David Pleše

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Triathlon
SloveniaSlovenia 0 David Pleše
at Ironman Switzerland, 2014
Personal information
Date of birth 15th August 1983 (age 37)
place of birth Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
societies
Since 2015 Bahrain Elite Endurance Triathlon Team
successes
2013 National champion triathlon short distance
2014 6th place Ironman European Championship
2015 Ironman winner
status
active

David Pleše (born August 15, 1983 in Slovenia Gradec ) is a Slovenian duathlete and triathlete . He is national triathlon champion (2013) and Ironman winner (2015).

Career

David Pleše has been a triathlete since 2004. In May 2007 he started in Hungary at the Duathlon World Championship and finished 48th.

Long distance since 2012

In July 2013 he became the Slovenian triathlon champion at the Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running).

In Klagenfurt, David Pleše reached third place on the long distance in June 2014 with a new personal Ironman best time (8:02:54 h), as in the previous year at Ironman Austria, and in Zurich he was just over a minute behind in July Second at Ironman Switzerland .

Since the beginning of 2015 he starts for the then newly founded Bahrain Elite Endurance Triathlon Team , which is led by Chris McCormack .

Ironman victory 2015

In October 2015, Pleše won the Ironman Barcelona with a new course record - and with it his first Ironman race.

In 2016 he was able to qualify again for a starting place at Ironman Hawaii , together with seven other athletes from his team: With the two defending champions Daniela Ryf and Jan Frodeno , with Jodie Swallow , Terenzo Bozzone , James Cunnama , Brent McMahon and Ben Hoffman . He finished 17th.

In July 2018, the then 34-year-old finished second at Ironman Switzerland .

Sporting successes

Triathlon short and medium distance
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
Nov 25, 2017 10 Ironman 70.3 Bahrain BahrainBahrain Manama 03:54:07
Jan. 27, 2017 5 Ironman 70.3 Dubai United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Dubai 03:46:04 Middle distance
0Dec 5, 2015 4th Ironman 70.3 Bahrain BahrainBahrain Manama 03:15:24 third race of the “Challenge Triple Crown Series” - the race had to be held as a duathlon due to the weather
0May 9, 2015 9 Ironman 70.3 Mallorca SpainSpain Alcúdia 04:06:02
0Apr 5, 2015 4th Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya MalaysiaMalaysia Putrajaya 04:21:50
Feb. 27, 2015 28 Challenge Dubai United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Dubai 03:59:55 at the first race of the "Challenge Triple Crown Series"
0Sep 1 2013 8th Ironman 70.3 Salzburg AustriaAustria Zell am See 03:57:03
0July 7, 2013 1 SLO Triathlon National Championships SloveniaSlovenia Velenje 01:49:15
0July 8, 2006 51 ETU Triathlon U23 European Championships CroatiaCroatia Rijeka 02:04:13 Triathlon European Championship U23
Long distance triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
07th July 2019 3 Ironman Austria AustriaAustria Klagenfurt 08:25:59
Oct 13, 2018 21st Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii 08:23:33
29th July 2018 2 Ironman Switzerland SwitzerlandSwitzerland Zurich
Apr 22, 2017 8th Ironman Texas United StatesUnited States The Woodlands 08:05:08
0Oct 8, 2016 17th Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii 08:32:05 Ironman World Championship
July 24, 2016 5 Ironman Switzerland SwitzerlandSwitzerland Zurich 08:36:50
June 26, 2016 DSQ Ironman Austria AustriaAustria Klagenfurt - Pleše finished the race in fifth place, but was subsequently disqualified.
Nov 15, 2015 8th Ironman Arizona United StatesUnited States Tempe 08:17:06
0Oct 4, 2015 1 Ironman Barcelona SpainSpain Calella 08:02:21 Victory with a new course record and personal best Ironman time
June 28, 2015 4th Ironman Austria AustriaAustria Klagenfurt 08:12:31
29 Mar 2015 17th Ironman South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa Port Elizabeth 09:04:55
July 27, 2014 2 Ironman Switzerland SwitzerlandSwitzerland Zurich 08:34:13
0July 6, 2014 6th Ironman Germany GermanyGermany Frankfurt 08:21:04 European Championship
June 29, 2014 3 Ironman Austria AustriaAustria Klagenfurt 08:02:54
Oct 12, 2013 48 Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii 09:00:59
17th Aug 2013 2 Ironman Sweden SwedenSweden Squid 08:22:01
July 28, 2013 7th Ironman Switzerland SwitzerlandSwitzerland Zurich 08:57:16
30th of June 2013 3 Ironman Austria AustriaAustria Klagenfurt 08:19:13
0Nov 3, 2012 4th Ironman Florida United StatesUnited States Panama City 08:14
0July 1, 2012 5 Ironman Austria AustriaAustria Klagenfurt 08:30:47
Duathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
May 20, 2007 48 ITU Duathlon World Championships HungaryHungary Győr 01:48:11

(DSQ - Disqualified; DNF - Did Not Finish)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bahrain Elite Endurance Triathlon Team
  2. ↑ Brave eight chasing Kona dreams (October 5, 2016)
  3. ↑ Ironman 70.3 Bahrain: Ryf is now a triathlon millionaire
  4. ↑ Challenge Dubai: Time additions change Poduim (February 28, 2015)
  5. ↑ Ironman Austria: Raña wins ahead of Kramer and Plese (June 29, 2014)
personal data
SURNAME Pleše, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Plese, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slovenian triathlete
DATE OF BIRTH August 15, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Slovenia Gradec , SR Slovenia , Yugoslavia