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Name: Hunter Kemper
Birthdate: 5/4/76
Height: 6 feet, 3 inches
Weight: 167 lbs.
Hometown: Longwood, FL
Place I call home: Colorado Springs, CO
Born: Charlotte, NC
Married to: Valerie Kemper (Sterk)
How I met my wife: Val and I met at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs while we were both training for the 2000 Olympic Games…me in triathlon and she in volleyball
Family: Davis Thomas Kemper, born January 3rd 2007
Education: BS in Business at Wake Forest University
Coach: George Dallam
Favorite drink: Amino Vital Endurance
Favorite training shoe: Nike Air Max Moto
Favorite racing flat: Nike Air Katana Racer
Favorite nutritional sports bar: Powerbar Nut Natural - Mixed Nuts
Time trial bike: Orbea Ordu - won 2006 Lifetime Fitness Triathlon on this bike
Olympic/ ITU bike: Orbea Orca
Favorite food: Wheaties for breakfast & pizza with mushrooms and sausage for dinner
Pre-race meal: Pizza or pasta
Favorite TV show: American Idol & 24
Hobbies: Going to the movies, taking walks with my wife and baby, road trips, reading up on consumer reports, politics
Favorite sports to watch on tv: College basketball & football…go Deacs!
Favorite things to read on the plane: USA Today & Sports Illustrated
Favorite music group: Casting Crowns
Most memorable moments in life: Birth of my son Davis & the day I married my wife Val
Most romantic moment: The day I proposed to Val in Central Park
Favorite country to visit: New Zealand
Favorite race course: 2000 Sydney Olympics
Most exciting win: 2006 Lifetime Fitness "Battle of the Sexes” Triathlon, Minneapolis, MN
Favorite discipline in triathlon: Run
Most improved discipline: Swim
Proudest moment in Sport: Competing in the 2000 & 2004 Olympic Games
Most prized athletic honor: Being named the 2005 USOC Sportsman of the Year
Top Goal: Winning an Olympic Gold Medal
What keeps me going: The drive to accomplish all my goals and to perform to the best of my ability in every race giving God all the glory
Gives Credit to: God for giving me my talents, my wife Val for her daily support, my parents for their continual love and encouragement, and my coach George Dallam who has been there guiding me through my career
Favorite Bible verse: Isaiah 40:31 “For those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
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