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Jeanni Metzler

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South Africa
Weight
54kg
Height
1.67m
Age
32
Born
1992
 
Bike
Quintana Roo
 
Biography

Jeanni Metzler

Jeanni Seymour is a multiple 70.3 winner who also moved up to the full distance in 2019 with a podium finish at IRONMAN Texas.

Born and raised in South Africa, she now lives and trains alongside her husband and fellow pro Justin Metzler in Boulder, and she has claimed emotional victories in both locations.

Tracing her journey to Colorado, she says: "My cousin got me into road cycling when I was about 17 and then introduced me to a local triathlon group in Johannesburg, the rest was history!"

She won her age group at her first 70.3 race in Buffalo City, East London in 2011. Taking up the chance to be a professional in 2012 as she turned 20, she had to make a drastic decision to give herself the best chance of success.

Jeanni explains: "I left South Africa with pretty much nothing - but, with the support of my family, I was able to make a life for myself as a professional athlete in the United States."

The first couple of years were tough, but her breakthrough moment came late in 2015 when she won IRONMAN 70.3 Austin thanks to a storming run. This was to become a common theme.

Jeanni came back a year later to defend her title and then won the inaugural 70.3 Xiamen race that November.

She was on her way now, and the wins started to stack up. In 2017 there were four 70.3 titles at Liuzhou, Monterrey, Boulder and Los Cabos, as well as a first top-10 in the 70.3 World Championship in Chattanooga. Just for good measure, she grabbed a Challenge Iceland title too.

But it was the triumph in her adopted home of Boulder which struck a chord and showed how far she'd come. She had previously been sixth in 2015 and runner-up in 2016.

There were also two significant returns to her country of birth in 2018, first to win 70.3 South Africa (at the scene of that 2011 age-group success) and then to place seventh in the 70.3 World Championship at Port Elizabeth.

2019 meanwhile saw her add full-distance racing into the mix, with a third to Daniela Ryf on her IRONMAN debut at Texas.

It has been an incredible journey so far and she is keen to give lots of credit to her family for enabling her to follow her dreams, particularly her mum.

"I grew up looking up to her; she was a great runner and is a very strong woman. I now want to get the very best out of myself, and I am in pursuit of my potential."

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Current PTO World Ranking Points
45
Ironman 70.3 St. George 2024
Bonus +5%
85.09
Ironman 70.3 Maine 2024
75.56
Ironman 70.3 Michigan 2024
74.71
Sum / 3
78.45
Ranking History
#1#44#87#130#1732014201520162017201820192020202120222023*20242014Overall31.27 pts#149Swim50.77 pts#122Bike57.28 pts#169Run39.94 pts#1632015Overall61.57 pts#87Swim74.46 pts#68Bike77.29 pts#79Run64.65 pts#1022016Overall77.43 pts#50Swim77.81 pts#63Bike80.05 pts#71Run80.52 pts#512017Overall92.71 pts#17Swim85.60 pts#33Bike81.75 pts#67Run92.38 pts#192018Overall94.96 pts#17Swim88.95 pts#26Bike81.42 pts#73Run92.38 pts#192019Overall92.40 pts#28Swim88.80 pts#23Bike86.48 pts#61Run94.01 pts#212020Overall87.66 pts#26Swim88.61 pts#14Bike86.48 pts#44Run94.01 pts#132021Overall101.23 pts#8Swim103.61 pts#9Bike86.02 pts#29Run104.32 pts#32022Overall36.34 pts#138Swim85.11 pts#63Bike46.43 pts#166Run73.99 pts#762023Overall79.27 pts#33Swim78.20 pts#31Bike73.51 pts#59Run77.44 pts#322024Overall78.45 pts#45Swim70.32 pts#60Bike70.29 pts#79Run79.83 pts#41

* New PTO World Ranking System implemented.

Rivals
wins / races

Results

66 Races14
1
14
2
9
3

2024

Points: NaN
Date#TierRaceSwimBikeRunOverallSOFPts
15 Sep
1
SilverIronman 70.3 Michigan26:332:17:321:23:464:11:31
74.71
62.18
74.71
Swim26:33
Bike2:17:32
Run1:23:46
28 Jul
2
SilverIronman 70.3 Maine20:412:26:181:21:044:12:42
75.56
72.84
75.56
Swim20:41
Bike2:26:18
Run1:21:04
04 May
4
GoldIronman 70.3 St. George25:492:22:151:23:194:14:47
81.04
84.43
81.04
Swim25:49
Bike2:22:15
Run1:23:19

2023

Points: NaN
Date#TierRaceSwimBikeRunOverallSOFPts
19 Aug
16
DiamondPTO Asian Open28:592:13:221:25:554:10:17
65.57
91.28
65.57
Swim28:59
Bike2:13:22
Run1:25:55
05 Aug
15
DiamondPTO US Open29:472:05:271:11:543:49:52
75.23
90.77
75.23
Swim29:47
Bike2:05:27
Run1:11:54
10 Jun
3
SilverIronman 70.3 Boulder26:592:14:561:20:274:05:25
72.41
74.94
72.41
Swim26:59
Bike2:14:56
Run1:20:27
21 May
3
SilverIronman 70.3 Chattanooga26:562:23:581:21:384:15:36
75.81
83.37
75.81
Swim26:56
Bike2:23:58
Run1:21:38
06 May
1
GoldIronman 70.3 St. George25:552:24:001:23:344:16:41
86.78
78.33
86.78
Swim25:55
Bike2:24:00
Run1:23:34

2022

Points: NaN
Date#TierRaceSwimBikeRunOverallSOFPts
04 Dec
4
SilverIronman 70.3 Indian Wells25:392:23:101:22:324:15:45
64.62
70.62
64.62
Swim25:39
Bike2:23:10
Run1:22:32
23 Jul
29
DiamondPTO Canadian Open30:322:13:421:08:173:54:15
58.04
82.8
58.04
Swim30:32
Bike2:13:42
Run1:08:17

2021

Points: NaN
Date#RaceSwimBikeRunOverallAITPts
30 Oct
3
Ironman 70.3 Oceanside25:492:27:181:22:054:20:52
77.9553
04:12:31
77.96
Swim25:49
Bike2:27:18
Run1:22:05
18 Sep
2
Ironman 70.3 World Championship26:082:20:181:20:114:08:38
101.738
04:09:17
101.74
Swim26:08
Bike2:20:18
Run1:20:11
28 Aug
11
Collins Cup29:041:58:161:07:413:38:49
86.055
03:34:20
86.06
Swim29:04
Bike1:58:16
Run1:07:41
07 Aug
3
Ironman 70.3 Boulder27:012:12:361:20:284:02:31
98.9446
04:02:08
98.94
Swim27:01
Bike2:12:36
Run1:20:28
20 Jun
4
Ironman 70.3 Des Moines26:361:05:591:23:463:02:33
65.091
02:53:28
65.09
Swim26:36
Bike1:05:59
Run1:23:46
01 May
2
Ironman 70.3 St. George24:432:21:321:19:314:10:14
103.006
04:11:22
103.01
Swim24:43
Bike2:21:32
Run1:19:31
11 Apr
2
Ironman 70.3 Texas27:392:24:511:15:264:11:17
90.5377
04:07:46
90.54
Swim27:39
Bike2:24:51
Run1:15:26

2020

Points: NaN
Date#RaceSwimBikeRunOverallAITPts
06 Dec
17
Challenge Daytona24:591:58:421:11:183:37:22
70.3692
03:28:07
70.37
Swim24:59
Bike1:58:42
Run1:11:18
24 Oct
1
The Great Floridian17:341:42:5655:022:59:17
65.588
02:50:29
65.59
Swim17:34
Bike1:42:56
Run55:02
03 Oct
1
Huntington Triathlon21:111:02:2435:592:02:02
56.1378
01:54:30
56.14
Swim21:11
Bike1:02:24
Run35:59

2019

Points: NaN
Date#RaceSwimBikeRunOverallAITPts
27 Oct
2
Ironman 70.3 Waco26:022:25:041:24:164:20:29
73.984
04:10:42
73.98
Swim26:02
Bike2:25:04
Run1:24:16
12 Oct
28
Ironman Hawaii54:075:08:173:37:559:46:54
44.4615
09:01:46
44.46
Swim54:07
Bike5:08:17
Run3:37:55
29 Sep
6
Ironman 70.3 Augusta22:592:21:471:37:494:26:16
52.7193
04:08:38
52.72
Swim22:59
Bike2:21:47
Run1:37:49
08 Sep
4
Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz25:042:20:361:24:554:15:29
81.6788
04:08:39
81.68
Swim25:04
Bike2:20:36
Run1:24:55
30 Jun
6
Ironman 70.3 Coeur d'Alene25:552:31:301:22:154:23:12
62.4055
04:09:09
62.41
Swim25:55
Bike2:31:30
Run1:22:15
27 Apr
3
Ironman Texas54:104:57:443:00:488:58:03
91.6573
08:51:24
91.66
Swim54:10
Bike4:57:44
Run3:00:48
07 Apr
1
Ironman 70.3 Texas25:272:16:101:18:014:01:44
89.6373
03:58:02
89.64
Swim25:27
Bike2:16:10
Run1:18:01

2018

Points: NaN
Date#RaceSwimBikeRunOverallAITPts
21 Oct
3
Ironman 70.3 Shanghai--:----:----:--4:11:35
77.3028
04:03:18
77.30
Swim--:--
Bike--:--
Run--:--
23 Sep
2
Ironman 70.3 Augusta--:----:----:--4:06:58
95.516
04:05:19
95.52
Swim--:--
Bike--:--
Run--:--
01 Sep
7
Ironman 70.3 World Championship24:252:27:211:19:084:14:57
88.6082
04:10:40
88.61
Swim24:25
Bike2:27:21
Run1:19:08
04 Aug
2
Ironman 70.3 Boulder25:322:16:011:26:234:12:27
90.0384
04:08:44
90.04
Swim25:32
Bike2:16:01
Run1:26:23
13 May
3
Ironman 70.3 Monterrey28:102:15:481:24:554:11:39
64.1752
03:58:49
64.18
Swim28:10
Bike2:15:48
Run1:24:55
05 May
2
Ironman 70.3 St. George25:322:27:501:21:044:17:19
83.5402
04:11:07
83.54
Swim25:32
Bike2:27:50
Run1:21:04
07 Apr
5
Ironman 70.3 Oceanside25:012:31:101:27:374:28:25
62.9921
04:14:18
62.99
Swim25:01
Bike2:31:10
Run1:27:37
28 Jan
1
Ironman 70.3 South Africa26:382:36:201:24:444:32:23
76.2584
04:23:01
76.26
Swim26:38
Bike2:36:20
Run1:24:44

2017

Points: NaN
Date#RaceSwimBikeRunOverallAITPts
12 Nov
1
Ironman 70.3 Los Cabos--:----:----:--4:18:23
79.477
04:10:40
79.48
Swim--:--
Bike--:--
Run--:--
29 Oct
3
Ironman 70.3 Austin25:222:34:141:23:424:26:35
59.1737
04:11:12
59.17
Swim25:22
Bike2:34:14
Run1:23:42
09 Sep
8
Ironman 70.3 World Championship27:402:28:201:27:424:26:30
81.0479
04:19:08
81.05
Swim27:40
Bike2:28:20
Run1:27:42
05 Aug
1
Ironman 70.3 Boulder28:042:11:501:25:064:07:54
92.1088
04:05:00
92.11
Swim28:04
Bike2:11:50
Run1:25:06
23 Jul
1
Challenge Iceland17:542:35:501:21:124:18:02
87.7656
04:13:23
87.77
Swim17:54
Bike2:35:50
Run1:21:12
14 May
1
Ironman 70.3 Monterrey26:492:16:371:21:424:07:51
88.7863
04:03:45
88.79
Swim26:49
Bike2:16:37
Run1:21:42
06 May
2
Ironman 70.3 St. George25:032:25:001:22:364:15:12
97.2457
04:14:09
97.25
Swim25:03
Bike2:25:00
Run1:22:36
01 Apr
1
Ironman 70.3 Liuzhou21:402:23:151:17:154:08:08
74.1371
03:58:52
74.14
Swim21:40
Bike2:23:15
Run1:17:15

2016

Points: NaN
Date#RaceSwimBikeRunOverallAITPts
04 Dec
2
Ironman 70.3 Cartagena26:552:23:081:30:124:23:47
0
-
-
Swim26:55
Bike2:23:08
Run1:30:12
13 Nov
1
Ironman 70.3 Xiamen32:332:20:151:25:084:24:03
76.3399
04:15:00
76.34
Swim32:33
Bike2:20:15
Run1:25:08
30 Oct
1
Ironman 70.3 Austin--:--2:26:561:21:033:49:34
0
-
-
Swim--:--
Bike2:26:56
Run1:21:03
25 Sep
3
Ironman 70.3 Augusta22:492:32:191:20:594:20:23
65.5335
04:07:35
65.53
Swim22:49
Bike2:32:19
Run1:20:59
17 Jul
4
Ironman 70.3 Racine--:--1:16:191:23:462:41:15
0
-
-
Swim--:--
Bike1:16:19
Run1:23:46
11 Jun
2
Ironman 70.3 Boulder28:392:12:051:27:204:12:00
83.3695
04:05:52
83.37
Swim28:39
Bike2:12:05
Run1:27:20
22 May
4
Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga25:372:27:021:24:144:21:12
68.8307
04:09:32
68.83
Swim25:37
Bike2:27:02
Run1:24:14
07 May
6
Ironman 70.3 St. George26:362:32:011:24:164:27:58
70.5137
04:16:37
70.51
Swim26:36
Bike2:32:01
Run1:24:16
10 Apr
2
Ironman 70.3 Texas25:542:20:221:25:024:13:54
72.5715
04:03:52
72.57
Swim25:54
Bike2:20:22
Run1:25:02

2015

Points: NaN
Date#RaceSwimBikeRunOverallAITPts
08 Nov
1
Ironman 70.3 Austin27:022:32:101:21:034:23:48
71.5873
04:13:01
71.59
Swim27:02
Bike2:32:10
Run1:21:03
04 Oct
5
Ironman 70.3 Silverman31:082:33:211:36:194:44:31
52.7424
04:25:41
52.74
Swim31:08
Bike2:33:21
Run1:36:19
20 Sep
2
Ironman 70.3 Cozumel24:382:22:191:38:274:29:37
48.3115
04:10:13
48.31
Swim24:38
Bike2:22:19
Run1:38:27
16 Aug
5
Ironman 70.3 Timberman28:322:27:271:32:204:30:46
52.996
04:12:56
53.00
Swim28:32
Bike2:27:27
Run1:32:20
19 Jul
6
Ironman 70.3 Racine24:502:27:511:33:254:30:21
48.9392
04:11:07
48.94
Swim24:50
Bike2:27:51
Run1:33:25
13 Jun
6
Ironman 70.3 Boulder26:382:20:571:38:404:28:30
47.2615
04:08:49
47.26
Swim26:38
Bike2:20:57
Run1:38:40
03 May
6
Ironman 70.3 St. Croix29:503:12:451:35:045:19:47
0
04:31:18
-
Swim29:50
Bike3:12:45
Run1:35:04
25 Jan
5
Ironman 70.3 South Africa29:242:50:371:37:285:02:03
0.52843
04:22:50
0.53
Swim29:24
Bike2:50:37
Run1:37:28

2014

Points: NaN
Date#RaceSwimBikeRunOverallAITPts
26 Oct
2
Ironman 70.3 Austin27:502:33:321:28:224:32:33
33.6605
04:07:53
33.66
Swim27:50
Bike2:33:32
Run1:28:22
21 Sep
8
Ironman 70.3 Cozumel29:532:31:252:03:305:08:40
0
04:09:50
-
Swim29:53
Bike2:31:25
Run2:03:30
29 Jun
DNF
Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake--:----:----:----:--
04:15:26
-
Swim--:--
Bike--:--
Run--:--
15 Jun
6
Ironman 70.3 Boulder27:202:18:331:29:374:17:36
60.139
04:03:04
60.14
Swim27:20
Bike2:18:33
Run1:29:37
26 Jan
8
Ironman 70.3 South Africa28:192:43:531:44:085:01:09
0
04:17:02
-
Swim28:19
Bike2:43:53
Run1:44:08

2013

Points: NaN
Date#RaceSwimBikeRunOverallAITPts
08 Sep
28
Ironman 70.3 World Championship30:093:02:501:32:425:09:57
0
-
-
Swim30:09
Bike3:02:50
Run1:32:42

Ranking per Season

Overall

Year
Points
Pos
2024
78
45
2023
79
33
2022
36
138
2021
101
8
2020
87
26
2019
92
28
2018
94
17
2017
92
17
2016
77
50
2015
61
87
2014
31
149

Swim

Year
Points
Pos
2024
70
60
2023
78
31
2022
85
63
2021
103
9
2020
88
14
2019
88
23
2018
88
26
2017
85
33
2016
77
63
2015
74
68
2014
50
122

Bike

Year
Points
Pos
2024
70
79
2023
73
59
2022
46
166
2021
86
29
2020
86
44
2019
86
61
2018
81
73
2017
81
67
2016
80
71
2015
77
79
2014
57
169

Run

Year
Points
Pos
2024
79
41
2023
77
32
2022
73
76
2021
104
3
2020
94
13
2019
94
21
2018
92
19
2017
92
19
2016
80
51
2015
64
102
2014
39
163