Christian Nitschke

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Personal information
Date of birth 28th April 1985 (age 35)
place of birth Rostock, Germany
size 178 cm
Weight 64 kg
societies
Until 2017 Team TBB
successes
2010-2014 5 × winner Ostseeman
2012, 2013 2 × Winner Cologne 226
status
Resigned in 2017

Christian Nitschke (born April 28, 1985 in Rostock ) is a former German triathlete . He is included in the best list of German triathletes on the Ironman distance .

Career

Christian Nitschke started his first triathlon in June 2004.

Triathlon professional since 2010

In 2008, the 23-year-old started the long distance in Glücksburg for the first time . He has been a professional athlete since 2010. With five wins in a row, he is the record winner and track record holder at the Ostseeman in Glücksburg.

Nitschke mainly started in competitions on the long distance (3.8 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42.2 km running). In autumn 2014 he suffered a hip injury and had to take a break in 2015. After this break he announced a start at the Ostseeman again in 2016 and finished eleventh in August.

In 2017, the 31-year-old declared his professional career over after seven years. He wants to pass on his experience as a coach.

Private

Christian Nitschke now lives in Rostock with his wife and two children.

Sporting successes

Triathlon short and medium distance
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
0July 8, 2012 4th Ironman 70.3 Norway NorwayNorway Haugesund 03:59:02
05th Sep 2010 16 Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl AustriaAustria Walchsee 04: 16: 34.9 at the first edition
0June 6, 2010 19th Challenge Kraichgau GermanyGermany Kraichgau 04:16:27 on the half-distance
06 Sep 2009 15th Cologne Classic GermanyGermany Cologne 04:11:00 Fourth in the age group 18-24 on the middle distance
0Sep 2 2007 21st ITU Short Distance Triathlon World Championships GermanyGermany Hamburg 01:12:54 at the Triathlon World Championship on the sprint distance in the M20-24 class
Long distance triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
07 Aug 2016 11 Ostseeman GermanyGermany Glücksburg 09:39:73
0Aug 3, 2014 1 Ostseeman GermanyGermany Glücksburg 08:24:41 fifth win at the Ostseeman
Aug 30, 2013 1 Cologne 226 GermanyGermany Cologne 08:17:23 personal best time on the long distance
04th Aug 2013 1 Ostseeman GermanyGermany Glücksburg 08:38:10
0Oct 2, 2012 1 Cologne 226 GermanyGermany Cologne 08:38:03
0Aug 5, 2012 1 Ostseeman GermanyGermany Glücksburg 08:43:33 third win at the Ostseeman
Nov 20, 2011 29 Ironman Arizona United StatesUnited States Tempe 08:59:56
04th Sep 2011 3 Cologne 226 GermanyGermany Cologne 08:41:11 German championship on the long distance
0Aug 7, 2011 1 Ostseeman GermanyGermany Glücksburg 08:35:58 second victory at the North German Championship over the long distance
May 21, 2011 7th Ironman Lanzarote SpainSpain Puerto del Carmen 09:05:34
0Oct 3, 2010 12 Challenge Barcelona-Maresme SpainSpain Barcelona 08:37:53
0Aug 1, 2010 1 Ostseeman GermanyGermany Glücksburg 08:27:10 Victory with a new course record
0Oct 4, 2009 30th Challenge Barcelona-Maresme SpainSpain Barcelona 09:06:00 Winner in the age group 18–24
July 12, 2009 44 Challenge Roth GermanyGermany Roth 08:49:44 second place in the age group 18–24
0Aug 3, 2008 10 Ostseeman GermanyGermany Glücksburg 09:20:32 first start on the long distance

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ OstseeMan: Christian Nitschke wants to get back to the top (July 25, 2016)
  2. ↑ 15th OstseeMan triathlon in Glücksburg: rain and wind at the endurance spectacle on the fjord (August 8, 2016)
  3. ^ Ostseeman 2012 - Nitschke wins again , Triathlon.de, August 5, 2012
  4. ^ Andrej Heilig: Cologne Triathlon: German long distance champions 2011 are chosen. In: Triathlon.de. September 5, 2011, accessed October 12, 2014 .
  5. ↑ Meike Maurer: 10th OstseeMan Triathlon in Glücksburg: Woysch and Nitschke again in front. In: Triathlon.de. August 9, 2011, accessed October 12, 2014 .
  6. ↑ Herbert Krabel: Bracht breaks record, Joyce wins first. In: Slowtwitch.com. May 21, 2011, accessed October 12, 2014 .
  7. ^ Ostseeman: Nitschke with course record ( Memento from August 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), Tri-Mag
personal data
SURNAME Nitschke, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German triathlete
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Rostock