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Nickname | Frodo[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Cologne, Germany | 18 August 1981|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other interests | Beach Volleyball, Surfing, Cooking, Coffee [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Tri-Sport Saar-Hochwald e. V. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | Bahrain Elite Endurance Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Dan Lorang[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.