KYLE SMITH
THE FLYING KIWI
COURSE RECORD SETTING TRIATHLETE
Kyle Smith is a professional triathlete from New Zealand. Raised in Blackburn, UK on a diet of motocross and modern pentathlon, he moved to Taupo in his youth, found triathlon and set about becoming one of the best in the world.
Renowned for his record-breaking bike splits, Kyle is one of the most versatile triathletes competing, having found success at every level from World Triathlon short course racing to off-road XTERRA triathlon to middle distance non-drafting events and Ironman.
ACHIEVEMENTS
2019
Ironman 70.3
Taupo
1st Place
Course Record
2020
Rotorua Suffer
1st Place
Course Record
Port of Tauranga Half
1st Place
Course Record
2021
Ironman New
Zealand
3rd Place
Challenge
Wanaka
1st Place
Course Record
Port of
Tauranga Half
1st Place
Course Record
2022
Ironman 70.3
Lanzarote
2nd Place
Ironman World
Championships
(Utah)
11th Place
1st Off Bike
2023
Ironman 70.3
Taupo
1st Place
Course Record
Ironman 70.3
Ireland
1st Place
2024
Challenge
Wanaka
1st Place
WINNER
8 middle distance triathlons – setting a course record on each occasion
FINISHED
Finished 3rd on Ironman debut in New Zealand
SELECTED
Selected as 1 of 6 men for Team Internationals at the inaugural Collins Cup
WORKED
Worked as a bricklayer to fund his triathlon dream
FIRST OFF
First off the bike at the Ironman World Championship, Utah in 2022
