Africa Triathlon Union

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The Africa Triathlon Union (ATU) is the umbrella organization in African triathlon , which has been actively involved in continental triathlon events since 2001.

organization

The Africa Triathlon Union is subordinate to the International Triathlon Union (ITU).
The president of the ATU was the South African Liesbeth Stoltz , who also served as a referee at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. In December 2012, Ahmed Nasser was elected as the new president.

Today, eleven national organizations are involved - in 2007 Tunisia became the eleventh nation to join the International Triathlon Union:

  • Egyptian Triathlon Federation
  • Ghana Triathlon Federation
  • Kenyan Triathlon Association
  • Mauritius Triathlon Federation
  • Moroccan Triathlon Association
  • Namibian Triathlon Association
  • Nigerian Triathlon Union
  • Triathlon South Africa (TSA)
  • Tunisia Triathlon Federation
  • Uganda Triathlon Federation
  • Zimbabwe Triathlon Federation

Triathlon

ATU Africa Championships Triathlon short distance

elite

These championships are held annually over the distances of 1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running.

Men Women
Date / year venue First place Second place third place
Apr 22, 2018 MoroccoMorocco Rabat MoroccoMorocco Badr Siwane -2- MauritiusMauritius Gregory Ernest LithuaniaLithuania Tautvydas Kopustas
0May 7, 2017 TunisiaTunisia Yasmine Hammamet MoroccoMorocco Badr Siwane -1- MauritiusMauritius Gregory Ernest South AfricaSouth Africa Keegan Cooke
20 Mar 2016 South AfricaSouth Africa Buffalo City South AfricaSouth Africa Henri Schoeman -4- South AfricaSouth Africa Wian Sullwald South AfricaSouth Africa Basson Engelbrecht
May 10, 2015 EgyptEgypt Sharm El-Sheikh South AfricaSouth Africa Henri Schoeman -3- South AfricaSouth Africa Wian Sullwald South AfricaSouth Africa Basson Engelbrecht
Apr 12, 2014 ZimbabweZimbabwe Troutbeck South AfricaSouth Africa Henri Schoeman -2- South AfricaSouth Africa Richard Murray South AfricaSouth Africa Wian Sullwald
May 25, 2013 MoroccoMorocco Agadir South AfricaSouth Africa Henri Schoeman -1- South AfricaSouth Africa Wlan Sullwald South AfricaSouth Africa Wikus Weber
31 Mar 2012 MauritiusMauritius Le Morne South AfricaSouth Africa Richard Murray -2- Czech RepublicCzech Republic Filip Ospalý South AfricaSouth Africa Erhard Wolfaardt
0July 3, 2011 MozambiqueMozambique Maputo South AfricaSouth Africa Richard Murray -1- South AfricaSouth Africa Hendrik De Villiers South AfricaSouth Africa Claude Eksteen
0May 9, 2010 South AfricaSouth Africa Durban NetherlandsNetherlands Sander Berk South AfricaSouth Africa Erhard Wolfaardt South AfricaSouth Africa Hendrik De Villiers
0July 5, 2009 South AfricaSouth Africa Durban South AfricaSouth AfricaErhard Wolfaardt -2- South AfricaSouth Africa Claude Eksteen ZimbabweZimbabwe Christopher Felgate
0March 8 2008 TunisiaTunisia Hammamet South AfricaSouth AfricaHendrik De Villiers -2- South AfricaSouth Africa Erhard Wolfaardt FranceFrance Toumy Degham
31 Mar 2007 MauritiusMauritius Le Coco Beach South AfricaSouth AfricaHendrik De Villiers -1- FranceFrance David Hauss South AfricaSouth Africa Erhard Wolfaardt
0Apr 9, 2006 GabonGabon Nyanga South AfricaSouth AfricaErhard Wolfaardt -1- ZimbabweZimbabwe Rory Mackie South AfricaSouth Africa Travis Campbell
0Apr 3, 2005 South AfricaSouth Africa KwaZulu-Natal United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tim Don South AfricaSouth Africa Hendrik De Villiers South AfricaSouth Africa Brad Storm
28 Mar 2004 South AfricaSouth Africa Laanbang South AfricaSouth Africa Conrad Stoltz -2- South AfricaSouth Africa Kent Horner South AfricaSouth Africa Lieuw Boonstra
Apr 12, 2003 NamibiaNamibia Swakopmund South AfricaSouth AfricaConrad Stoltz -1- United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tim Don South AfricaSouth Africa Lieuw Boonstra
year First place Second place third place
2018 South AfricaSouth Africa Gillian Sanders -6- South AfricaSouth Africa Anel Radford South AfricaSouth Africa Shanae Williams
2017 South AfricaSouth Africa Gillian Sanders -5- South AfricaSouth Africa Carlyn Fischer South AfricaSouth Africa Anel Radford
2016 South AfricaSouth Africa Mari Rabie -3- South AfricaSouth Africa Gillian Sanders South AfricaSouth Africa Cindy Schwulst
2015 South AfricaSouth Africa Gillian Sanders -4- South AfricaSouth Africa Mari Rabie South AfricaSouth Africa Anel Radford
2014 South AfricaSouth Africa Gillian Sanders -3- South AfricaSouth Africa Lauren Dance South AfricaSouth Africa Mari Rabie
2013 South AfricaSouth Africa Gillian Sanders -2- South AfricaSouth Africa Anel Radford South AfricaSouth Africa Carlyn Fischer
2012 South AfricaSouth Africa Gillian Sanders -1- South AfricaSouth Africa Carlyn Fischer South AfricaSouth Africa Kate Roberts
2011 South AfricaSouth Africa Kate Roberts -4- South AfricaSouth Africa Gillian Sanders -
2010 South AfricaSouth AfricaKate Roberts -3- South AfricaSouth Africa Mari Rabie -
2009 South AfricaSouth Africa Andrea Steyn South AfricaSouth Africa Carla Germishuys South AfricaSouth Africa Riana De Lange
2008 South AfricaSouth AfricaMari Rabie -2- South AfricaSouth Africa Kate Roberts ItalyItaly Beatrice Lanza
2007 South AfricaSouth AfricaKate Roberts -2- South AfricaSouth Africa Mari Rabie South AfricaSouth Africa Claire Kinsley
2006 South AfricaSouth AfricaKate Roberts -1- South AfricaSouth Africa Corinne Berg South AfricaSouth Africa Riana De Lange
2005 South AfricaSouth AfricaMari Rabie -1- South AfricaSouth Africa Kate Roberts South AfricaSouth Africa Dominique Donner
2004 South AfricaSouth Africa Megan Hall -2- GreeceGreece Panagiota Kastrouni South AfricaSouth Africa Claire Kinsley
2003 South AfricaSouth AfricaMegan Hall -1- South AfricaSouth Africa Kate Roberts South AfricaSouth Africa Dominique Donner

U23

Races in the U23 category will also be held at the same time. The “U23” age group includes all athletes who were 20, 21, 22 or 23 years old on December 31 of the competition year.

Men (U23) Women (U23)
Date / year venue First place Second place third place
May 10, 2015 EgyptEgypt Sharm El Sheikh South AfricaSouth Africa Wian Sullwald -2- South AfricaSouth Africa Basson Engelbrecht South AfricaSouth Africa Eddie Van Heerden
April 12, 2014 ZimbabweZimbabwe Troutbeck South AfricaSouth Africa Wian Sullwald South AfricaSouth Africa Rudolf Naude South AfricaSouth Africa Eddie Van Heerden
May 25, 2013 MoroccoMorocco Agadir EgyptEgypt Mohamed Khaled - -
0July 3, 2011 MozambiqueMozambique Maputo NamibiaNamibia Abrahm Louw South AfricaSouth Africa Theo Blignaut South AfricaSouth Africa Rudolf Naude
0May 9, 2010 South AfricaSouth Africa Durban South AfricaSouth Africa Richard Murray South AfricaSouth Africa Berndt Burger South AfricaSouth Africa Wikus Weber
04th July 2009 South AfricaSouth Africa Durban South AfricaSouth Africa Wikus Weber South AfricaSouth Africa Theo Blignaut MauritiusMauritius Valery De Falbaire
0March 8, 2008 TunisiaTunisia Hammamet FranceFrance Aurélien Lescure MoroccoMorocco Mehdi Essadiq MauritiusMauritius Cedric Honore
March 31, 2007 MauritiusMauritius Le Coco Beach MoroccoMorocco Mehdi Essadiq South AfricaSouth Africa Gian Wolfaardt MauritiusMauritius Valery Jean Michel
year First place Second place third place
2015 South AfricaSouth Africa Jodie Berry - -
2014 South AfricaSouth Africa Cindy Schwulst South AfricaSouth Africa Charne Prinsloo EgyptEgypt Fatma Hagras
2013 - - -
2011 MauritiusMauritius Fabienne St. Louis South AfricaSouth Africa Carlyn Fischer South AfricaSouth Africa Tayla Glover
2010 ZimbabweZimbabwe Ashley Finaughty MauritiusMauritius Fabienne St. Louis South AfricaSouth Africa Lauren Dance
2009 South AfricaSouth Africa Corinne Berg -2- MauritiusMauritius Fabienne St. Louis -
2008 FranceFrance Laurie Belkadi MauritiusMauritius Fabienne St. Louis -
2007 South AfricaSouth Africa Corinne Berg MauritiusMauritius Fabienne St. Louis -

ATU Africa Championships Triathlon Middle Distance

elite

Men Women
Date / year venue First place Second place third place
06th Mar 2016 South AfricaSouth Africa Midmar Dam South AfricaSouth Africa Matt Trautman South AfricaSouth Africa Travis Johnston South AfricaSouth Africa Gerhard De Bruin
year First place Second place third place
2016 South AfricaSouth Africa Annah Watkinson South AfricaSouth Africa Claire Horner South AfricaSouth Africa Desiree Dickinson

ATU Africa Championships long distance triathlon

elite

Men Women
Date / year venue First place Second place third place
Feb. 17, 2013 South AfricaSouth Africa South AfricaSouth Africa Michael Davidson South AfricaSouth Africa Gerhard De Bruin South AfricaSouth Africa Mark Pellew
year First place Second place third place
2013 South AfricaSouth Africa Jeanni Seymour South AfricaSouth Africa Annah Watkinson South AfricaSouth Africa Lynette Van Der Merwe

ATU Africa Championships Duathlon

Men Women
Date / year venue First place Second place third place
0Apr 8, 2016 EgyptEgypt Sharm El Sheikh
0May 5, 2013 South AfricaSouth Africa Potchefstroom South AfricaSouth Africa Johannes Du Plessis South AfricaSouth Africa Travis Johnston South AfricaSouth Africa Roger Randrianambinina
year First place Second place third place
2016
2013 South AfricaSouth Africa Andrea Steyn South AfricaSouth Africa Liezl Van Der Merwe

Individual evidence

  1. ^ African Triathlon Union Visits Maputo
  2. ↑ Referee Helmut Menger for the second time
  3. ↑ Africa Triathlon Union elects new president (December 12, 2012)
  4. ↑ Africa Championships: South Africans in front

Web links

Official website of the Africa Triathlon Union (English)