Jan Frodeno

Jan Frodeno
Jan Frodeno at the 2015 Ironman Germany in Frankfurt am Main.
Personal information
NicknameFrodo[1]
Born (1981-08-18) 18 August 1981 (age 43)[1]
Cologne, Germany
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)[1]
Other interestsBeach Volleyball, Surfing, Cooking, Coffee [1]
Sport
CountryGermany
ClubTri-Sport Saar-Hochwald e. V.
TeamBahrain Elite Endurance Team
Coached byDan Lorang[2]
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Men's race
Ironman World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Individual
Gold medal – first place 2016 Individual
Gold medal – first place 2015 Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Individual
Ironman 70.3 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nelson Mandela Bay Individual
Gold medal – first place 2015 Zell am See Individual
Silver medal – second place 2014 Mont-Tremblant Individual
ITU Mixed Relay World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Hamburg Mixed team relay
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Jan Frodeno (German pronunciation: [jan fʁoˈdeːno] ; born 18 August 1981) is a German former triathlete who is the gold medal winner in men's triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 3-time winner of the Ironman World Championship in 2015, 2016, and 2019, and 2-time winner of the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in 2015 and 2018. He had set the world record for the long distance in Roth, Germany in 2016 with 7:35:39 hours. In 2021, he broke his own world record during the Tributtle in Allgäu, Germany against Lionel Sanders, with a time of 07:27:53, setting a new world best for the long-distance triathlon.

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  2. ^ "Profile". frodeno.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.