Patrick Lange (;
25 August 1986) is a professional
duathlete and
triathlete from Germany. He is a three time
Ironman World Champion, setting course records in
2017
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2024
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. Lange is also the 2010–2013 German champion in duathlon and the 2012 and 2013 German champion in team triathlon with
EJOT Team TV Buschhütten.
In 2008 Lange won the military world championships team Triathlon in
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and made Bronze in the ITU Duathlon Short Distance World Championships mixed team 2012 in
Nancy (France).
In 2018 he won the Ironman World Championships in Kona for second consecutive year with a new course record of 7:52:38, the first time the race has been finished in under 8 hours. At the
2016 Ironman World Championships, Lange had a breakthrough performance and placed third behind
Jan Frodeno and Sebastian Kienle. Lange completed a 48:57 swim, a 4:37:39 bike and a 2:39:45 run to finish in 8:11:14. In 2017, Lange placed first at the Ironman World Championship. Having completed a 48:45 swim, a 4:28:53 bike and a 2:40:00 run, Lange won the race in a total time of 8:01:40, beating
Craig Alexander's 2011 record of 8:03:56. After breaking the course record, during celebrations, Lange duly apologized to Craig Alexander for breaking his previously held record. At the 2023 Ironman World Championships, held in Nice, France, Lange placed 2nd with a time of 8:10:17. Lange set a new Ironman World Championships marathon record with a time of 2:32:41, breaking a record he set himself in 2017.
Lange won the Ironman World Championship for a third time in 2024 with a time of 7:35:53, a new course record, including a 2:37:34 run split.
Lange starts for DSW 1912 Darmstadt. His trainer is
Ben Reszel.
References
External links
Official website of Patrick Lange
German male triathletes
1986 births
Living people
People from Bad Wildungen
Sportspeople from Kassel (region)
Ironman world champions
21st-century German sportsmen
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