Kerry 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.[1]
Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.
Date
Competition
Place
Rank
2004-03-06
Pan American Cup
Roatan
20
2004-07-10
European Cup
Echternach
10
2004-08-14
European Cup
Lough Neagh
3
2005-04-24
World Cup
Mazatlan
9
2005-05-15
World Cup
Ishigaki
13
2005-08-06
World Cup
Hamburg
DNF
2005-08-14
World Cup
Tiszaújváros
11
2005-09-17
OSIM World Cup
Beijing
24
2006-02-19
Oceania Cup
Hobart
DNF
2006-03-18
Commonwealth Games
Melbourne
18
2006-03-26
World Cup
Mooloolaba
17
2006-05-07
World Cup
Mazatlan
17
2007-07-01
Asian Cup
Shichigahama
2
2007-07-29
BG World Cup
Salford
22
2007-08-11
BG World Cup
Tiszaújváros
DNF
2007-08-30
BG World Championships
Hamburg
50
2007-10-07
BG World Cup
Rhodes
15
2007-11-04
BG World Cup
Cancun
8
2007-12-01
BG World Cup
Eilat
DNF
2008-02-23
African Cup
Bloemfontein
2
2008-03-30
BG World Cup
Mooloolaba
17
2008-04-06
BG World Cup
New Plymouth
18
2008-04-13
BG World Cup
Ishigaki
11
2008-05-04
BG World Cup
Richards Bay
25
2008-05-10
European Championships
Lisbon
17
2008-05-25
BG World Cup
Madrid
15
2008-06-05
BG World Championships
Vancouver
30
2008-09-27
BG World Cup
Lorient
DNS
2009-05-02
Dextro Energy World Championship Series
Tongyeong
33
2009-06-21
Dextro Energy World Championship Series
Washington DC
21
2009-06-27
Elite Cup
Hy-Vee
22
2009-07-11
Dextro Energy World Championship Series
Kitzbühel
28
2009-08-15
Dextro Energy World Championship Series
London
25
2009-09-09
Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Grand Final
Gold Coast
21
2010-05-08
Dextro Energy World Championship Series
Seoul
26
2010-06-05
Dextro Energy World Championship Series
Madrid
37
2010-07-10
World Cup
Holten
7
2010-08-14
Dextro Energy World Championship Series
Kitzbühel
28
2010-09-08
Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Grand Final
Budapest
33
2010-10-10
World Cup
Huatulco
7
2011-03-05
Sprint Pan American Cup
Clermont
6
2011-03-26
World Cup
Mooloolaba
10
2011-04-09
Dextro Energy World Championship Series
Sydney
36
2011-04-17
World Cup
Ishigaki
37
2011-06-18
Dextro Energy World Championship Series
Kitzbühel
DNF
2011-07-09
Premium European Cup
Holten
3
2011-07-16
Dextro Energy World Championship Series
Hamburg
DNF
2011-07-31
Premium European Cup
Banyoles
8
2011-08-06
Dextro Energy World Championship Series
London
52
2011-08-14
World Cup
Tiszaújváros
15
DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start · BG = the sponsor British Gas