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Jan Frodeno

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Jan Frodeno is the 2,538th most popular athlete (down from 2,223rd in 2024), the 5,856th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,729th in 2019) and the 258th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jan Frodeno ranks 2,538 out of 6,025. Before him are Pierre Quinon, Christine Prinsloo, Kim Collins, Andreas Knebel, Simon Fourcade, and Judy Amoore. After him are Hiroshi Yamamoto, Seppo Räty, Gabriella Dorio, Ginka Zagorcheva, John Davis, and Yordan Mitkov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Jan Frodeno ranks 354. Before him are Federico Balzaretti, Sebastián Eguren, Taufik Hidayat, Marko Babić, Park Ye-jin, and Danny Brown. After him are Matti Hautamäki, Zlatan Muslimović, Rebecca Yarros, Synyster Gates, Daisuke Matsui, and Maxim Iglinsky.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Jan Frodeno ranks 5,859 out of 7,253. Before him are Stefan Klos (1971), Michael Schulz (1961), Bernd Riexinger (1955), Andreas Knebel (1960), Rainer Simon (1941), and Michael Rensing (1984). After him are Nele Neuhaus (1967), Albrecht Mayer (1965), Dirk Schuster (1967), Lars Stindl (1988), Petra Pau (1963), and Judith Arndt (1976).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Jan Frodeno ranks 258. Before him are Monika Pflug (1954), Ricco Groß (1970), Werner von Moltke (1936), Roland Wieser (1956), Frank-Peter Roetsch (1964), and Andreas Knebel (1960). After him are Barbara Mensing (1960), Sigrun Wodars (1965), Ramona Neubert (1958), Ellen Becker (1960), Diana Gansky (1963), and Kirsten Wenzel (1961).

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