Jan Frodeno
![]() Jan Frodeno at the 2006 German Championship in Schliersee. | |||||||||||||||
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Nickname | Frodo[1] | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Other interests | Beach Volleyball, Surfing, Cooking[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||
Club | Tri-Sport Saar-Hochwald e. V. | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Wolfgang Thiel | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jan Frodeno (born August 18, 1981) is a German triathlete. He won gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Born in Cologne, Frodeno started out as a swimmer in South Africa at the age of 15, and he entered triathlon in 2000.[3] He then went to Germany to compete in the Bundesliga, and qualified for the national team in 2002.[3] He currently trains at the Olympic Training Centre in Saarbrücken.[1] Before his Olympic victory, his best result was placing sixth in the 2007 World Championships,[2] and winning the German Championship the same year.[4] He had previously also placed second and third in various races of the World Cup from 2005 to 2008.[2]
His gold medal win at the 2008 Summer Olympics was a surprise.[5] He beat the 2000 Olympic champion Simon Whitfield in a sprint finish, while the hot pre-race favorite and 2008 World Champion Javier Gómez finished in fourth place.[5] The victory came the day after his twenty-seventh birthday.
References
- ^ a b c Frodeno, Jan. "Characteristics". frodeno.com. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ a b c "Athlete Biography, Frodeno, Jan". Beijing 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ a b Frodeno, Jan. "Career". frodeno.com. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ Frodeno, Jan. "Results". frodeno.com. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ a b "Germany's Frodeno shocks triathlon stars". AFP. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
External links
- Official home page
- Athlete Biography at Beijing 2008