Helle Frederiksen
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Helle Frederiksen is a professional Danish triathlete and member of the National Team since 2006. In the ITU
European Rankings (Women Standings) of the year 2009 she is number 2, with the highest total number of races (7).
She had won several Danish championships when in 1999 she decided to retire from elite sports. Having worked as an spinning
trainer for five years, however, she missed her former life as an elite sportswoman and in 2004 she took part in, and won, a women's triathlon
(Piger med Power) in Odense, and in 2005 at the Danish Championships she placed second in the Sprint and third in the Olympic Distance.
In 2006, the intensive training period on the Gold Coast
in Australia
was worth the effort, and Frederiksen won the Danish Championships (Olympic Distance). For 4 consecutive years, from 2006 to 2009, she was the Danish Triathlon Champion. In 2010, however, due to a flat tyre, she could not finish the National Championships in Nykøbing
.
In 2010, Frederiksen had to put up with misfortune. Since her bicycle crash in Madrid she suffered from a hip and back injury and later on a discus prolaps dating back to 2007 started to cause pains again.
On the other hand, Helle Frederiksen was awarded an Olympic Scholarship for Athletes London 2012.
Frederiksen's Danish club is TRI4ELITE.
she did a Master in Physical Education and Nutrition
(Cand. Scient. i Human Ernæring, 2008) at the University of Copenhagen
.
Apart from being a professional triathlete, Helle Frederiksen works as a personal coach to swimmers, runners and cyclists, and provides lectures and nutritional advice.
The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.
Unless indicated otherwise the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.
BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNS = did not start · DNF = did not finish
International Triathlon Union
The International Triathlon Union or ITU is the international governing body for the multi-sport disciplines of triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and other nonstandard variations...
European Rankings (Women Standings) of the year 2009 she is number 2, with the highest total number of races (7).
Sports career
Helle Frederiksen was a well known swimmer and from the age of 12 to 18 she was a member of the National Danish Swimming Squad.She had won several Danish championships when in 1999 she decided to retire from elite sports. Having worked as an spinning
Indoor cycling
Indoor cycling, as an organized activity, is a form of exercise with classes focusing on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity and recovery, that involve using a special stationary exercise bicycle with a weighted flywheel in a classroom setting.- History :Group indoor cycling was...
trainer for five years, however, she missed her former life as an elite sportswoman and in 2004 she took part in, and won, a women's triathlon
Triathlon
A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...
(Piger med Power) in Odense, and in 2005 at the Danish Championships she placed second in the Sprint and third in the Olympic Distance.
In 2006, the intensive training period on the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
was worth the effort, and Frederiksen won the Danish Championships (Olympic Distance). For 4 consecutive years, from 2006 to 2009, she was the Danish Triathlon Champion. In 2010, however, due to a flat tyre, she could not finish the National Championships in Nykøbing
Nykøbing
Nykøbing means new city. It may refer to several towns:* Nykøbing Falster, on the island of Falster, Denmark* Nykøbing Mors, on the island of Mors, Denmark* Nykøbing Sjælland, on the island of Sjælland, Denmark* Nyköping Municipality and town in Sweden...
.
In 2010, Frederiksen had to put up with misfortune. Since her bicycle crash in Madrid she suffered from a hip and back injury and later on a discus prolaps dating back to 2007 started to cause pains again.
On the other hand, Helle Frederiksen was awarded an Olympic Scholarship for Athletes London 2012.
Frederiksen's Danish club is TRI4ELITE.
University and Profession
At Syddansk Universitet Frederiksen did a Bachelor in sports (Idræt og Sundhed, 2005) and after having moved to FarumFarum
Farum is a town in the northeast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, 20 km northwest of Copenhagen. The town has a population of 18,521 .The town is part of Furesø municipality. Until 2006, it constituted Farum municipality....
she did a Master in Physical Education and Nutrition
Nutrition
Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
(Cand. Scient. i Human Ernæring, 2008) at the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
.
Apart from being a professional triathlete, Helle Frederiksen works as a personal coach to swimmers, runners and cyclists, and provides lectures and nutritional advice.
Private
Helle Frederiksen and the Welsh triathlete Ben Powell, former member of the Swansea High Performance Squad and son of the former Welsh Ironman record holder Martin Powell, are a couple. Ben Powell works at the triathlon high performance centre Club LaSanta in Lanzarote where Helle Frederiksen spends her training period.ITU Competitions
In the five years from 2006 to 2010, Helle Frederiksen took part in 36 ITU competitions and achieved 18 top ten positions, among which 10 medals.The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.
Unless indicated otherwise the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.
| Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07-15 | Premium European Cup | Holten | 10 |
| 2006-08-20 | European Cup | Geneva | 9 |
| 2006-09-10 | BG World Cup | Hamburg | 57 |
| 2006-09-17 | Premium European Cup | Kedzierzyn Kozle | DNF |
| 2007-05-06 | BG World Cup | Lisbon | DNF |
| 2007-05-20 | Premium European Cup | Sanremo | 8 |
| 2007-06-30 | European Championships | Copenhagen | DNF |
| 2007-07-07 | Premium European Cup | Holten | 12 |
| 2007-07-22 | BG World Cup | Kitzbühel | 38 |
| 2007-08-05 | European Cup | Egirdir | 3 |
| 2007-08-11 | BG World Cup | Tiszaújváros | 31 |
| 2007-09-01 | BG World Championships | Hamburg | 52 |
| 2007-09-09 | Premium European Cup | Kedzierzyn Kozle | 13 |
| 2008-07-13 | BG World Cup | Tiszaújváros | 5 |
| 2008-07-27 | Premium European Cup | Poznan | 1 |
| 2008-08-10 | European Cup | Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) | 1 |
| 2008-08-30 | European Cup | Split | 1 |
| 2008-09-13 | European Cup | Vienna | 4 |
| 2009-04-05 | European Cup | Quarteira | 3 |
| 2009-05-02 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Tongyeong | 21 |
| 2009-06-14 | European and American Cup · Ibero-American Championships | Ferrol | 1 |
| 2009-07-05 | European Championships | Holten | 9 |
| 2009-07-12 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Kitzbühel | DNF |
| 2009-08-09 | World Cup | Tiszaújváros | 9 |
| 2009-08-15 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | DNF |
| 2009-09-26 | European Cup | Mar Menor | 1 |
| 2009-10-25 | Premium European Cup | Alanya | 2 |
| 2009-11-08 | World Cup | Huatulco | 2 |
| 2009-11-21 | Premium European Cup | Eilat | 2 |
| 2010-05-08 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Seoul | 17 |
| 2010-06-05 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Madrid | DNF |
| 2010-07-03 | European Championships | Athlone | 22 |
| 2010-07-10 | World Cup | Holten | 15 |
| 2010-08-08 | World Cup | Tiszaújváros | 7 |
| 2010-08-14 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Kitzbuhel | DNF |
| 2010-09-08 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Budapest | DNF |
BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNS = did not start · DNF = did not finish