Shannon Eckstein

Medal record
Men's lifesaving
Representing  Australia
The World Games
Gold medal – first place2009 KaohsiungIronman
Bronze medal – third place2009 KaohsiungBoard race

Shannon Eckstein (born 1983) is an Australian Ironman surf lifesaving champion with his brother Caine Eckstein.

Shannon is regarded as the greatest surf lifesaving ironman in history winning 8 Australian ironman titles, 6 world ironman titles and 9 Nutri-Grain series titles (with over 40 individual race wins).

Shannon Eckstein won the junior and senior ironman races at the Queensland championships in 2002 at 19 years old.

He retired in 2019.

He is married and a father of two. He works part-time for a property development company.

In 2026, he was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame as an athlete member.

References

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  2. ↑ Pierce, Jeremy (17 April 2013) Shannon Eckstein says he will retire rather than beat Trevor Hendy's record of six Australian Ironman titles. The Courier-Mail
  3. ↑ "Dolphin Surf Craft – Shannon Eckstein Profile". Dolphinsurf.com.au. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Latest shannon eckstein articles | Topics". Sunshine Coast Daily. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Shannon Eckstein back to his best Surf Lifesaving | goldcoast.com.au | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "IN THE BOAT with: SHANNON ECKSTEIN". Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  7. ↑ "Ironman Shannon Eckstein to hang up togs after Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships swan song". 3 April 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  8. ↑ "Even Shannon Eckstein's greatest rival wants him to win final ironman race". ABC News. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "Seven Greats Inducted Into Sport Australia Hall Of Fame". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. 20 October 2026. Retrieved 21 October 2026.