Kathleen McCartney[1] is an American triathlete who won the Ironman World Championship in February 1982.

[2] She passed Julie Moss, who collapsed less than 10 yards from the finish line, and won the race.

The New York Times credited the race with "raising the levels of enthusiasm and participation for the sport".

[citation needed] Her daughter, Madeline, earned a rowing scholarship at University of California, Berkeley.

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