Florian Reus
Florian Reus 
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| birthday | 2nd March 1984 (age 36) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| place of birth | Wurzburg , Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| size | 173 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| job | Sports management | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Florian Reus (born March 2, 1984 in Würzburg ) is a German ultra runner . At the national level, he won four championship titles in the 24-hour run . In the international field, he was world champion in the individual ranking at the 2015 World and European Championships in Turin . In the team classification, he became world and European champion.
Athletic career
Florian Reus started running at the age of 18. He was inspired by an experience report about the Biel 100 km night run in Switzerland. A year after he started running, he successfully finished running in Switzerland.
In 2006 he became the youngest runner of all time to win the German championship in the 24-hour run in Reichenbach in Vogtland . From this point on he specialized in the ultra marathon discipline. A year later he defended the title in Scharnebeck , with 233 kilometers run.
In 2009 Reus surpassed the qualification norm for the German national team with a run of 236 kilometers in Palermo . In 2010 Reus started for the first time at the World and European Championships in Brive .
In 2012 and 2013 he won the title of European champion in the 24-hour race, and in 2015 the title of world champion . At the subsequent World Championship in the 24-hour race in 2017, he was unable to defend his title and finished sixth.
At the Spartathlon (246 km from Athens to Sparta) he took second place in 2013 and 2014. A year later, he achieved victory in a new German record time of 23:17 hours.
In 2018 Florian Reus ended his career in the DLV national team at the age of 34 in order to now turn to completely different facets of the ultramarathon.
Best times
- 10,000 meters: 34:39 min (Rodgau; 2014)
- Marathon: 2:39:21 h (Kandel; 2014)
- 50 kilometers: 3:28:12 h (Marburg; 2011)
- 100 kilometers: 7:38:07 h (Husum; 2014)
- 12-hour run: 131.973 km (Basel / Switzerland; 2008)
- 24-hour race: 263.899 km (Turin / Italy; 2015)
- 48-hour run: 254.080 km (Kladno / Czech Republic; 2006)
Records
- German record in the 24-hour race in the MJUN age group with 205.318 km
- German record in the 48-hour race in the MJUN age group with 254.080 km
successes
2006
- 2006 German champion in the 24-hour race of the DUV in Reichenbach (205.318 km)
- Awarding of the gold medal of honor by the city of Würzburg for 2006
2007
- German champion 2007 in the 24-hour race of the DUV in Scharnebeck (233.146 km)
- Awarded Athlete of the Year 2007 by the German Ultramarathon Association
2008
- 2nd place in the 12-hour race in Basel / Switzerland 2008 (131.973 km)
2009
- 2nd place in the 24-hour race of Palermo / Italy 2009 (235.738 km)
2010
- Participation in the World and European Championships 2010 in the 24-hour race in Brive / France
2011
- German champion 2011 in the 24-hour race of the DUV in Reichenbach (246.350 km)
2012
- Victory at the 100 kilometer run in Copenhagen / Denmark in 2012 (7:42:43 h)
- German champion 2012 in the 24-hour race of the DUV in Stadtoldendorf (255.369 km)
- European champion 2012 in the 24-hour race (Katowice / Poland; 2012)
- 2nd place World Championships 2012 in the 24-hour race (Katowice / Poland; 2012)
- World and European champion in the team competition 2012 in the 24-hour race (Katowice / Poland; 2012)
- Awarded Athlete of the Year 2012 by the German Ultramarathon Association
2013
- European champion 2013 in 24-hour race (Steenbergen / Netherlands; 2013)
- 3rd place World Championships 2013 in the 24-hour race (Steenbergen / Netherlands; 2013)
- European champion in the team championship 2013 in the 24-hour race (Steenbergen / Netherlands; 2013)
- 2nd place Spartathlon - ultra run over 246 km from Athens to Sparta (Greece; 2013)
2014
- 2nd place Spartathlon - ultra run over 246 km from Athens to Sparta (Greece; 2014) - Florian Reus is the first German to run the distance under 24 hours in the 35-year history of the run
2015
- Victory at the Spartathlon in Greece (23:17:31 h)
- World champion in 24-hour race with 263.9 km (Turin / Italy)
2017
- 6th place World Championships in the 24-hour race (Belfast / Northern Ireland)
Individual evidence
Web links
- Homepage of Florian Reus
- Overview of results for Florian Reus on the DUV website
- Interview with heroes of running
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| SURNAME | Reus, Florian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ultra runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wurzburg |