Nina Derron
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Personal information | |
Date of birth | 22nd February 1993 (age 27) |
place of birth | Zurich , Switzerland |
societies | |
Current | Swiss triathlon |
successes | |
2011 | Swiss Junior Triathlon Champion |
2011 | Junior Swiss Champion Duathlon |
2012 | Swiss Junior Champion Road Run 10 km |
2018 | Winner Ironman 70.3 |
2019 | Second ironman |
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active |
Nina Derron (born February 22, 1993 in Zurich ) is a Swiss triathlete . She is the Swiss Junior Triathlon, Duathlon and road run over 10 km. She is included in the list of Swiss women triathletes on the Ironman distance .
Career
Nina Derron studies health sciences and technology at the ETH Zurich.
Junior Swiss Champion Triathlon and Duathlon 2011
In 2011, Nina Derron became Swiss champion among the juniors in triathlon (750 m swimming, 20 km cycling and 5 km running) as well as in duathlon. In 2012 she became the Swiss Junior Champion in the 10 km road race.
In August 2016, she finished 13th as the best Swiss woman at the Ironman 70.3 European Championships in Wiesbaden. At the EDF Alpe d'Huez triathlon , the then 24-year-old finished fourth in the long-distance triathlon in the French Alps in July 2017 (2.2 km swimming, 118 km cycling and 20 km running).
In February 2018 she achieved her first victory in the middle distance at the Ironman 70.3 Geelong (1.9 km swimming, 90 km cycling and 21.1 km running). In October she was fifth in the European Championships on the middle distance in Ibiza.
In April 2019 she was second at the Ironman 70.3 Marbella and in July also second on the long distance in Spain at the first Ironman Vitoria-Gasteiz .
She is trained by Susie Langley and Brett Sutton . With the change to the long distance, your goal is a starting position at the Ironman Hawaii . Nina Derron lives in Zurich and studies health sciences and technology at the ETH Zurich.
Private
Nina Derron comes from a sporty family - her grandfather was already a Swiss swimmer. Her two younger sisters Julie Derron (* 1996) and Michelle Derron (* 1994) are also active as triathletes in the World Cup.
Sporting successes
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Feb. 4, 2018 | 4th | Hell of the West Triathlon |
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04:11:04 | |
6 Aug 2017 | 3 | St. Moritz Triathlon |
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Third behind Laura Philipp and Bárbara Riveros Díaz (500 m swimming, 20 km cycling and 6.6 km running) | |
23 May 2017 | 1 | Frauenfeld triathlon |
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01: 41.25 | |
14 Aug 2016 | 13 | Ironman 70.3 Germany |
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04:55:38 | best Swiss woman at the Ironman 70.3 European Championships |
23rd July 2016 | 3 | 5150 Zurich |
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Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Oct 12, 2019 | 27 | Ironman Hawaii |
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09:46:27 | |
14th July 2019 | 2 | Ironman Vitoria-Gasteiz |
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09:05:33 | personal best time on the Ironman distance at the first edition |
May 25, 2019 | 6th | Ironman Lanzarote |
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10:20:41 | |
27 Apr 2019 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Marbella |
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04:39:13 | |
Oct 28, 2018 | 5 | ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships |
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03:17:39 | European Championship on the half distance |
16 Sep 2018 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Nice |
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04:50:12 | |
26 Aug 2018 | 4th | Trans Vorarlberg Triathlon |
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04: 27: 57.6 | |
29th July 2018 | 6th | Ironman Switzerland |
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09:31:50 | |
15th July 2018 | 1 | TriStar111 Rorschach |
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04:06:17 | 1 km swimming, 100 km cycling and 10 km running |
Feb. 18, 2018 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Geelong |
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04:26:12 | |
14 Aug 2017 | 1 | Schaffhausen triathlon |
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Long distance winner | |
July 27, 2017 | 4th | Triathlon EDF Alpe d'Huez |
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06:58:57 | on the long distance (2.2 km swimming, 118 km cycling and 20 km running) behind the winner Tine Deckers from Belgium |
June 11, 2017 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Switzerland |
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04:28:02 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Official website of the "Derron Sisters"
- Nina Derron's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on May 13, 2020 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nina Derron, class W4i - 2011 Swiss triathlon champion among the juniors! (August 30, 2011)
- ↑ The sportiest flat share in Switzerland: The three Derron sisters have big plans in the triathlon (May 21, 2017)
- ↑ Max Neumann, Sarah Crowley win Hell of the West (February 4, 2018)
- ↑ ALP D´HUEZ TRIATHLON: CHRISTIAN KRAMER IS THE FIRST GERMAN TO WIN THE L-DISTANCE (July 27, 2017)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Derron, Nina |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1993 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |