Guy Leech

Guy Leech
Guy Leech at the 2008 Australian Grand Prix Celebrity Challenge
Born (1964-02-29) 29 February 1964
Occupation Former Iron Man athlete

Guy Leech is a former Australian Ironman surf lifesaving champion. Now retired from formal competition, he won seven Uncle Toby's Super Series races and twice won The Coolangatta Gold.[1] Leech remained undefeated over surf's toughest event and in 1989 won the Uncle Toby's version titled the "Gold Coast Gold" which made it his third victory over that distance. By 1989 the sport had now gone professional, making the field assembled for the 1989 race far more elite than when he had won in 1984 and 1985. He also won the World Ironman Championships in Vancouver, Canada, in 1986 and the World Ocean Paddling Championship in Hawaii in 1994. Leech was once dubbed Australia's Fittest Athlete by the Australian Institute of Sport (1993).

In 1994, Leech retired from surf Iron Man and turned his attention to triathlon. Years of being involved in a sport which was mostly upper-body made it difficult for him to adapt to triathlon, and he retired from professional sport in 1995.

In 2006, Leech appeared on the Seven Network's Australian Celebrity Survivor: Vanuatu, the second edition of Australian Survivor. He and 11 other celebrities were vying for a cash prize of A$100,000 to be donated to their nominated charity. Leech was initially voted out sixth (i.e. seventh place in the game) and his charity, Ride Aid Inc;[2] however, he returned to the game along with Justin Melvey due to a twist to the show which took Leech to the finals.[3] Ultimately Leech won, taking home an extra A$95000 for his charity. The money was used to build two schools in North Cambodia.

Leech still trains daily, and delivers training sessions with paddling and cross-training strength exercises.

Personal life

Leech is married and has two daughters living in Sydney's Northern Beaches.

Leech is known throughout the Northern Beaches by his catch phrase "Done.", responding as such to any question asked of him.

References

  1. ↑ Coolangatta Gold winner Caine Eckstein targets Hawaiian Ironman
  2. ↑ Ride Aid Inc Archived 6 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Stars fight to the finish
Preceded by
Rob Dickson		 Winner of Australian Survivor
Australian Celebrity Survivor: Vanuatu		 Succeeded by
Kristie Bennett
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