Frederik Van Lierde

Frederik Van Lierde
	Frederik Van Lierde at the 2015 Ironman Germany
Personal information
Nationality	Belgian
Born	25 May 1979 (age 45); Menen
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Spouse	Sofie Vandermeersch
Website	www.frederikvanlierde.com
Sport
Country	Belgium
Sport	Triathlon
Team	Leie Triatlon Team Latem (LTTL)
Coached by	Luc Van Lierde
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Ironman Triathlon World Championships

Frederik Van Lierde (born 25 May 1979) is a Belgian professional triathlete and 2013 Ironman triathlon world champion.

Van Lierde has been coached for two years by two-time Ironman champion and former world record holder Luc Van Lierde, to whom he is not related. He came in third in the 2012 Ironman World Championship. 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Biography". frederikvanlierde.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
^ Barber, Jennifer Ward (12 October 2013). "Frederik Van Lierde Soars to First IRONMAN World Championship". Ironman Magazine. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017.
^ "Ironman world champion Frederik van Lierde attacked while training in Port Elizabeth, South Africa". Triathlon Magazine Canada. 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

External links

Official website

[bio-1] "Biography". frederikvanlierde.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

[2] Barber, Jennifer Ward (12 October 2013). "Frederik Van Lierde Soars to First IRONMAN World Championship". Ironman Magazine. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017.

[3] "Ironman world champion Frederik van Lierde attacked while training in Port Elizabeth, South Africa". Triathlon Magazine Canada. 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

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