Ain-Alar Juhanson
Ain-Alar Juhanson (born October 2, 1976 in Paide ) is a former triathlete from Estonia and multiple Ironman winner (2005, 2006).
Career
Juhanson started his first triathlon in 1991 and he became Estonian national champion in duathlon in 1994 at the age of 17 . In the autumn of the same year he survived the sinking of the Baltic ferry Estonia as a passenger .
In 2002 he started in the long distance triathlon (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling, 42.195 km running). Juhanson won the Ironman Lanzarote in Puerto del Carmen in 2005 and was able to successfully defend this victory in 2006. In 2008, Juhanson achieved the best cycling time of all athletes at the Ironman Hawaii.
Juhanson lives with his wife Evelin in Tartu and he works in sports management as an event organizer.
Sporting successes
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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July 8, 2012 | 26th | ETU Challenge Long Distance Triathlon European Championships | Roth | 12:44:51 | Triathlon European Championship on the long distance as part of the Challenge Roth |
July 12, 2009 | 49 | Challenge Roth | Roth | 08:54:15 | |
May 23, 2009 | 7th | Ironman Lanzarote | Puerto del Carmen | 09:05:13 | |
Oct 11, 2008 | 13 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 08:46:43 | with the fastest cycling time |
May 24, 2008 | 3 | Ironman Lanzarote | Puerto del Carmen | 09:08:36 | |
Oct 13, 2007 | 24 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 08:53:49 | |
Apr 15, 2007 | 10 | Ironman Arizona | Tempe | 09:02:58 | |
Oct 21, 2006 | 46 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 08:59:56 | |
4th Mar 2006 | 1 | Ironman New Zealand | Taupo | 03:31:06 | Due to the weather, the Ironman was held on a shortened course and without the swimming distance (90 km cycling, 21 km running). |
May 20, 2006 | 1 | Ironman Lanzarote | Puerto del Carmen | 08:54:11 | |
May 21, 2005 | 1 | Ironman Lanzarote | Puerto del Carmen | 08:55:37 | |
May 26, 2003 | 5 | Ironman Lanzarote | Puerto del Carmen | 09:18:36 | |
Nov 9, 2002 | 9 | Ironman Florida | 09:00:53 |
Web links
- Profile for Ain-Alar Juhanson at the Institute of Applied Exercise Science , accessed July 23, 2014
- Profile and results of Ain-Alar Juhanson in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on February 22, 2016 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ain Alar Juhanson Interview (April 10, 2013)
- ^ Triathlon - Challenge Roth: Cunnama wins Challenge Roth of the triathletes . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung .
- ↑ Bert and Bella Blast Lanzarote
- ↑ Ironman New Zealand: Strong wind prevents regular races ( Memento from March 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ 2006 Race Report
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Juhanson, Ain-Alar |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd October 1976 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paide |