Yvonne van Vlerken

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Vlerken, not Vlerken.
Yvonne van Vlerken
Yvonne van Vlerken winning silver at the 2008 Ironman world championship
Personal information
NicknameThe flying Dutchwoman
Born (1978-11-05) 5 November 1978 (age 45)
Krimpen aan de Lek, Netherlands
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight57 kg (126 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryNetherlands
ClubTri Team Lustenau
TeamEndurance Team Austria[1]
Turned pro2007
Coached byFrank Senders Stapsport [2]
Mark Allen[1]
Medal record
Women's triathlon
Ironman World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Kailua-Kona Individual
Women's duathlon
ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Individual
Powerman Duathlon European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Individual
Gold medal – first place 2009 Individual
Silver medal – second place 2005 Individual
Silver medal – second place 2008 Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Individual
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Yvonne van Vlerken (born 5 November 1978) is a Dutch triathlete and duathlete, twice winner of Quelle Challenge Roth, who in 2008 set a world record for Ironman-distance triathlon races.[3] She is one of a small group of female triathletes to have recorded three or more sub-9 hour times over the Ironman distance.[4]

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