Heinz Planitzer

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AustriaAustria 0 Heinz Planitzer
Personal information
Date of birth 20th July 1968 (age 52)
place of birth Admont, Austria
societies
successes
1998, 2003, 2005 3 × national champion winter triathlon
2004 National champion Duathlon short distance
2005 National champion duathlon long distance
status
Resigned in 2009

Heinz Planitzer (born July 20, 1968 in Admont ) is a former Austrian duathlete and winter triathlete .

Career

Between 1988 and 2005, Heinz Planitzer was national champion in running, duathlon and winter triathlon several times.

Third European Championship Winter Triathlon 2008

At the European Winter Triathlon Championships he was third in February 2008 and fourth at the World Championships three weeks later.
Together with Sigi Bauer and Werner Uran, he became team world champion in 2008.

As one of the favorites for the World Championship, he had to retire from competitive sports in August 2009 after a torn Achilles tendon .

Planitzer lives in Admont , is now active as a trainer and looks after the triathletes Lisa Hütthaler (since 2011) and Sina Hinteregger , among others .

Sporting successes

Winter triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
09 Mar 2008 4th ITU Winter Triathlon European Cup ItalyItaly Times 01:23:53 behind the winner, his compatriot Sigi Bauer
Feb 23, 2008 4th ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships GermanyGermany Freudenstadt 01:40:09 at the CoolMan
0Feb. 1, 2008 3 ETU Winter Triathlon European Championships AustriaAustria Gaishorn at the lake 01:21:09 Gold for Austria in the team competition - together with Sigi Bauer and Werner Uran
0Feb 9, 2007 6th ETU Winter Triathlon European Championships LiechtensteinLiechtenstein web 01:19:42 6 km running, 10 km mountain biking and 9.3 km cross-country skiing
04th Mar 2006 8th ETU Winter Triathlon European Championships ItalyItaly Schilpario 01:29:46
  2005 1 ÖTRV Winter Triathlon State Championship AustriaAustria Kaprun
  2003 1 ÖTRV Winter Triathlon State Championship AustriaAustria Iron ore
  1988 1 ÖTRV Winter Triathlon State Championship AustriaAustria
Duathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
04th Sep 2005 1 ÖTRV Duathlon long distance state championship AustriaAustria Weyer 03:19:34 Powerman Austria - as the first Austrian winner in a duathlon long distance competition
Apr 24, 2004 1 ÖTRV Duathlon short distance state championship AustriaAustria Vienna State champion duathlon at the Vienna Man Duathlon
Oct 25, 2003 23 ETU Duathlon European Championships ItalyItaly Varallo 01:52:07 European Duathlon Championship on the short distance

(DNF - Did Not Finish )

Web links

  • Heinz Planitzer's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on August 14, 2018 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Planitzer ends career (July 20, 2009)
  2. ↑ Precious metals in bulk - Winter Triathlon EM in Gaishorn
  3. ↑ Planitzer wins Powerman Austria (September 4, 2005)
personal data
SURNAME Planitzer, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian triathlete
DATE OF BIRTH 20th July 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Admont