Name: Beaver Island-trained Eric Pelfresne finishes fourth in the Chicago Triathlon in 2000
Start: 2000-10
End: 2000-10
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2000-10
Kind: Sports
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: sportsfamilycommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The October 2000 Beaver Beacon reported that 13-year-old Eric Pelfresne, grandson of Red and Pat Rowley, finished fourth among 600 starters in a Chicago triathlon after training on Beaver Island beaches during the summer.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper sports report, not an official result sheet, full field, or training log.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, October 2000, “Rowley’s Grandson 4th in Chicago Triathlon.”
Reports that 13-year-old Eric Pelfresne of Palatine, grandson of Red and Pat Rowley, trained on Beaver Island beaches and finished fourth among 600 starters in a Chicago triathlon. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, October 2000, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the sports report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-trained Eric Pelfresne finishes fourth in the Chicago Triathlon in 2000”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/eric-pelfresne-chicago-triathlon-2000/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2000, “Rowley’s Grandson 4th in Chicago Triathlon.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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