Åsa Lundström
Åsa Lundström (born August 2, 1984 in Falun ) is a Swedish duathlete and triathlete . She is two-time national triathlon champion (2013, 2016), Ironman winner (2012, 2013) and is included in the best list of triathletes on the Ironman distance
Career
Åsa Lundström studied medicine in Denmark since 2008. She's a doctor now. She started her first triathlon in 2009.
Ironman 2012 winner
In August 2012 she won the Ironman Sweden in Kalmar and in September 2013 the first edition of the Ironman Lake Tahoe . In 2014 Åsa Lundström was able to qualify for a starting place at the Ironman Hawaii , where she finished 17th as the fastest Swede.
With fourth place at Ironman South Africa in April 2016, she was able to secure a starting place at Ironman Hawaii for the third time and in July she won the Swedish championship in the triathlon middle distance. In October 2016, Åsa Lundström finished eighth at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii.
She has been married since May 2017 and she lives with her husband in Jönköping . At the Ironman Hawaii 2017 she finished 17th and in 2018 the then 34-year-old landed as the best Swede in 19th place.
In December 2019, she announced her pregnancy on social media, and her son was born in April 2020.
Sporting successes
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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May 14, 2017 | 4th | Ironman 70.3 Pays d'Aix France | Aix-en-Provence | 04:35:20 | |
July 10, 2016 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Jonkoping | Jonkoping | 04:24:58 | Second in the first edition |
2nd July 2016 | 1 | SWE Swedish Championship Triathlon Middle Distance | Vansbro | 04:21:45 | State champion |
May 28, 2016 | 1 | Bilbao triathlon | Bilbao | 04:36:32 | |
Dec 5, 2015 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Bahrain | Manama | 03:39:35 | third race of the “Challenge Triple Crown Series” - the race had to be held as a duathlon due to the weather |
2nd June 2013 | 1 | DEN Danish Championship Triathlon Short Distance | Ganløse | 01:08:20 | 750 m swimming, 23 km cycling and 5 km running |
May 18, 2013 | 1 | Bilbao triathlon | Bilbao | 05:01:57 | |
June 10, 2012 | 3 | Challenge Aarhus | Aarhus | 04:39:33 | |
May 27, 2012 | 6th | Challenge Barcelona | Barcelona |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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May 25, 2019 | 5 | Ironman Lanzarote | Puerto del Carmen | 10:19:13 | |
Dec 2, 2018 | 5 | Ironman Mar del Plata | Mar del Plata | 08:32:59 | Swimming shortened to 1.9 km |
Oct 13, 2018 | 19th | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:16:30 | |
June 24, 2018 | 2 | Ironman Sweden | Squid | 08:54:35 | personal best time on the Ironman distance |
3rd Dec 2017 | 5 | Ironman Mar del Plata | Mar del Plata | 09:25:36 | at the first edition |
Oct 8, 2017 | 17th | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:34:37 | |
4th Dec 2016 | 4th | Ironman Western Australia | Busselton | 09:06:08 | |
Oct 8, 2016 | 8th | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:22:59 | Ironman World Championships |
Apr 10, 2016 | 4th | Ironman South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 09:15:34 | |
Oct 10, 2015 | 11 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:30:43 | Ironman World Championships |
22 Mar 2015 | 4th | Ironman Melbourne | Melbourne | 09:02:49 | |
Oct 11, 2014 | 17th | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:36:22 | |
June 8, 2014 | 3 | Ironman Cairns | Cairns | 09:25:56 | |
23 Mar 2014 | 5 | Ironman Melbourne | Melbourne | 09:16:08 | |
Nov 17, 2013 | 5 | Ironman Arizona | Tempe | 09:12:20 | |
22 Sep 2013 | 1 | Ironman Lake Tahoe | Lake Tahoe | 09:58:53 | Winner at the first edition |
30th of June 2013 | 2 | Ironman Austria | Klagenfurt | 09:04:42 | |
Nov 3, 2012 | 13 | Ironman Florida | Panama City | 09:38:44 | |
Aug 19, 2012 | 1 | Ironman Sweden | Squid | 09:13:27 | Winner at the first edition |
Aug 14, 2011 | 2 | Challenge Copenhagen | Copenhagen | 09:35:31 | |
2010 | 4th | Kalmar triathlon | Squid | 10:33:15 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Åsa Lundström's website
- Åsa Lundström's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on April 28, 2020 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Kalmar ger mig energi"
- ^ Bilbao Triathlon a Virginia Berasategui
- ↑ Ironman 70.3 Bahrain: Ryf is now a triathlon millionaire
- ↑ Dansk mästare sprint - Race rapport ( Memento from April 27, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) (June 3, 2013)
- ↑ Challenge Aarhus: Hug before Vittrup-Pedersen ( Memento from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (June 16, 2012)
- ↑ Åsa Lundström (ironmanstatistik.se)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lundström, Åsa |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd August 1984 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Falun |