Ben van Zelst
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Personal information | |
Date of birth | 18th November 1961 (age 58) |
place of birth | Netherlands |
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1988 | National champion long distance triathlon |
1991 | ETU European Champion on the long distance triathlon |
1992, 1993 | 2 × Ironman winner |
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Resigned in 1994 |
Ben van Zelst (born November 18, 1961 ) is a former Dutch triathlete and Ironman winner (1992, 1993).
Career
In 1988, Ben van Zelst was national champion in the long distance triathlon (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running).
In 1991 he became the European long-distance triathlon champion with his second victory at the Almere Triathlon .
In 1992 he was the winner of the first edition of the Ironman on Lanzarote and was able to win the race on the Canary Island the following year.
He was able to qualify several times for a starting place at Ironman Hawaii and achieved his best placement at the world championship with his eighth place in 1991.
In 1994 he declared his active time over.
Ben van Zelst is married to the triathlete Irma Zwartkruis (Vice European Champion 1986, 1988, 1989).
Sporting successes
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Oct. 30, 1993 | 11 | Ironman Hawaii |
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08:35:23 | |
May 29, 1993 | 1 | Ironman Lanzarote |
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09:01:43 | |
1993 | 2 | Almere triathlon |
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08:18:20 | personal best |
Oct 15, 1992 | 11 | Ironman Hawaii |
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08:40:51 | |
4th June 1992 | 1 | Ironman Lanzarote |
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09:01:30 | Winner in the first edition |
Oct 19, 1991 | 8th | Ironman Hawaii |
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08:49:51 | |
1991 | 1 | ETU Long Distance Triathlon European Championships |
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08:25:30 | European champion in the long distance at the Almere Triathlon |
Oct 15, 1990 | 14th | Ironman Hawaii |
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09:06:42 | |
1990 | 2 | Almere triathlon |
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08:40:19 | |
1989 | 4th | Almere triathlon |
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08:40:16 | |
1988 | 1 | Almere triathlon |
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08:35:13 | National champion |
1987 | 3 | Almere triathlon |
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09:15:47 |
(DNS - Did Not Finish )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote: Great premiere in the Canary Islands ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (November 7, 2012)
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SURNAME | Zelst, Ben van |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1961 |