Vincent Luis (born 27 June 1989 in

Vesoul Vesoul ( ) is a Communes of France, commune in the predominantly rural Haute-Saône department, of which it is the Prefectures in France, prefecture, or capital, in the Regions of France, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté located in eastern Franc ...

, France) is a French professional

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. Besides his many WTS wins and his participation in the

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and

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

, he won the ITU World Championship in 2019 and 2020, and the Mixed Relay Team World Championship with the French national team in 2015, 2018 and 2019. He won the Junior World Championship and Junior European Championship in 2008, as well as multiple French national titles over the years. Luis also competes in Super League Triathlon. He was dominant in the early years of the league, winning both the 2018 and 2019 Super League Triathlon Championship. He finished 5th in the 2021 Championship Series. His dominance, and 2020 Tokyo Olympic bid, were the subject of the 2021 docuseries ''Invincible''.

Early career

In the six years from 2006 to 2010, Luis took part in 23

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competitions and achieved 13 top ten positions. The following list is based upon the official ITU ''Profile Page.''See https://www.triathlon.org/athletes/results/11143/vincent_luis. Retrieved 26 April 2021. Unless indicated otherwise, the following competitions are Olympic Distance Triathlons in the ''Elite'' category. BG = the sponsor ''British Gas'' · DNF = ''did not finish'' · DNS = ''did not start''

External links

Vincent Luis' triathlon club
in French

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Luis, Vincent Sportspeople from Vesoul French male triathletes 1989 births Living people Triathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes for France Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in triathlon 21st-century French sportsmen