Lionel James Sanders (born February 22, 1988) is a Canadian professional triathlete winner of the 2017 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships.

Sanders officially began his professional triathlete career in September when he continued his win streak by taking first place in 70.3 Muskoka.

[citation needed] On November 20, 2016, Sanders set a new world record for the full distance triathlon at Ironman Arizona, with a winning time of 7:44:29.

[10] In 2017, Sanders won ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada.

[11] Sanders led the Ironman World Championship in Kona Hawaii through mile 23 of the marathon before being passed by Patrick Lange.

[13] On the 18th of July 2021 Lionel Sanders joined Jan Frodeno in Allgäu, Germany trying to beat the long-distance world record in triathlon.

[17] The Hamilton Spectator wrote an in-depth article detailing his substance abuse past and how he will be telling this story for the rest of his life.