Karin Jørgensen (triathlete)
  Karin Jørgensen
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 16th August 1963 (age 57) |
| place of birth | Denmark |
| societies | |
| Until 2001 | Aarhus 1900 triathlon |
| successes | |
| 1997 | ETU European champion long distance |
| status | |
| Resigned in 2001 | |
Karin Jørgensen (born August 16, 1963 ) is a former Danish triathlete . She is European triathlon champion on the long distance (1997).
Career
In August 1997 the then 33-year-old Karin Jørgensen became triathlon European champion in the long distance in Fredericia (3.8 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42.195 km running).
She was able to qualify three times for a starting place at the Ironman Hawaii (Ironman World Championships) and achieved her best result in October 1997 with 12th place.
Jørgensen has not appeared internationally since 2001.
Sporting successes
Long distance triathlon
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 2001 | 2 | Almere triathlon |
 Almere
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Second behind Cora Vlot from the Netherlands | |
| Oct 3, 1998 | 24 | Ironman Hawaii |
 Hawaii
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10:42:35 | |
| Oct 18, 1997 | 12 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
10:26:26 | |
| Aug 2, 1997 | 1 | ETU Long Distance Triathlon European Championships |
Fredericia
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09:49:26 | ETU European champion long distance |
| May 24, 1997 | 3 | Ironman Lanzarote |
 Puerto del Carmen
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behind Paula Newby-Fraser | |
| Oct 26, 1996 | 24 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
10:17:52 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Profile and results of Karin Jørgensen (triathlete) in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on December 9, 2018 (English).
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Jørgensen, Karin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1963 |