Daniel Lund Bækkegård
  Daniel Lund Bækkegård
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 1996 |
| place of birth | Denmark |
| societies | |
| 2019 | Pewag Racing Team |
| successes | |
| 2019 | Winner Ironman 70.3 |
| 2019 | Ironman winner |
| status | |
| active | |
Daniel Lund Bækkegård (* 1996 ) is a Danish triathlete and Ironman winner (2019).
Career
In 2014 Daniel Bækkegård became the national junior triathlon champion and in 2015 he finished third with the Danish team at the European Junior Triathlon Championships in Geneva.
In June 2019 he won the first edition of the Ironman 70.3 Lahti . Just one week later, Daniel Lund Bækkegård started the Ironman distance for the first time (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running) and he won the Ironman Austria . He lives in Odense . In December he came second in Ironman 70.3 Bahrain behind Norwegian Kristian Blummenfelt .
Sporting successes
Triathlon short and medium distance
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 7th Dec 2019 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Bahrain |
 Manama
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03:29:16 | Shortened bike distance |
| June 29, 2019 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Lahti |
 Lahti
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03:45:37 | |
| Sep 2 2018 | 3 | Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl |
 Walchsee
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| July 11, 2015 | 3 | ETU Triathlon European Championship Junior Men |
 Geneva
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European Triathlon Championships Juniors | |
| Sep 14 2014 | 1 | DEN Triathlon National Championships Junior Men |
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Rank 6 in the general rating |
Long distance triathlon
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 7th July 2019 | 1 | Ironman Austria |
Klagenfurt
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08:14:26 | |
| 4th May 2019 | 6th | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships |
 Pontevedra
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05:15:04 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Profile and results of Daniel Lund Bækkegård in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on August 17, 2020 (English).
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Bækkegård, Daniel Lund |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bækkegård, Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1996 |