Matt Trautman

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Personal information
Date of birth 20th February 1985 (age 35)
place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Nickname Matty
societies
successes
2014, 2018 2 × winners Ironman Wales
2015-2020 6 × winners Ironman 70.3
status
active

Matthew Trautman (born February 20, 1985 in Cape Town ) is a South African triathlete and two-time Ironman winner (2014, 2018).

Career

Matt Trautman has been a professional athlete since 2014. He is trained by Brett Sutton . Since the nickname is "Matty". In September he won the Ironman Wales on the long distance (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running) .

He started the 2015 season successfully with a win in January at Ironman 70.3 South Africa .

In January 2017, he sustained spinal injuries in an accident while training. In 2018, the then 33-year-old was able to win Ironman Wales again after 2014 and set a new course record with his winning time of 8:53:21 h. In January 2020 he won the Ironman 70.3 South Africa for the fourth time.

Matt Trautman has been married since 2015 and lives with his wife in Cape Town.

Sporting successes

Triathlon short and medium distance
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
Jan. 26, 2020 1 Ironman 70.3 South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa East London 04:02:59 fourth win
25 Aug 2019 2 Trans Vorarlberg Triathlon AustriaAustria Bregenz 04:47:19
Jan. 27, 2019 2 Ironman 70.3 South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa East London 03:54:52
Jan. 28, 2018 1 Ironman 70.3 South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa East London 04:09:19
Nov 25, 2017 5 Ironman 70.3 Bahrain BahrainBahrain Manama 03:49:19
June 12, 2016 1 Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire United KingdomUnited Kingdom Staffordshire 03:56:28
Jan. 24, 2016 1 Ironman 70.3 South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa East London 04:01:52 successful title defense with a new course record
Sep 20 2015 1 Ironman 70.3 Incheon Korea Korea SouthSouth Korea Incheon 03:57:52
Aug 30, 2015 15th Ironman 70.3 World Championships AustriaAustria Zell am See 04:04:37 Ironman 70.3 World Championships
Jan. 25, 2015 1 Ironman 70.3 South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa East London 04:04:35
31 Aug 2014 3 Ironman 70.3 Zell am See-Kaprun AustriaAustria Zell am See
Jan. 26, 2014 11 Ironman 70.3 South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa East London 04:14:37
Long distance triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
Sep 14 2019 1 ETU Challenge Long Distance Triathlon European Championships NetherlandsNetherlands Almere 07:50:15 Track record at the Challenge Almere-Amsterdam
0Sep 9 2018 1 Ironman Wales United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tenby 08:53:21
29 Mar 2015 4th Ironman South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa Port Elizabeth 08:37:21
Sep 14 2014 1 Ironman Wales United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tenby 09:07:28 Winner with a new course record on the bike distance
0Apr 6, 2014 5 Ironman South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa Port Elizabeth 08:48:25

(DNF - Did Not Finish )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Swallow towering, Trautman surprised (January 26, 2015)
  2. ↑ Daniela Ryf continues her winning streak (August 25, 2019)
  3. ↑ Trautman and van Vlerken awesome in Almere (September 14, 2019)
personal data
SURNAME Trautman, Matt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Trautman, Matthew (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African triathlete and Ironman winner (2014)
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Cape Town