Jaroslav Kovačič

0 Jaroslav Kovačič
Personal information
Date of birth	19th July 1984 (age 36)
place of birth	Krško, Slovenia
societies
successes
2014, 2015	2 × Slovenian champion triathlon short distance
2015	Vice European champion long distance triathlon
2015	Slovenian champion triathlon middle distance
2015	Slovenian champion Duathlon short distance
2018	Winner Challenge long distance
2019	3rd place ITU World Championship Triathlon Long Distance
status
active

Jaroslav Kovačič (born July 19, 1984 in Krško ) is a Slovenian triathlete and multiple national champion (2014, 2015). He is Vice European Champion on the long distance triathlon (2015).

Career

In 2011, Kovačič finished 19th at the World Triathlon Long Distance Championship.

In 2014 he became the Slovenian champion on the short distance triathlon and he was able to successfully defend this title in 2015. In 2015, he also became national champion in the short distance duathlon.

Vice-European Champion Long Distance Triathlon 2015

In September 2015 he was runner-up in the European long distance triathlon as part of the Challenge Weymouth . The Challenge Almere-Amsterdam he was in September 2018 after two third ranks in the previous two years with 7:55:44 hours in a personal best on the long distance to decide for themselves and set a new course record.

In May 2019, the then 34-year-old finished third at the World Triathlon Long Distance Championship in Spain. In September he finished second behind the Australian Cameron Litter at Ironman Italy .

Sporting successes

(DNF - Did Not Finish)

Web links

• Profile and results of Jaroslav Kovačič in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on January 4, 2020 (English).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Trumer Triathlon: State Championships over the middle distance (August 5, 2015)
2. ↑ Chiemsee Triathlon: Steger and Sämmler win 4th Chiemsee Triathlon (July 1st, 2015)
3. ↑ DAY OF RECORDS AT CHALLENGE ALMERE (September 8, 2018)
4. ↑ Challenge Weymouth 2015 race report (September 13, 2015)