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Inductees from left: Bob Babbitt, Scott Molina, Sally Edwards, Mark Allen, Scott Tinley and Ethel Autorino


TRIATHLON PIONEERS INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME


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hree of triathlon’s Big Four, two key contributors and a top age-grouper were formally inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame on May 10 at the Bahia Resort Hotel in San Diego, Calif. A sold-out crowd of nearly 300 friends, family members and multisport dignitaries gathered to honor pre- 2000 elite triathletes Mark Allen, Scott Molina, and Scott Tinley; contributors Bob Babbitt and Sally Edwards; and age- grouper Ethel Autorino. Plenty of the sport’s biggest names were in attendance, including Dave Scott, the first member of the Big Four inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame, and two-time Ironman World Champion Chris McCormack.


“It was an amazing night,” said Chuck Graziano, chair of the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame Committee. “This was an incredible experience watching all six of the inductees tell stories that take everyone in the room back and show that these inductees have really shaped where the sport is today.” Sally Edwards


Edwards, who has founded six fitness- 86 USA TRIATHLON SUMMER 2012


multisport media began when he co- founded Competitor Magazine in 1987 and helped launch Competitor Radio in 1990.


Mark Allen


Allen is recognized as one of triathlon’s all-time greats, having captured six Ironman World Championship titles between 1989-95. Scott Molina


related businesses, written 23 books, set a Master’s Ironman world record and finished last in every Danskin triathlon so that another woman does not have to. Ethel Autorino


Autorino stands as one of the most decorated age-groupers in U.S. multisport history. She is a 10-time age- group winner at the USAT Age Group Nationals and went on to capture six gold medals and one silver as a member of Team USA at the ITU World Championships. Bob Babbitt


Babbitt has helped push the sport of triathlon to new heights through a myriad of contributions over the past 25 years. His work in the world of


Molina stands as one of the most decorated triathletes in the history of the sport. Among his 104 professional triathlon victories are six USA Triathlon Elite National Championships — including four straight from 1983-86 — the 1988 Ironman World Championship and a pair of World’s Toughest Triathlon titles.


Scott Tinley


With nearly 100 career multisport victories, Scott Tinley ranks as one of the winningest triathletes of all time. After discovering the sport as a student at San Diego State in 1976, Tinley became a two-time Ironman World Championship winner, topping the podium in 1982 and 1985.


Photos by Paul Phillips/Competitive Image


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