Markus Forster (triathlete)
  Markus Forster
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 8th April 1975 (age 45) |
| place of birth | Roth, Germany |
| societies | |
| Since 1996 | B-squad of the DTU |
| Until 2008 | Asics Team Witten |
| successes | |
| 1994-1995 | 2 × German junior champion triathlon |
| 1998 | German vice-champion triathlon short distance |
| 2002 | German champion Duathlon short distance |
| 2002 | Vice-European Champion Duathlon short distance |
| 2006 | Ironman winner |
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| Resigned in 2008 | |
Markus Forster (born April 8, 1975 in Roth ) is a former German triathlete and Ironman winner (2006).
Career
Markus Forster was active as a footballer during his school days. In 1988 he was still working as a helper at Challenge Roth - and a few years later he was to start there himself.
German junior triathlon champion 1994
In 1994 he became German junior triathlon champion and he was able to repeat this success in 1995. In 1996 he was appointed to the DTU B-team.
In 2000, after missing the Olympic qualification, he started the Ironman Switzerland for the first time in August on the Ironman distance (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running) and he finished fifth in Zurich.
In 2002 he became German Duathlon Champion on the short distance and Duathlon Vice European Champion. He was able to qualify three times for a starting place at the Ironman Hawaii (World Championship) and achieved his best result with a seventh place in 2002. Forster started for the Asics Team Witten .
In April 2003 he won the Strongman All Japan Triathlon on the long distance and in the following year he was able to successfully defend this title.
Markus Forster won the Ironman Wisconsin in September 2006 . At the end of 2008 he announced the end of his professional career at the turn of the year after 20 years in triathlon.
Markus Forster lives in Burgoberbach in the Central Franconian district of Ansbach and he works as a chimney sweep.
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| June 15, 2008 | 2 | Bonn triathlon |
Bonn
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| June 24, 2007 | 7th | Challenge Roth |
Roth
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08:20:39 | |
| Sep 10 2006 | 1 | Ironman Wisconsin |
 Madison
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09:07:24 | |
| June 11, 2006 | 1 | Kraichgau Triathlon Festival |
Kraichgau
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05:00:10 | Long distance winner |
| 2005 | 21st | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii
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| July 10, 2005 | 3 | Ironman Germany |
Frankfurt am Main
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| 2005 | 1 | Kraichgau Triathlon |
Kraichgau |
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| Apr 25, 2004 | 1 | Strongman All Japan Triathlon |
 Miyakojima
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07:41:23 | |
| 2004 | 8th | Ironman Germany |
Frankfurt am Main |
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| 2003 | 9 | Ironman Germany |
Frankfurt am Main |
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| Apr 20, 2003 | 1 | Strongman All Japan Triathlon |
Miyakojima |
07:40:17 | |
| Oct 19, 2002 | 7th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
08:44:28 | as the third best German |
| 2002 | 7th | Challenge Roth |
Roth |
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| Oct 6, 2001 | 14th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
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| Aug 6, 2000 | 5 | Ironman Switzerland |
 Zurich
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first start at Ironman distance | |
| Aug 30, 1998 | 51 | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
Lausanne
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02:03:04 | |
| July 26, 1998 | 2 | DTU German Championship Triathlon Short Distance |
Frankfurt am Main |
German runner-up on the short distance - behind Lothar Leder | |
| 1997 | 3 | DTU German Championship Triathlon Short Distance |
Xanten |
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| Nov 12, 1995 | 22nd | ITU Triathlon World Championship Junior Men |
 Cancun
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02:01:26 | Junior World Championship |
| July 30, 1995 | 4th | ETU Triathlon European Championship Junior Men |
 Stockholm
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01:53:37 | Junior European Championship |
| 3rd Sep 1995 | 1 | DTU German Championship Triathlon Juniors |
Xanten
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German junior champion triathlon | |
| July 1994 | 1 | DTU German Championship Triathlon Juniors |
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German junior champion triathlon |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| May 25, 2002 | 2 | ETU European Duathlon Championships |
Time
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Duathlon Vice European Champion | |
| 2002 | 1 | DTU German Duathlon Championship |
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German duathlon champion on the short distance | |
| Sep 10 2000 | 1 | Powerman gap |
gap
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05:01:45 |
Web links
- Homepage of Markus Forster
- FrankenWiki - Markus Forster
- Profile and results of Markus Forster in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on October 28, 2018 (English).
- Profile for Markus Forster at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed on November 27, 2014
Individual evidence
- ↑ Markus Forster ends his professional career
- ↑ Markus Forster: Farewell to professional triathlon sport (December 24, 2008)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Forster, Markus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Roth |