Andreas Raelert
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Andreas Raelert (born August 11, 1976) is a German triathlete .
On 10th July 2011, Raelert broke the world record time for an Ironman Triathlon
distance race at the at Challenge Roth
event in Roth, Germany. Finishing in a time of 7 hours, 41 minutes and 33 seconds, beating Marino Vanhoenacker
's record time of 7:45:58 set just the week before.
Raelert competed in the first Olympic triathlon event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He took twelfth place with a total time of 1:49:31.28.
He competed again four years later, at the 2004 Athens Olympics. This time, he achieved sixth place with a time of 1:52:35.62 on the more difficult course.
In 2008 Raelert won the silver at the 2008 70.3 Ironman World Championships.
Raelert finished 2nd in the 2010 Ironman World Championship behind Chris McCormack and ahead of Mario Vanhoencker in 3rd
. The year after that, in 2011, he finished 3rd behind Craig Alexander and Pete Jacobs.
On 10th July 2011, Raelert broke the world record time for an Ironman Triathlon
Ironman Triathlon
An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation consisting of a swim, a bike and a marathon run, raced in that order and without a break...
distance race at the at Challenge Roth
Challenge Roth
The Challenge Roth, is a triathlon race in and around Roth, Germany. It is held annually in July.-Course:The distance is the Ironman distance, even though the race is not part of the official Ironman series....
event in Roth, Germany. Finishing in a time of 7 hours, 41 minutes and 33 seconds, beating Marino Vanhoenacker
Marino Vanhoenacker
Marino Vanhoenacker is a Belgian triathlete. On 3 July 2011, he broke the world record for the full triathlon at the Ironman Triathlon at Klagenfurt in Austria, finishing after 7 hours, 45 minutes and 58 seconds, beating Luc Van Lierde's 1997 time of 7h50m27s.-Biography:Marino Vanhoenacker was...
's record time of 7:45:58 set just the week before.
Raelert competed in the first Olympic triathlon event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He took twelfth place with a total time of 1:49:31.28.
He competed again four years later, at the 2004 Athens Olympics. This time, he achieved sixth place with a time of 1:52:35.62 on the more difficult course.
In 2008 Raelert won the silver at the 2008 70.3 Ironman World Championships.
Raelert finished 2nd in the 2010 Ironman World Championship behind Chris McCormack and ahead of Mario Vanhoencker in 3rd
. The year after that, in 2011, he finished 3rd behind Craig Alexander and Pete Jacobs.