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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Nik Reinert (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Nancy Agrillo (Grand Rapids, Mich.) won national titles on Sunday, Aug. 13 at the 2023 USA Triathlon Ultra-Distance Triathlon National Championships, held in conjunction with the Michigan Titanium...
6'2"
Davis, CA
Davis Senior High School California Polytechnic State University, Nutrition Science
Name: Mark Barr
Sport: Paratriathlon
Classification: PT2
Height: 6'2"
Birthdate: August 24, 1986
Birthplace: Woodland, Calif.
Hometown: Davis, Calif.
Current Residence: Houston, Texas
High School: Davis Senior High School
College: California Polytechnic State University, Nutrition Science
Career Highlights
Four-time ITU Paratriathlon World Championships medalist (1 gold, 2 silvers, 1 bronze)
Nine-time ITU World Paratriathlon Series/Event medalist (5 golds, 3 silvers, 1 bronze)
2019 Tokyo ITU Paratriathlon World Cup gold medalist
2016 Paralympic Games, 4th
2014, 2015 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships fourth-place finisher
Three-time CAMTRI Paratriathlon American Champion
Two-time U.S. Paralympian in swimming (2008, 2004)
Personal
Mark Barr lost his right leg as a teenager due to bone cancer. Barr competed in swimming at the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. During this time, he was also an NCAA Division I swimmer for California Polytechnic State University from 2004-08. After college, he still had an interest in swimming, but wanted to try something new so he decided to transition to triathlon. Some of his more recent accomplishments include being awarded the 2019 ESPY for Best Male Athlete with a Disability and being named the 2018 USA Triathlon Male Paratriathlete of the Year. Barr currently works as a registered nurse in the trauma surgical ICU, working multiple 12-hour shifts a week. He uses his days off to fit in training sessions for all three disciplines. His favorite professional sports teams are the San Francisco Giants and the 49ers.
Elite Triathlon Career
2019: Won the Sarasota- Bradenton CAMTRI Paratriathlon American Championships on March 9 • Earned a gold medal at the Tokyo ITU Paratriathlon World Cup on Aug. 17
2018: Earned a 1st place finish at the CAMTRI Paratriathlon American Championships Sarasota-Bradenton on March 10 • Earned a 1st place finish at the ITU World Paratriathlon Series Yokohama on May 12 • Earned a 1st place finish at the ITU World Paratriathlon Series Iseo-Franciacorta on June 30 • Earned a 1st place finish at the ITU World Paratriathlon Series Edmonton on July 27 • Capped his undefeated season with a win at the ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in Gold Coast, Australia, on Sept. 15
2017: Won silver at the ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Sept. 14 • Earned silver medals at ITU World Paratriathlon Events in Gold Coast, Australia (April 8), and Yokohama, Japan (May 13) • Took the win in the men's PTS2 division at the Sarasota CAMTRI Paratriathlon American Championships on March 11
2016: Placed fourth at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in the sport's Paralympic debut on Sept. 10 • Won a silver medal at the ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on July 23 • Earned bronze at the Aguilas ITU World Paratriathlon Event on May 15 • Took the win at the Sarasota CAMTRI Paratriathlon American Championships on March 13
2015: Recorded a fourth-place finish at the ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in Chicago on Sept. 15 • Earned two medals at ITU World Paratriathlon Events, including a gold in Yokohama, Japan (May 16), and a silver in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Aug. 1) • Won gold at the Monterrey CAMTRI Paratriathlon American Championships on May 1
2014: Took the win at an ITU World Paratriathlon Event in Chicago on June 28 • Won gold medals at the USA Triathlon Paratriathlon National Championships on Sept. 20 and the Dallas PATCO Triathlon Pan American Championships on May 31 • Placed fourth at the ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in Edmonton on Aug. 29 and seventh at ITU World Paratriathlon Besancon on May 25
2013: Earned a national title at the USA Triathlon Paratriathlon National Championships on May 27 • Won the San Diego ITU World Paratriathlon Event on April 20 • Took bronze at the ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in London on Sept. 11
2012: Made his ITU Paratriathlon World Championships debut with a fifth-place finish in Auckland on Oct. 20
