Daniel Unger (born 22 March 1978) is a German triathlete who was the 2007 ITU Triathlon World Champion.[3]
 Unger at the Frankfurt City Triathlon 2012 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | MCU, Ungerman[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 March 1978 Ravensburg, West Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74.5 kg (164 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Mengen / Hansgrohe Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Triathlon Top Team | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ralf Ebli[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 57.08 sec (100 m swim)[1] 2:01.9 (200 m swim)[1] 16:47(1500 m swim)[1] 8:27.4 (3000 m track)[1] 30:21.07 (10 km road)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, he finished in 6th place with a time of 1:49:43.78, 50.5 seconds behind the winner Jan Frodeno.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Daniel Unger Triathlonweltmeister" (in German). daniel-unger.de. n.d. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON UNION ATHLETE PROFILE 2008" (PDF). ITU. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ^ "Britons miss out on world medals". BBC. 2007-09-02. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ^ "Triathlon: Official Results - Men's Final". Beijing 2008. 2008-08-19. Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
External links
edit- Official website
- Athlete Biography at Beijing 2008
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