Frederik Van Lierde (born 25 May 1979) is a
Belgian professional
triathlete and 2013
Ironman triathlon
An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), consisting of a swim, a bicycle ride and a marathon run completed in that order, a total of . It is widely consider ...
world champion.
Van Lierde has been coached for two years by two-time
Ironman
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champion and former world record holder
Luc Van Lierde
Luc Van Lierde (born 14 April 1969 in Bruges) is a former athlete from Belgium, who has been competing in triathlon since 1990 and who has been a professional triathlon coach since 2009.
Athletic career
Van Lierde's international career started ...
, to whom he is not related. He came in third in the
2012 Ironman World Championship The 2012 Ironman World Championship was a long distance triathlon competition held on October 13, 2012 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The championship won by Pete Jacobs of Australia and Leanda Cave of England. It was the 36th such Ironman Triathlon Wor ...
. On 13 October 2013, Van Lierde won the
same championship, becoming only the second Belgian to win the Ironman, after Luc Van Lierde. He finished the race with a 51:02 swim, a 4:25:37 bike and a 2:51:18 marathon to capture the win in total of 8:12:29. It was the eighth-fastest time in the 35-year history of the event.
In March 2017, Van Lierde was attacked and robbed while training in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Notable results
*2007 European championship LD ITU - 1st
*2008 Ironman New Zealand - 2nd
*2010 Ironman France - 2nd
*2011 Ironman 70.3 South Africa - 1st
*2011 Abu Dhabi triathlon - 1st
*2011 Ironman France - 1st
*2012 Ironman Melbourne - 3rd
*2012 Ironman France - 1st
*2012 Ironman World Championship - 3rd
*2013 Abu Dhabi triathlon - 1st
*2013 Ironman France - 1st
*2013 Ironman World Championship - 1st
*2014 Ironman Germany - 2nd
*2015 Ironman South Africa - 1st
*2016 Ironman Mexico - 1st
*2017 Ironman France - 1st
*2018 Ironman France - 1st
*2019 Ironman France - 3rd
References
External links
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Frederick Van Lierde tercero en el IRONMAN Francia
Namesakes of Frederik Van Lierde
Frederik Van Lierde - Belgian Entrepreneur
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1979 births
Belgian male triathletes
Ironman world champions
Living people
People from Menen
Sportspeople from West Flanders