Richard Hobson
Born: Torquay 1965
Age: 43
Education: B.Ed. (Hon) The college of St. Mark and St. John. 1989.
Occupation: Professional Triathlon coach since 1998, Professional Triathlete 1989-97.
Other Sports: Windsurfing (Placed 6th in the Olympic trials 1988)
Sporting Highlights
1989-97: Member Of Great Britain Team.
1992: European Championship Team Gold, (Middle Distance).
1992: 4th In European Championships, (Middle Distance).
1993: World Championship Team Gold, (Olympic Distance).
1993: 21st In World Championships, (Olympic Distance).
1994-95: Top Britain in Ironman Distance racing.
1995: Top British finisher in the World Ironman Championships, Hawaii.
1991-97: 5 Times British Champion, (Middle Distance).
Coaching
1998-2001: University of Bath Triathlon coach.
2001-2005: British Triathlon Association, Assistant National performance coach based at Bath University and working in some capacity with all World Class Performance Athletes. Was solely responsible for the performance center at Bath and overlooked all which related to triathlon.
2005 to present: LivingFrance – set up a new business running training and activity camps in the Charante Maritime region of France - www.livingFrance.org
