Daniel Unger

Daniel Unger
Personal information
Nickname(s) MCU, Ungerman[1]
Born 22 March 1978 (1978-03-22) (age 33)
Ravensburg, Germany
Residence Bad Saulgau, Germany[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight 74.5 kg (164 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Germany
Club Mengen / Hansgrohe Team
Team Triathlon Top Team
Turned pro 2004[1]
Coached by Ralf Ebli[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 57.08 sec (100 m swim)[1]
2:01.9 (200 m swim)[1]
16:47(1500 m swim)[1]
8:27.4 (3000 m track)[1]
30:21.07 (10 km road)[1]
Medal record
Competitor for  Germany
Men's triathlon
ITU Triathlon World Championships
Gold 2007 Hamburg Elite men's race

Daniel Unger is a German triathlete who was the 2007 ITU Triathlon World Champion.[3]

At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, he finished in 6th place with a time of 1:49:43.78, 50.5 seconds behind the winner Jan Frodeno.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j (German) "Daniel Unger Triathlonweltmeister". daniel-unger.de. n.d.. http://www.daniel-unger.de/profil.php. Retrieved 2008-08-24. 
  2. ^ "INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON UNION ATHLETE PROFILE 2008" (pdf). ITU. n.d.. http://www.triathlon.org/media/profiles/daniel-unger.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-24. 
  3. ^ "Britons miss out on world medals". BBC. 2007-09-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/triathlon/6975171.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-24. 
  4. ^ "Triathlon: Official Results - Men's Final". Beijing 2008. 2008-08-19. http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/TR/C73B/TRM001101.shtml#TRM001101. Retrieved 2008-08-22. 

External links

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