Conrad Stoltz

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Conrad Stoltz
Personal information
Nickname(s) The Caveman
Born (1973-10-23) 23 October 1973
Lydenburg, South Africa
Height 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 82kg
Other interests photography, dirt bikes
Sport
Country South Africa
Team Specialized, triathlon team
Medal record
Competitor for  South Africa
ITU Cross Triathlon World Championship
Gold 2011 World Champion
XTERRA World Championship
Gold 2001 World Champion
Gold 2002 World Champion
Gold 2007 World Champion
Gold 2010 World Champion

Conrad Stoltz (born 23 October 1973) is a triathlete from South Africa. He competes in triathlons and is four time World Champion of the XTERRA Series and ITU Cross Triathlon World Champion of off-road triathlon races.

Born in Lydenburg (in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa) he now calls Stellenbosch (near the city of Cape Town), South Africa his hometown while he is based in Bend, Oregon, when competing in the United States.

Stoltz started competing in the multi-sport disciplines of duathlon and triathlon through his involvement in cycling. He is most famous for his exploits in the XTERRA series of off-road triathlons where he claimed the World Championship in his rookie season (starting the season without sponsorship) in 2001 and successfully defended it the following year, and won also in 2007 and 2010.

Trivia

It is also in this series that he earned the nickname "Caveman" in all likelihood due to a combination of his large stature – he is 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall and weighs between 176 lb (80 kg) and 180 lb (82 kg) – and his speed on downhill sections of the mountain biking leg.

He recorded the fastest time in the cycling leg of the first ever Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics and usually the mountain biking leg is also his strongest of the three legs (due to his cycling background) that make up an off-road triathlon (the other two being swimming and trail running).

Stoltz finished 7th in the 2005 World Championship event held on his 32nd birthday on 23 October 2005 in Maui, Hawaii.

After an injury-ridden 2006 season, Stoltz again asserted his dominance in the XTERRA US Championship series by winning four of five races, including the final, to be crowned 2007 US Pro champion. He then completed the season by also winning the World Championship.

Results

XTERRA

  • 4 x World Champion: 2001, 2002, 2007 and 2010.
  • 8 x USA Champion: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
  • Winner of the inaugural XTERRA South Africa (24 April 2005) Grabouw, South Africa.
  • 2005 results in US Points Series:
    • XTERRA West Championship, Temecula, California (15 May 2005) – 1st in a time of 2:07:59.
    • XTERRA East Championship, Richmond, Virginia (3 July 2005) – 1st in a time of 1:59:42.
    • XTERRA Midwest Championship, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (24 July 2005) – 1st in a time of 2:26:57.
    • XTERRA Mountain Championship, Keystone, Colorado (14 August 2005) – 2nd in a time of 2:09:42 behind Mike Vine.
    • XTERRA USA Championship, Incline Village, Nevada (2 October 2005) – 2nd in a time of 2:37:15 behind Eneko Llanos (Spain).
  • 2008 results:
    • XTERRA West Championship, Temecula, California (17 May 2008) – 1st in a time of 2:23:02.
    • XTERRA Southeast Championship – Oak Mountain (8 June 2008) – 1st in a time of 2:05:58.
    • XTERRA UK Championship – South Wales (21 June 2008) – 2nd in a time of 2:48:37.
    • XTERRA Czech – (26 June 2008) – 6th in a time of 2:18:31.
    • XTERRA USA Championship – Nevada (5 October 2008) – 8th in a time of 2:40:17.
  • 2009 results:
    • XTERRA West Cup – Las Vegas Lake (2 May 2009) – 1st in time of 2:16:06.
    • XTERRA Midwest Cup – Michigan (17 May 2009) – 1st in time of 2:03:16.
    • XTERRA Southeast Cup – Alabama (24 May 2009) – 1st in time of 2:04:27.
    • XTERRA Northwest Cup – Idaho (6 June 2009) – 5th in time of 2:34:03 (puncture).
    • XTERRA Atlantic Cup – Virginia (14 June 2009) – 1st in time of 1:54:57.
    • XTERRA Northeast Cup – Sugar bush (12 July 2009) – 3nd in time of 2:26:54.
    • XTERRA USA Championship – Utah (27 September 2009) – 2nd in time of 2:22:49.
    • XTERRA World Championship – Maui (25 October 2009) – 5th in time of 2:41:40.
  • 2010
    • XTERRA USA Championship – Utah (27 September 2010) – 1st in time of 2:24:03.
    • XTERRA World Championship – Maui (24 October 2010) – 1st in time of 2:31:07.
  • 2011
    • ITU Cross Triathlon World Champion

Olympic Games

National Titles and Representation

As Junior Athlete

  • duathlon,
    • South African Junior Duathlon Champion in 1990 and 1991.
    • Participated in World Duathlon Championship in 1991 and 1992.
  • triathlon,
    • South African Junior Triathlon Champion in 1991 and 1992.
    • Participated in World Triathlon Championship in 1993.

As Senior Athlete

  • triathlon,
    • South African Triathlon Champion in 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1999.
    • African Triathlon Champion in 1993, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003.
    • Participated in World Triathlon Championship in 1996–2000 and 2002.
    • Participated in Olympics in;

Cycling

  • Sea Otter Classic 2009 Cross Country- 8th overall PRO Men

Product design

Conrad has collaborated with Avia on Avi Stoltz off-road running shoe and on various products by Specialized.

External links

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