Christian Kramer
  Christian Kramer
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 at Ventouxman, 2017
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 12th September 1983 (age 36) |
| place of birth | Merseburg, Germany |
| Nickname | Max |
| size | 181 cm |
| Weight | 72 kg |
| societies | |
| Until 2006 | SV Halle |
| 2007-2009 | hansgrohe team |
| Since 2010 | SC DHfK Leipzig |
| successes | |
| 2016 | 3rd place German championship triathlon long distance |
| 2017 | Winner triathlon EDF Alpe d'Huez |
| status | |
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Christian Kramer (* 12. September 1983 in Merseburg as Christian Ritter ) is a German triathlete . He is included in the best list of German triathletes on the Ironman distance .
Career
Christian Ritter started swimming as a teenager, was active as a rescue athlete and took part in both world and European championships. He has been running triathlon since 2005.
In 2006 he became German champion in the Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) in the age group 20 to 25 years.
He started together with Daniel Unger and Jan Frodeno for the Hansgrohe Black Forest team in the Triathlon Bundesliga , where he was German runner-up in 2007 and German team champion in 2008.
First Ironman start in 2009
In 2010 he moved to the club SC DhfK Leipzig . His nickname is Max . In 2013 he married Susanne Kramer and has started as Christian Kramer ever since . He lives in Göthewitz with his wife and two children .
In June 2014 at Ironman Austria in Klagenfurt he reached the third fastest time ever achieved by a German athlete on the Ironman distance (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.2 km running) - only Andreas Raelert and Jürgen Zäck were faster. Christian Kramer is one of the fastest German swimmers on the long distance triathlon. His best time over 3.8 km is 45:07 minutes ( Ironman Wales , 2012).
In May 2015 he finished second at the Ironman Lanzarote . This year he was also able to qualify for a starting place at the Ironman Hawaii for the fourth time .
At the German championship on the long distance triathlon he finished third in July 2016.
Winner triathlon EDF Alpe d'Huez 2017
In July 2017, the then 33-year-old was the first German triathlete to win the EDF Alpe d'Huez triathlon on the long distance (2.2 km swimming, 118 km cycling and 20 km running).
In May 2019 he finished second at the Ironman Lanzarote again after 2015.
Sporting successes
| Date / year | space | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Sep 9 2018 | 9 | Ironman 70.3 Rügen |
Binz
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03:59:40 | |
| Jan. 27, 2017 | 11 | Ironman 70.3 Dubai |
 Dubai
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03:49:15 | Middle distance |
| Nov 1, 2015 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Taiwan |
 Kenting National Park |
03:35:39 | |
| May 2, 2015 | 6th | Ironman 70.3 Busselton |
 Busselton
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| 31 Aug 2014 | 1 | Trans Vorarlberg Triathlon |
 Bregenz
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03:59:39 | |
| June 8, 2014 | 2 | Bonn triathlon |
Bonn
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02:53:12 | Second on the middle distance - behind Johann Ackermann |
| 25 Aug 2013 | 1 | Trans Vorarlberg Triathlon |
Bregenz |
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| July 21, 2013 | 2 | Trumer triathlon |
Obertrum am See
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04: 07: 37.2 | |
| Nov 28, 2012 | 7th | Ironman 70.3 Miami |
 Miami
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03:48:41 | |
| 4th Sep 2011 | 6th | Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl |
Walchsee
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03:58:36 | |
| May 29, 2011 | 9 | Half Challenge Barcelona |
 Barcelona
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03:54:05 | on the middle distance (1.9 km swimming, 85 km cycling and 21.1 km running) |
| Aug 31, 2010 | 1 | Scheunenhof triathlon |
Nordhausen
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| Apr 18, 2010 | 14th | Ironman 70.3 New Orleans |
New Orleans
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04:06:55 | Swimming 1.9 km, cycling 90 km and running 21.1 km |
| 2010 | 2 | IronTown Triathlon Ferropolis |
Graefenhainichen
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| May 17, 2008 | 1 | Kalterer See Triathlon |
 Lake Kaltern
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| Aug 10, 2008 | 12 | ITU Triathlon European Cup |
 Carlsbad
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01:52:04 | |
| June 21, 2008 | 8th | ITU Triathlon European Cup |
Schliersee
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02:04:50 | |
| 2008 | 3 | Mönchshof triathlon |
Kulmbach
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03:56 | German championship on the middle distance |
| June 16, 2007 | 14th | ITU Triathlon European Cup |
Schliersee |
02:04:00 |
| Date / year | space | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| May 25, 2019 | 2 | Ironman Lanzarote |
Puerto del Carmen
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08:56:08 | |
| Nov 11, 2017 | 4th | Ironman Malaysia |
 Langkawi
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08:46:52 | |
| Sep 10 2017 | 3 | Ironman Wales |
 Tenby
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09:14:26 | |
| July 27, 2017 | 1 | Triathlon EDF Alpe d'Huez |
 Alpe d'Huez |
05:53:28 | first German winner in the long distance (2.2 km swimming, 118 km cycling and 20 km running) |
| 3rd July, 2016 | 3 | DTU German Championship Triathlon Long Distance |
Frankfurt am Main
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08:18:14 | sixth at Ironman Germany |
| Apr 10, 2016 | 8th | Ironman South Africa |
 Port Elizabeth
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08:29:57 | |
| Oct 10, 2015 | 154 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii
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09:40:44 | 34th place among the professionals and 154th place among all participants |
| May 23, 2015 | 2 | Ironman Lanzarote |
Puerto del Carmen |
08:59:31 | Second behind the Italian Alessandro Degasperi - with the best time of the day on the bike in 5:05:22 h |
| 22 Mar 2015 | 4th | Ironman Melbourne |
Melbourne
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08:11:31 | |
| Oct 11, 2014 | DNF | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
- | got off while running |
| June 29, 2014 | 2 | Ironman Austria |
Klagenfurt
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07:54:31 | personal best Ironman time and third fastest time achieved by a German athlete on the Ironman distance by 2014 |
| 23 Mar 2014 | 9 | Ironman Melbourne |
Melbourne |
08:15:10 | |
| Oct 12, 2013 | 14th | Ironman Hawaii |
Big Island
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08:35:23 | |
| July 7, 2013 | 6th | Ironman Germany |
Frankfurt am Main
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08:16:30 | Ritter was the second fastest swimmer and overtook Michael Raelert 800 meters from the finish . |
| Nov 18, 2012 | 9 | Ironman Arizona |
Tempe
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08:35:11 | |
| 16 Sep 2012 | 3 | Ironman Wales |
Pembrokeshire |
08:58:49 | Third behind the French Sylvian Rota and the Austrian Daniel Niederreiter |
| Nov 27, 2011 | 31 | Ironman Mexico |
 Cozumel
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11:04:22 | After the interim guidance while running, there was a circulatory weakness at km 30. |
| July 10, 2011 | 5 | Challenge Roth |
Roth
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08:18:40 | Second after swimming |
| Oct 9, 2010 | 37 | Ironman Hawaii |
Big Island |
08:52:13 | |
| 4th July 2010 | 7th | Ironman Germany |
Frankfurt am Main |
08:33:06 | Ritter was the fastest swimmer and finished the race 28 minutes behind the winner Andreas Raelert . |
| 13 Sep 2009 | 2 | Ironman Wisconsin |
Madison
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08:50:34 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Official website of Christian Kramer
- Profile and results of Christian Ritter in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on July 22, 2018 (English).
- Christian Kramer's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on December 11, 2019.
- Profile for Christian Ritter at the Institute for Applied Training Science
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kona Points Ranking System Men 2015 . In: ironman.com .
- ↑ Last year's winners triumphed at the Trans Vorarlberg (August 31, 2014)
- ↑ Results of the Bonn Triathlon 2014
- ↑ Schildknecht and Van Vlerken win in Walchsee
- ↑ Half Challenge Barcelona: Sudrie defends title (May 31, 2011)
- ↑ Konschak and Ritter win at the Scheunenhof
- ↑ Results Ironman 70.3 New Orleans (April 18, 2010)
- ↑ ITT Ferropolis: Tissink wins before Ritter, Bachor has to give up
- ↑ ALP D´HUEZ TRIATHLON: CHRISTIAN KRAMER IS THE FIRST GERMAN TO WIN THE L-DISTANCE (July 27, 2017)
- ↑ Results Ironman Hawaii 2014
- ^ Ironman Cozumel 2011: Tajsich and Thomschke are best Germans
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kramer, Christian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ritter, Christian (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Merseburg |