Daniel Unger (born 22 March 1978) is a German
triathlete
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who was the 2007
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Triathlon World Champion.
At the
2008 Olympics in
Beijing
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, he finished in 6th place with a time of 1:49:43.78, 50.5 seconds behind the winner
Jan Frodeno
Jan Frodeno (; born 18 August 1981) is a German triathlete who is the gold medal winner in men's triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 3-time winner of the Ironman World Championship in 2015, 2016, and 2019, and 2-time winner of the ...
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References
External links
Official websiteAthlete Biographyat Beijing 2008
1978 births
Living people
People from Ravensburg
Sportspeople from Tübingen (region)
German male triathletes
Olympic triathletes for Germany
Triathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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