Marino Vanhoenacker (born 19 July 1976 in

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) is a Belgian triathlete. On 3 July 2011, he set a world best time for Ironman full distance

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at the

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in Austria, finishing after 7 hours, 45 minutes and 58 seconds, beating

Luc Van Lierde Luc Van Lierde (born 14 April 1969 in Bruges) is a former athlete from Belgium, who has been competing in triathlon since 1990 and who has been a professional triathlon coach since 2009. Athletic career Van Lierde's international career started ...

's 1997 time of 7h50m27s. His time was subsequently beaten by Lionel Sanders at Ironman Arizona in 2016; the current world best time is held by

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in a time of 7 hours, 40 minutes and 23 seconds at Ironman Brazil in May 2017. .

Biography

Marino Vanhoenacker was born in

in 1976. He studied as a

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. He started competing duathlons and triathlons in 1997, and has since won 9

s. His first success was his fifth place in the 2001 Iron man of Florida, and the first medal followed in the 2003 Malaysia Iron Man. The first victory followed in 2005, with the Ironman of Florida. His best results Vanhoenacker achieved in Ironman Austria in Klagenfurt, which he has won 6 times, beating the world record by compatriot Luc Van Lierde in 2011 by over four minutes. His split times were 46 minutes 49 seconds for the swim, 4 hours 15 minutes 37 seconds for the 180 km bike race, and 2 hours 39 minutes 24 seconds for the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

. Vanhoenacker used to work as a

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and now works for the Belgian Army, where he has a special athlete's exemption. He now lives at

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, and has a daughter with his girlfriend Elke: Jirte, born in 2003.

Results

*2000: bronze medal at the world championships

duathlon Duathlon is an athletic event that consists of a running leg, followed by a cycling leg and then another running leg in a format similar to triathlons. The International Triathlon Union governs the sport internationally. Distance and format ...

*2001: Fifth at Ironman Florida *2003: Third place at Ironman Malaysia *2004: bronze medal at the

ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships The World Triathlon Long Distance Championships is a triathlon race held annually since 1994. The championships involve a continuous swim-cycle-run, over distances varying between that of an Olympic-distance and an Iron-distance triathlon race. The ...

*2005: silver medal at the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships, winner of Ironman Florida *2006: bronze medal at the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships, winner of Ironman Austria, sixth at Ironman Hawaii *2007: winner of Ironman Austria, fifth in Hawaii, winner of the half Ironman (70.3) Antwerp *2008: winner of Ironman Austria, second in the half triathlon of St. Croix, winner of the half Ironman (70.3) Antwerp *2009: winner of Ironman South Africa and Ironman Austria, winner of the half Ironman (70.3) Antwerp *2010: bronze medal at the

2010 Ironman World Championship The 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship was held on October 9, 2010 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It was the 34th such Ironman Triathlon World Championships, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978. The 2010 Championship was won by Chris McCo ...

in Hawaii, winner of the Ironman Malaysia and Ironman Austria *2011: winner of Ironman Austria in the then world best time of 7 hours, 45 minutes and 58 seconds *2012: winner of Ironman Frankfurt (European Championship) *2014: winner of Ironman Canada (Whistler) with a time of 8:16:10 *2015: winner of Ironman Brazil with a time of 7:53:44 *2016: winner of Ironman Chattanooga with a time of 8:12:22 *2017: winner of Ironman Mont-Tremblant with a time of 8:21:29 *2018: winner of IronMan Australia with a time of 8:14:37

Notes

External links

Official website
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