Jesper Svensson
Jesper Svensson (born August 2, 1990 in Uddevalla ) is a Swedish triathlete . He is a two-time Ironman winner (2018).
Career
Jesper Svensson starts for the Uddevalla CK Triathlon club . In June 2017 he was sixth in the middle distance at the European Triathlon Championships as part of the Challenge Herning in Denmark.
With the Ironman Brasil , he won his first Ironman race in May 2018 (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running). In October, the then 28-year-old won the Ironman Barcelona and set a personal best on the Ironman distance with his winning time of 8:05:56.
Sporting successes
Triathlon sprint, short and middle distance
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Oct 29, 2017 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Austin | Austin | Second behind Franz Löschke | |
June 10, 2017 | 6th | ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships | Herning | 03:57:15 | European championship on the middle distance as part of the Challenge Herning |
Sep 11 2016 | 9 | Ironman 70.3 Rügen | Binz | 04:01:29 | |
July 18, 2015 | 6th | SWE Triathlon National Championships | Västerås | 02:12:21 | behind Gabriel Sandör |
Aug 9, 2014 | 6th | SWE Sprint Triathlon National Championships | Malmo | 01:07:39 |
Long distance triathlon
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Nov 2, 2019 | 8th | Ironman Florida | Panama City | 08:07:02 | |
Oct 12, 2019 | 37 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:00:53 | |
7th July 2019 | 2 | Challenge Roth | Roth | 08:02:20 | |
Dec 2, 2018 | 4th | Ironman Mar del Plata | Mar del Plata | 07:46:39 | Swimming shortened to 1.9 km |
Oct 7, 2018 | 1 | Ironman Barcelona | Calella | 08:05:56 | personal best time on the Ironman distance |
May 27, 2018 | 1 | Ironman Brazil | Florianópolis | 08:08:07 |
Swim & Run
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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29 Sep 2018 | 1 | Swimrun World Championship | Stockholm archipelago | 07:58:06 | new course record in the team with Daniel Hansson |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Profile and results of Jesper Svensson in the ITU database on Triathlon.org , accessed on November 30, 2019 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jesper Svensson (accessed December 2, 2018)
- ↑ Patrick Dirksmeier is ETU European Champion (June 11, 2017)
- ^ Two Breakthrough Wins at Ironman Brazil
- ↑ Dirksmeier is ETU European Champion (June 11, 2017)
- ↑ Course record and rough conditions at the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Championship 2017 (September 4, 2017)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Svensson, Jesper |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd August 1990 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Uddevalla , Sweden |