Hannes Köppen
Johannes Köppen (* 1957 in Herne ) is a German triathlete . He was amateur world champion in paratriathlon on the Ironman distance and the Ironman 70.3 distance.
Life
During his military service, Köppen found his way through football to endurance sport. During an aid operation, at the age of 26, he was hit by a car on a hard shoulder of a motorway and has been paraplegic ever since. He studied biology and was awarded a Dr. rer. nat. PhD . Later he mainly devoted himself to sport.
In 1997 he started his first triathlon. In 2005 he was the first German wheelchair athlete to complete an Ironman distance with 11:50:34.
From 2006 to 2008 there were three participations in the Ironman Hawaii . In 2007 and 2008 he became world champion in the handbike class in Hawaii in 11:29:15 hours and 11:16:43 hours.
In 2009 he successfully took part in the Race Across America with a handbike team (Team Can Be Venture: Hannes Köppen, Vico Merklein , Carlos Moleda ( fr ), Patrick Doak ). In a time of 8 days, 9 hours and 19 minutes, a handbike team was able to complete the 5000 km for the first time within the official time limit of 9 days for cyclists.
Web links
- Tim Bauszus: Ironman: Handbike world champion Hannes Köppen says goodbye to Hawaii. In: Ruhr news. October 7, 2008
- Harsewinkel record holder Hannes Köppen qualified for Hawaii. trispeed.de, July 11, 2006
- David Mache: Iron man with a fighter heart. derwesten.de, October 18, 2007
- Richard Leipold: Arms made of iron. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. January 5, 2008
- Dr. Hannes Köppen (interview) , handbikesport.de, May 15, 2009
Individual evidence
- ^ Matthias Dix: Hannes Köppen Ironman World Champion. ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. outrun.de, October 17, 2007
- ↑ Mara Thellmann: Disabled people can also be extreme athletes. dw.de, January 20, 2011
- ↑ Results - OstseeMan Triathlon Glücksburg 2005 (Handicap) stgk.de, August 7, 2005
- ↑ 10/13/2007 Results: IRONMAN World Championship (PC Category) ironman.com
- ↑ 10/11/2008 Results: IRONMAN World Championship (PC Category) ironman.com
- ↑ Hannes Köppen through the USA in a racing wheelchair. triwit.de
- ↑ Fran Arfaras profiles 2008 Men's Handcycle Champion Hans Koeppen, Duisburg, Germany. ironman.com, September 8, 2009
- ↑ RAAM 2009 Final Results raceacrossamerica.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Köppen, Hannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Köppen, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Herne |