Zsombor Deák (; born 17 August 1989) is a professional

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 the ...

from Romania. Zsombor is a multiple top 5 World Cup finisher and multiple National Champion.

Personal life

Zsombor grew up in

Sfântu Gheorghe Sfântu Gheorghe (; or ''Szentgyörgy'' ; ; English lit.: ''Saint George'') is a city that serves as the seat of Covasna County in Transylvania, Romania. Located in the central part of the country, it lies on the Olt River in a valley between ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. He was a very energetic boy and also has been a

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since the age of 3. Soon he realised he is able to run and exercise much more than his peers. At age 14 he moved to Hungary to continue his studies at th
Nyíregyházi Vasvári Pál Gimnázium
Sports School. While in high school, a friend introduced him to triathlon. It was love at first sight. Zsombor completed his studies in 2011 in

Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...

a
Babeş-Bolyai University
He was keen on further developing his sports career, so he moved to Australia in 2013.

Triathlon career

Zsombor attended several

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and

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races since high school. He had some very outstanding results both nationally and internationally. Then he moved to Australia and attended his first world cup as an adult, professional triathlete. On his very first

Ironman 70.3 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 ...

, he finished in 4th place
Ironman 70.3 TAIWAN
. Since then, he attends 6-10 World Cups
IronmanChallenge FamilyITU
a year, usually ranking in the top 10. He travels all year round spending his winters training and racing in Australia and Asia. He loves exotic places and always looks for challenges. In 2016 he founded his own brand, the "IDEAL with Challenges" to motivate his followers with his life-story. He achieved everything with hard work and perseverance, thus his motto is: "Dream big, achieve more!" He is

since the age of 3.

Results

* 2024- Langkawi (MALAYSIA) – 15th place /Ironman Malaysia * 2024- Kotor (MONTENEGRO) – 2nd place /Ocean Lava Montenegro * 2023- Cozumel (MEXICO) – 18th place /Ironman Cozumel * 2023- Taitung (TAIWAN) – 6th place /Challenge Taiwan * 2023- Davao (PHILIPPINES) – 5th place /Ironman 70.3 Davao * 2022- Busselton (AUSTRALIA) – 15th place /Ironman Western Australia * 2021- Kotor (MONTENEGRO) – 5th place /Ocean Lava Montenegro * 2020- Budapest (HUNGARY) – 1st place /Urban Games * 2020- Budapest (HUNGARY) – 1st place /Nato Run * 2019- Wenzhou (CHINA) – 9th place /Middle Distance World Cup * 2019- Zurich (SWITZERLAND) – 10th Place /Ironman Switzerland * 2019- Tg Mures (ROMANIA) – 8th place /Middle Distance European Championship * 2019- Taitung (TAIWAN) – 1st place /Puyaman Triathlon * 2018- Penghu (TAIWAN) – 7th place /Ironman Taiwan * 2018- Bidgoszcz (POLAND) – 3rd place /Ocean Lava Poland * 2018- Robertvile (BELGIUM) – 2nd place /Ocean Lava Belgium * 2017- Penghu (TAIWAN) – 6th place /Ironman Taiwan * 2017- Herning (DENMARK) – 14th place /Middle Distance European Championship * 2017- Bintan (INDONESIA) – 7th place /Ironman 70.3 Bintan * 2017- Quijing (CHINA) – 9th place /Ironman 70.3 Quijing * 2016- Xiamen (CHINA) – 7th place /Ironman 70.3 Xiamen * 2016- Chungju (SOUTH KOREA) – 3rd place /Ironman 70.3 Chungju * 2016- Da Nang (VIETNAM) – 9th place /Ironman 70.3 Vietnam * 2016- Sungailiat (INDONESIA) – 2nd place / Sungaliat Half Ironman Indonesia * 2016- Taitung (TAIWAN) – 10th Place / Ironman 70.3 Taiwan * 2015- Kenting (TAIWAN) – 8th place /Ironman 70.3 Taiwan * 2015- Gurye (SOUTH KOREA) – 10th Place /Ironman 70.3 Gurye * 2015- Incheon (SOUTH KOREA) – 9th place /Ironman 70.3 Incheon * 2015- Kenting (TAIWAN) – 11th Place /Ironman Taiwan * 2014- Bahrain(BAHRAIN) – 28th place /Challenge Bahrain (youngest pro athlete!) * 2014- Kenting (TAIWAN) – 8th place /Ironman 70.3 Taiwan * 2014- Langkawi(MALAYSIA) – 8th place /Ironman Malaysia * 2013- Taitung (TAIWAN) – 4th place /Challenge Taiwan * 2013- Kenting (TAIWAN) – 4th place /Ironman 70.3 Taiwan * 2013- Bintan (INDONESIA) – 4th place /Metaman Half-Ironman * Multiple Romanian champion * Multiple half-marathon and marathon champion * Multiple powerman duathlon U23 podium

References

External links

Zsombor Deak Official WebsiteIronman Official Webpage: Croneborg Wins in Big Wet, No Stopping Wu in TaiwanHáromszék Napilap: Deák harmadik Dél-KoreábanHáromszék Napilap: Deák Zsombor élménybeszámolójaMorfondír: Akinek nem létezik lehetetlen: Deák Zsombor triatlonistaErdély.ma: Deák Zsombor profi triatlonista előadássorozata ErdélybenVideo: Ironman 70.3 Taiwan
{{DEFAULTSORT:Deak, Zsombor 1989 births Living people Romanian male triathletes Sportspeople from Cluj-Napoca 21st-century Romanian sportsmen