Chrissie Wellington - The Iron Lady
How the late-developing British triathlete came from nowhere to become the best in the world in 2007.
In 2007, the British triathlete Chrissie Wellington was the surprise winner of the World Ironman Championship in Hawaii - the first in a series of victories and world records. Wellington only became a professional athlete in her late 20s after giving up a successful career in development. She talks to Lisa Needham. The programme is a Sparklab Production.
(Photo: Chrissie Wellington in action in a triathlon in Germany in 2011. Credit: Getty Images Sport)
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