Patrick Lange (;

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1986) is a professional duathlete and triathlete from Germany. He is the 2017 Ironman World Champion and the 2018 Ironman World Champion both times breaking the course record. Lange is also the 2010-2013 German champion in duathlon and the 2012 and 2013 German champion in team triathlon with EJOT Team TV Buschhütten. In 2008 Lange won the military world championships team Triathlon in

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and made Bronze in the ITU Duathlon Short Distance World Championships mixed team 2012 in

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. In 2018 he won the Ironman World Championships in Kona for second consecutive year with a new course record of 7:52:38, the first time the race has been finished in under 8 hours. At the

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s, Lange had a breakthrough performance and placed third behind

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and Sebastian Kienle. Lange completed a 48:57 swim, a 4:37:39 bike and a 2:39:45 run (the current marathon record in Ironman World Championships) to finish in 8:11:14. In 2017, Lange placed first at the Ironman World Championship. Having completed a 48:45 swim, a 4:28:53 bike and a 2:40:00 run, Lange won the race in a total time of 8:01:40, beating Craig Alexander's 2011 record of 8:03:56. After breaking the course record, during celebrations, Lange duly apologized to Craig Alexander for breaking his previously held record. Lange starts for DSW 1912 Darmstadt. His trainer is

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References

External links

Official website of Patrick Lange
German male triathletes 1986 births Living people People from Bad Wildungen Sportspeople from Kassel (region) Ironman world champions {{Germany-triathlon-bio-stub