Dorian Coninx (born 28 January 1994) is a French

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. He competed in the men's event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Triathlon career

Coninx won both the Junior European and Junior World Championship in 2013. He then won the U23 World title in 2014. In winter 2015, he ran a 10k at the

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10k, and went on to win his first international Elite race at the

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European Cup event later in the year. He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio representing France, and finished 36th in . In 2017, he became French Elite Champion on Sprint Distance. In 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's triathlon at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China. Coninx has also competed at Super League Triathlon events. He finished in second place at SLT Toulouse 2022. The first Super League Triathlon event to be held in France.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coninx, Dorian 1994 births Living people French male triathletes Olympic triathletes for France Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Échirolles Sportspeople from Isère Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in triathlon