Jan Frodeno, an olympic gold medalist and two-time IRONMAN World Champion will start in the upcoming Enea IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia 2019 in Northern Poland. The German athlete is commonly regarded as the biggest triathlon star in history.
Photo: © Jan Frodeno / IRONMAN Triathlon
PRO Triathlete Jan Frodeno
Date of Birth: 18 August 1981
Height / Weight: 194 cm / 76 kg
Country: Germany
Jan Frodeno is the most titled athlete in the history of the sport of triathlon. He has won the biggest races on all the distances. He is the Olympic Champion of Beijing-2008, two-time IRONMAN World Champion (2015, 2016) and a two-time winner of the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships (2015, 2018). He also holds the world record at the full IRONMAN Triathlon distance. In 2016 he finished a distance of 3.8 km swim, 180 km cycling and 42.2 km run in 7 hours 35 minutes and 39 seconds.
Photo: © Jan Frodeno / IRONMAN Triathlon
– Inviting Jan Frodeno to Poland was one of our goals – says Michal Drelich, CEO of Sport Evolution, the exclusive IRONMAN licensee in Poland. – Jan has a large group of fans all over the world, also in our country. I think that for all athletes it will be an exciting meeting. For us, this is another confirmation that Enea IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia is now considered one of the best and most prestigious triathlon events in the world. Stars like Andreas Raelert, Mirinda Carfrae, Timothy O’Donnell and the unmatched Daniela Ryf have already raced in Gdynia, with Daniela setting a new IRONMAN 70.3 world best last year. Now we can add Jan Frodeno to this list – says Michal Drelich.
Photo: © Sportografia.pl / Sport Evolution
Jan Frodeno is also very excited about the upcoming race.
– I have heard a lot of good things about Enea IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia event and the atmosphere that Polish supporters create along the whole run course and on the finish line. I can’t wait to come to Poland, see the venue, race the event and experience the Polish triathlon family – says Jan Frodeno.
Photo: © Jan Frodeno / IRONMAN Triathlon
Enea IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia takes place on August 11, 2019. Athletes swim in the Baltic Sea, then take on a challenging, one-loop bike course leading through the picturesque Kashubia region in order to come back to town for the running stage, held on three loops in the city center and along the sea boulevards. Beach finish with a loud cheering crowd is the race’s icing on the cake.
Photo: © Andrzej Waszkewicz / EMG / IRONMAN Triathlon
Registration is still open. Please visit www.ironmangdynia.pl/en to learn more.
Photo: © Sportografia.pl / Sport Evolution / Enea IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia
For a comfortable stay in Gdynia, we have prepared for competitors and guests a special accommodation offer in the official event Hotel Mercure Gdynia Centrum with a swimming pool!
Photo: © Hotel Mercure Gdynia Centrum
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