| Terenzo Bozzone | |
| Birth Date: | 1985 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | South Africa |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Sport: | Triathlon |
Terenzo Bozzone (born 1 March 1985) is a professional triathlete from New Zealand who races primarily in long distance, non-drafting events. He is the winner of the 2008 Ironman 70.3 World Championship.
Bozzone was born in South Africa and moved to New Zealand with his family as a young boy. He was a talented athlete at school winning many national titles in a variety of disciplines including cross country running, cycling, swimming and multisport. After finishing school he focused on multisport and won the 2001 & 2002 Junior Men's Elite Duathlon World Championship and the 2002 & 2003 Junior Men's Elite Triathlon World Championship.[1]
Bozzone holds the current course record for the Wildflower Triathlon set in 2006. Bozzone completed the half-Ironman distance in 3 hours, 53 minutes and 43 seconds, beating the previous record by 6 minutes. In 2008, Bozzone capped off a successful year by winning the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, Florida setting a then course record of 3:40:10.[2] Bozzone then spent the next couple of years battling an Achilles tendon injury.[3] In 2013, he capped off a good season of racing with a second-place finish at 2013 Ironman 70.3 World Championships.[4] [5]
On 3 July 2018, Bozzone was seriously injured when he was hit by a truck while cycling near Kumeū. He was rushed to Auckland City Hospital in a serious condition.[6] Bozzone suffered face and head injuries and was concussed as a result of the crash.[7]
He also represented his country successfully in athletics, winning the silver medal in the 5000 metres race at the 2002 Oceania Championships in Christchurch in a time of 15:05.80 minutes.