburgDNF
2005-08-14World CupTiszaújváros11
2005-09-17OSIM World CupBeijing24
2006-02-19Oceania CupHobartDNF
2006-03-18Commonwealth GamesMelbourne18
2006-03-26World CupMooloolaba17
2006-05-07World CupMazatlan17
2007-07-01Asian CupShichigahama2
2007-07-29BG World CupSalford22
2007-08-11BG World CupTiszaújvárosDNF
2007-08-30BG World ChampionshipsHamburg50
2007-10-07BG World CupRhodes15
2007-11-04BG World CupCancun8
2007-12-01BG World CupEilatDNF
2008-02-23African CupBloemfontein2
2008-03-30BG World CupMooloolaba17
2008-04-06BG World CupNew Plymouth18
2008-04-13BG World CupIshigaki11
2008-05-04BG World CupRichards Bay25
2008-05-10European ChampionshipsLisbon17
2008-05-25BG World CupMadrid15
2008-06-05BG World ChampionshipsVancouver30
2008-09-27BG World CupLorientDNS
2009-05-02Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesTongyeong33
2009-06-21Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesWashington DC21
2009-06-27Elite CupHy-Vee22
2009-07-11Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbühel28
2009-08-15Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon25
2009-09-09Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Grand FinalGold Coast21
2010-05-08Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSeoul26
2010-06-05Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid37
2010-07-10World CupHolten7
2010-08-14Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbühel28
2010-09-08Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Grand FinalBudapest33
2010-10-10World CupHuatulco7
2011-03-05Sprint Pan American CupClermont6
2011-03-26World CupMooloolaba10
2011-04-09Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSydney36
2011-04-17World CupIshigaki37
2011-06-18Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbühelDNF
2011-07-09Premium European CupHolten3
2011-07-16Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburgDNF
2011-07-31Premium European CupBanyoles8
2011-08-06Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon52
2011-08-14World CupTiszaújváros15

DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start · BG = the sponsor British Gas

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