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Madonna Buder (Marie Dorothy Buder) was born on 24 July, 1930 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, is an American triathlete and nun. Discover Madonna Buder's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 93 years old?

Popular As Marie Dorothy Buder
Occupation Former Religious sister, triathlete
Age 93 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 24 July 1930
Birthday 24 July
Birthplace St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Nationality United States

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1930

Madonna Buder, (born Marie Dorothy Buder; July 24, 1930), also known as the Iron Nun, is an American Senior Olympian triathlete and former religious sister.

Marie Dorothy Buder was born in St. Louis, Missouri on July 24, 1930.

She was educated at Visitation Academy of St. Louis, an all-girl Roman Catholic school run by the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary.

She went on to attend Maryville College for two years, and finished her education at Washington University in St. Louis, where she was a member of the Alpha Iota chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta.

She entered a convent of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd at age 23.

1970

In 1970, she left the congregation to join 38 other Sisters from different and varying backgrounds to establish a new and non-traditional community of Religious Sisters.

As a member of the non-canonical Sisters for Christian Community, a contemporary religious order inspired by the teachings of the Second Vatican Council that is independent of the authority of the Roman Catholic Church, Buder has had the freedom to choose her own ministry and lifestyle.

Buder began training at age 48 at the behest of Father John who told her it was a way of tweaking, "mind, body, and spirit" and for the relaxation and calmness it can bring an individual.

She completed her first triathlon at age 52 and first Ironman event at age 55 and has continued ever since.

Buder is well known in the Triathlon community for her achievements in age group races.

She has completed over 325 triathlons including 45 Ironman Distances.

2005

At the 2005 Hawaii Ironman, at age 75, the Iron Nun became the oldest woman ever to complete the race, finishing 1 hour before the 17-hour midnight cut-off time.

2006

At the 2006 Hawaii Ironman, at age 76, she again became the oldest woman ever to complete the race, finishing with a time of 16:59:03.

During her sporting career, Buder has also worked hard at raising money for various charities.

She is quoted as saying, "I train religiously."

2008

On August 24, 2008, Buder participated in the Ironman race held in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada.

She was unable to finish the race by a factor of seconds as she was unable to reach the finish line within the 17 hours cut-off limit.

2009

However, 371 days later, on August 30, 2009, Buder completed Ironman Canada (Penticton, British Columbia) in a time of 16:54:30.

This accomplishment broke her own record of being the oldest female to complete the Ironman distance at 79 years old.

In fact, the Ironman organization has had to add new age brackets as the sister gets older.

2010

Unfortunately, although Buder started the 2010 Ironman Canada competition at the age of 80, she was unable to complete the course, due to a wetsuit issue.

On October 5, 2010, Buder released her autobiography, The Grace to Race: The Wisdom and Inspiration of the 80-Year-Old World Champion Triathlete Known as the Iron Nun.

2011

She competed in the 2011 Ironman Canada competition but missed the bike cut-off by 2 minutes.

She beat the record previously held by 81-year-old Lew Hollander who finished the Ironman Kona World Championship in 2011.

Buder finished her race in 16:32:00 minutes beating Hollander's time of 16:45:55 although they competed on different courses.

2012

Buder has the current world record for the oldest woman to ever finish an Ironman Triathlon, which she obtained at age 82 by finishing the Subaru Ironman Canada on August 26, 2012.

She was willing to compete in an Ironman triathlon again in 2012 as she wanted to open up an 80+ age category and be the oldest person, male or female, to finish an Ironman triathlon.

Buder thus became the overall Ironman world record holder in age at age 82 by finishing the Subaru Ironman Canada on August 26, 2012.

Hollander, Buder, and Bob Scott were 82 when they competed in the 2012 Ironman World Championship in Kona on October 13, 2012, but Buder and Scott did not finish the race.

2013

Buder attended the Challenge Family inaugural year in Penticton BC, Canada on August 25, 2013 during the bike portion in a relay team finishing her portion of the Challenge in 7:38:45.

At the Volunteer/Athlete Banquet held the next evening on August 26, 2013, Felix Walchshofer, CEO of Challenge Family Penticton, invited Buder to compete in Challenge Roth next year as a single Triathlete.

2014

In 2014, Buder was inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame.

2016

In 2016, Buder was featured in an ad for Nike, Inc that was aired during the Summer Olympic Games.