Joe

Maloy

 

Elite Triathlon Career
2016: Anchored the U.S. team at the ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships, aiding the U.S. in its first world title in the event • Finished 28th at World Triathlon Hamburg on July 16 • Qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team on May 14 with an 11th-place finish at World Triathlon Yokohama, becoming the top-ranked man in the USA Triathlon Objective Rankings System • Placed a career-best sixth place at ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast on April 9 • Finished 18th at the New Plymouth ITU World Cup on April 3

2015: Finished his season with a seventh-place finish at the Cozumel ITU World Cup, followed by an 11th place effort at the Tongyeong ITU World Cup, both in October • Was the fourth American and 54th overall at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago • Was 22nd at ITU World Triathlon Stockholm on Aug. 22 • Finished as the second American and 16th overall at the Rio de Janeiro ITU World Olympic Qualification Event • Raced to 20th place at ITU World Triathlon Auckland on March 28 • Opened his season with a 10th place finish at the New Plymouth ITU World Cup

2014: Posted back-to-back top-10 finishes at late season ITU World Cup events, first winning bronze in Cozumel and then finishing seventh in Tongyeong two weeks later • Finished 17th at ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Edmonton • Was 11th at the Jiayuguan ITU World Cup on July 26 • Claimed the 2014 USA Triathlon Elite Nationals title as the top U.S. finisher at ITU World Triathlon Chicago on June 28, where he finished 17th overall • Raced to 19th place at ITU World Triathlon Yokohama • Finished 11th at the Chengdu ITU World Cup on May 10

2013: Raced the Tongyeong ITU World Cup on Oct. 12 and finished fifth • Was the top American at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final London, finishing 36th overall • Finished 19th at the Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup on Aug. 10 • Logged a 21st-place finish at ITU World Triathlon Hamburg • Finished ninth at the Edmonton ITU World Cup • Finished fourth at an ITU Continental Cup in Dallas, Texas, on June 1 • Won the silver medal at USA Triathlon's Elite National Championships, held in conjunction with ITU World Triathlon San Diego, where he finished 20th overall • Opened his season at ITU Continental Cup events in Florida, finishing 12th in Clermont on March 9 and sixth in Sarasota on March 16

2012 and earlier: Placed third at 2012 USA Triathlon Elite Nationals in Buffalo, N.Y. • Finished third at the 2012 Kelowna ITU Premium Pan American Cup for his fourth career Pan American Cup podium finish • Made ITU World Triathlon Series debut at the 2012 Dextro Energy World Triathlon Hamburg, placing 54th • Placed 11th in the first semifinal of the 2012 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup • Was 13th at the 2012 Holten ITU Premium European Cup • Finished third at the 2012 Dallas ITU Pan American Cup • Recorded podium finishes at the Cartagena (second) and Lima (third) ITU Pan American Cups in 2011 • Also placed 10th in Valparaiso and ninth in Salinas in 2011 • Finished 18th at 2010 USA Triathlon Elite Nationals in Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Was 16th in his ITU Pan American Cup debut in Mazatlan in 2010

Amateur Triathlon Career: Was the overall winner at the 2009 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships in Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Also recorded 2009 wins at the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon, Sunset Triathlon, Killington Triathlon and Hammonton Triathlon

Quick Facts

Parents are Joe and Mary Maloy • Has one brother, John • Swam at Boston College from 2004-08 and served as the team's assistant coach from 2008-10 • Earned 12 varsity letters in cross country, swimming, track & field and tennis at Wildwood Catholic High School, and set school records in the 3,200m and 5k • Trains with the Triathlon Squad • Completed his first triathlon when he was in sixth grade and fell off his bike • His first triathlon as an adult was the 2008 Bellplain (N.J.) Sprint Triathlon • His favorite race is Tri the Wildwoods, because it's in his hometown and "has an awesome post-race buffet" • Says the post-race party is his favorite triathlon discipline • Favorite workout is a tossup between an ocean swim and a long, building run • Enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading and spending time at the beach • Also claims to be very good at hula hooping • Favorite movies are The Big Lebowski, Dumb and Dumber and Rocky I-IV • Favorite meal to make is s'mores • Roots for all the Philadelphia area sports teams • Says his parents are his biggest role models