Gustav Iden (born 1 May 1996) is a professional Norwegian

triathlete A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between ...

. He is a 2022 Ironman World champion and he is a two-time winner of the

Ironman 70.3 World Championship An Ironman 70.3, also known as a Half Ironman, is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). The "70.3" refers to the total distance in miles (113.0 km) covered in the race, consisting ...

, winning in 2019 and 2021. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Iden placed 8th in the men's triathlon. In 2018, he was part of a world-first Norwegian 1-2-3 with

Casper Stornes Casper Stornes (born 6 February 1997) is a Norwegian triathlete competing in the ITU World Triathlon Series, ITU Triathlon World Cup, Super League Triathlon series and Ironman 70.3 distances. He scored his first victory at ITU WTS Bermuda, taki ...

and Kristian Blummenfelt finishing ahead of him in first and second place respectively at WTS Bermuda. Iden's achievements in the Norwegian championships include national titles in both triathlon and duathlon from 2014.

Personal life

Iden was born in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...

on 1 May 1996.

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* * * * 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Bergen Norwegian male triathletes Norwegian male long-distance runners Triathletes at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Norway Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes of Norway {{Norway-sport-bio-stub