Georg Horner
  Georg Horner
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 Georg Horner with the bronze medal at the ITU Long Distance World Championships, 2015
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 28th August 1989 (age 31) |
| place of birth | Freistadt, Austria |
| size | 182 cm |
| Weight | 72 kg |
| societies | |
| Current | TriPower Freistadt |
| successes | |
| 2014 | 3rd place state championship triathlon middle distance |
| status | |
| active | |
Georg Gottfried Horner (born August 28, 1989 in Freistadt ) is an Austrian triathlete .
Career
Georg Horner began his athletic career in running, in 2012 he started at the Linz Marathon and in 2013 he competed in his first triathlon.
In April 2014 in Mürzzuschlag he became Austrian vice-champion in the Elite 1 age group and team state champion over the duathlon long distance (10 km run, 100 km bike ride and 20 km second run).
In June he started at the Ironman Austria in Klagenfurt for the first time on the Ironman distance (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running).
3rd place Austrian Championships Triathlon Middle Distance 2014
At the Austrian Championships on the triathlon middle distance, he came third in his age group in August 2014. In September 2014 he was able to qualify as the winner of his age group and best Austrian overall at Ironman Malaysia at his second Ironman start for a world championship starting place at Ironman Hawaii 2015, where he finished the race as the third fastest Austrian.
In July 2015 he won the bronze medal in the age group 25-29 at the ITU Long Distance World Championships in Sweden.
In the summer of 2016 he was able to win the age group 25-29 at both Ironman 70.3 Japan and Ironman Taiwan and was the best age group athlete overall in both races. At the race in Taiwan in October 2016, he was again able to secure a world championship starting place for the Ironman Hawaii 2017. In October 2017, the 28-year-old started for the second time at the Ironman Hawaii and finished 91st in the age group M25–29.
Georg Horner starts for the TriPower Freistadt association, he is trained by Bernhard Schimpl and he has been cared for in sports physiotherapy by the Salzburg Physio Center since 2015.
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 17th June 2018 | 5 | Ironman 70.3 Astana |
 Astana
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04:13:52 | |
| 28 Aug 2016 | 20th | Ironman 70.3 Zell am See-Kaprun |
Zell am See
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04:32:13 | as the second best Austrian |
| 2nd July 2016 | 2 | Steeltownman |
Linz
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Sprint distance | |
| June 12, 2016 | 7th | Ironman 70.3 Tokoname |
 Tokoname
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04:22:17 | best Austrian and winner of the M25–29 age group |
| 31 Aug 2014 | 3 | ÖTRV state championship triathlon middle distance |
Walchsee
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04:30:50 | Third at the state championship as part of the Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl in the "Elite 1" class |
| Aug 24, 2013 | 23 | Austria triathlon |
Podersdorf am See
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04:23:21 | 1.9 km swimming, 90 km cycling and 21 km running |
| May 26, 2013 | 194 | Ironman 70.3 Austria |
St. Polten
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04:09:38 | 8th place in age group M18–24; the race had to be held without the swimming distance due to the weather. |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Oct 14, 2017 | Ironman Hawaii |
 Hawaii
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11:34:17 | qualified for the second time; 91st rank of age group M25–29 | |
| Oct 2, 2016 | 10 | Ironman Taiwan |
 Penghu
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09:45:29 | Winner of age group M25–29; best age group athlete; 3. Agegroup |
| Oct 10, 2015 | 275 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
09:57:48 | as the third fastest Austrian at the Ironman World Championships |
| June 27, 2015 | 3 | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championship 25–29 |
 Motala
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05:38:51 | Triathlon World Championship on the long distance; 50th place overall |
| 27 Sep 2014 | 8th | Ironman Malaysia |
 Langkawi
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09:45:49 | Winner of age group M25–29; best Austrian |
| June 29, 2014 | 295 | Ironman Austria |
Klagenfurt
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09:57:01 | first Ironman start |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Apr. 27, 2014 | 6th | ÖTRV state championship duathlon long distance |
Mürzzuschlag
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05:05:33 | Austrian runner-up AG Elite 1; Team state champion at the Mürzman Extreme Duathlon (10 km run, 100 km bike ride and 20 km run) |
| Aug 24, 2014 | 11 | ETU Short Distance Duathlon European Championships |
Weyer
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02:11:26 | European Duathlon Championship at Powerman Austria - 11th place in the age group M25–29 |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | distance | time | comment |
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| 19th May 2018 | 143 | Gothenburgsvarvet |
Gothenburg
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half marathon | 01:18:36 | personal best half marathon time |
| May 7, 2017 | 15th | Salzburg marathon |
Salzburg
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marathon | 02:46:33 | personal best time in marathon |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 24 | Linz marathon |
Linz
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10,500 m | 00:39:30 | 1/4 marathon |
| Apr 6, 2014 | 36 | Linz marathon |
Linz |
marathon | 02:55:37 | |
| Oct 5, 2013 | 18th | Imperial marathon |
Söll
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marathon | 03:53:58 | Mountain marathon with 2165 meters of altitude |
| Apr 22, 2012 | 180 | Linz marathon |
Linz |
marathon | 03:16:17 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Personal website of Georg Horner
- Profile and results of Georg Horner in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on April 12, 2020 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Medal winner ÖSTM / ÖM 2014
- ↑ Physiozentrum Salzburg - Preparation Ironman Hawaii, Georg Horner (September 27, 2017)
- ↑ Katrin Lang 3rd at the middle distance state championship
- ^ Result list Ironman Austria
- ↑ Christian Tortorolo and Katrin Lang Duathlon long distance national champions
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Horner, Georg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Horner, Georg Gottfried (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Free City |