| Sam Long | |
| Birth Date: | 23 December 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Boulder, Colorado, United States[1] |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in |
| Nickname: | Big Unit |
| Country: | United States |
| Sport: | Triathlon |
| Education: | University of Colorado |
| Coach: | Self coached[2] |
Sam Long (born December 23, 1995) is an American professional triathlete. He won a silver medal at the 2021 Ironman 70.3 World Championships.
Long was born prematurely as one of three triplets in Boulder, Colorado, and grew up mountain biking and swimming with his parents. He competed in his first Ironman at the age of 17, prior to attending the University of Colorado, where he graduated with a double major in psychology and physiology.[1] He then turned professional in 2016, and took his first major victory at the Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga in 2019. In 2021, he finished second to Gustav Iden at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in St. George, Utah.[3]
| scope=col | Year | scope=col | Competition | Scope=col | Country | Scope=col | Place | scope=col | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row; align=center rowspan="3" | 2023 | ||||||||
| Ironman 70.3 Boulder | 1 | 3h 33' 23" | |||||||
| Ironman 70.3 Gulf Coast | 1 | 3h 36' 00" | |||||||
| scope=row; align=center rowspan="3" | 2022 | ||||||||
| Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells-La Quinta | 1 | 3h 43' 34" | |||||||
| Ironman 70.3 Gdynia | Poland | 1 | 3h 37' 55" | ||||||
| scope=row; align=center rowspan="5" | 2021 | Xterra Beaver Creek | 2 | 2h 06' 01" | |||||
| Ironman 70.3 Boulder | 1 | 3h 37' 35" | |||||||
| Ironman Coeur d'Alene | 1 | 8h 7' 40" | |||||||
| Ironman 70.3 St. George | 2 | 3h 43' 01" | |||||||
| Ironman 70.3 World Championship | 2 | 3h 41' 09" | |||||||
| scope=row; align=center; | 2020 | Ironman 70.3 Cozumel | 1 | 3h 42' 43" | |||||
| scope=row; align=center rowspan="3" | 2019 | Ironman Chattanooga | 1 | 8h 22' 20" | |||||
| Ironman 70.3 Victoria | 1 | 3h 55' 48" | |||||||
| Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga | 1 | 3h 48' 50" | |||||||
| scope=row; align=center | 2018 | Ironman Louisville | 2 | 7h 39' 21" | |||||
| scope=row; align=center; | 2016 | Ironman 70.3 Calgary | 2 | 3h 50' 41" | |||||