 Frederik Van Lierde at the 2015 Ironman Germany | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Belgian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1979[1] Menen[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Sofie Vandermeersch[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Triathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Leie Triatlon Team Latem (LTTL) | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Luc Van Lierde | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Frederik Van Lierde (born 25 May 1979) is a Belgian professional triathlete and 2013 Ironman triathlon world champion.
Van Lierde has been coached for two years by two-time Ironman champion and former world record holder Luc Van Lierde, to whom he is not related. He came in third in the 2012 Ironman World Championship. On 13 October 2013, Van Lierde won the same championship, becoming only the second Belgian to win the Ironman, after Luc Van Lierde. He finished the race with a 51:02 swim, a 4:25:37 bike and a 2:51:18 marathon to capture the win in total of 8:12:29.[2] It was the eighth-fastest time in the 35-year history of the event.
In March 2017, Van Lierde was attacked and robbed while training in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.[3]
- ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference
biowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Barber, Jennifer Ward (12 October 2013). "Frederik Van Lierde Soars to First IRONMAN World Championship". Ironman Magazine. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Ironman world champion Frederik van Lierde attacked while training in Port Elizabeth, South Africa". Triathlon Magazine Canada. 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.