Olivier Bernhard
  Olivier Bernhard
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 16th June 1968 (age 52) |
| place of birth | Switzerland |
| Nickname | King of Zofingen |
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| successes | |
| 1991-1993 | 3 × Swiss champion triathlon short distance |
| 1994-2004 | 8 × World Champion Duathlon long distance Powerman |
| 1996, 2000, 2002 | 3 × Swiss champion triathlon long distance |
| 1998, 2000, 2004 | 3 × ITU world champion duathlon long distance |
| 1999 | Swiss champion duathlon long distance |
| 2001, 2002 | 2 × Swiss Champion Duathlon short distance |
| status | |
| Resigned in 2005 | |
Olivier Bernhard (born June 16, 1968 ) is a former Swiss duathlete , triathlete , multiple Swiss champion, duathlon world champion (1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004) and multiple Ironman winner (1998, 2002 and 2003). He is included in the list of Swiss triathletes on the Ironman distance .
Career
Olivier Bernhard started triathlon and duathlon at the same time in 1989.
Swiss champion triathlon short distance 1991
Until 1993 he started mainly over the Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running). Simultaneously with the transfer to the professional camp, Bernhard switched to the long-distance triathlon area.
Swiss champion triathlon long distance 1996
In his active career he won the Ironman Switzerland five times in Zurich and between 1994 and 2004 eight times the Powerman Duathlon Zofingen .
ITU world champion duathlon long distance 1998
In 1998, 2000 and 2004 he was also world champion at the official duathlon world championships over the long distance (first run 10 km, bike distance 158 km, second run 30 km), which earned him the nickname "King of Zofingen".
In 2002 Olivier Bernhard founded his own company for athlete coaching.
Bernhard ended his active career in September 2005. After his active career, he trained the Austrian elite triathlete Peter Schoissengeier and the Swiss elite triathlete Simone Brändli for a few years .
In January 2010 Olivier Bernhard founded the company On AG together with David Allemann and Caspar Coppetti and is involved in the development of running shoes.
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 2004 | 1 | Powerman Zofingen |
Zofingen
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06:26:22 | Powerman world champion on the long distance |
| 2002 | 1 | Powerman Zofingen |
Zofingen |
06:24:37 | Powerman world champion on the long distance |
| 2002 | 1 | Swiss Duathlon Championships |
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Swiss duathlon champion on the short distance | |
| June 3, 2001 | 2 | Powerman Austria |
 Weyer
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| 2001 | 1 | Powerman Zofingen |
Zofingen |
06:32:09 | Powerman world champion on the long distance |
| 2001 | 1 | Swiss Duathlon Championships |
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Swiss duathlon champion on the short distance | |
| 2000 | 1 | Powerman Zofingen |
Zofingen |
06:23:10 | Powerman world champion on the long distance |
| 4th July 1999 | 1 | Powerman Austria |
Weyer |
03:14:52 | 14 km running, 76 km cycling and 7 km running |
| 1999 | 1 | Powerman Zofingen |
Zofingen |
06:32:05 | Powerman world champion on the long distance |
| 1999 | 1 | Swiss Duathlon Championships long distance |
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Swiss long-distance duathlon champion | |
| June 7, 1998 | 1 | Powerman Zofingen |
Zofingen |
06:22:03 | Powerman world champion on the long distance |
| June 1, 1997 | 3 | Powerman Zofingen |
Zofingen |
06:36:26 | Third behind the winner Urs Dellsperger |
| 1996 | 1 | Powerman Zofingen |
Zofingen |
06:47:21 | Powerman world champion on the long distance |
| 1994 | 1 | Powerman Zofingen |
Zofingen |
06:19:44 | Victory in the long distance duathlon and thus Powerman World Champion (10 km first run, 150 km bike route and 30 km second run) |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| July 17, 2005 | 2 | Ironman Switzerland |
Zurich
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08:29:49 | |
| Nov 6, 2004 | 2 | Ironman Florida |
 Panama City
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08:35:30 | Second behind the Canadian Tom Evans |
| July 25, 2004 | 1 | Ironman Switzerland |
Zurich |
08:16:06 | |
| July 27, 2003 | 1 | Ironman Switzerland |
Zurich |
08:27:05 | |
| 1st Mar 2003 | 2 | Ironman New Zealand |
 Taupo
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08:30:02 | |
| July 21, 2002 | 1 | Ironman Switzerland |
Zurich |
08:33:00 | |
| Apr 7, 2002 | 2 | Ironman Australia |
 Ranger
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08:26:05 | |
| 2002 | 1 | Swiss triathlon championships long distance |
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| Nov 10, 2001 | 3 | Ironman Florida |
Panama City |
08:29:57 | |
| Aug 26, 2001 | 2 | Ironman Canada |
 Penticton
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08:33:23 | |
| Aug 6, 2000 | 1 | Ironman Switzerland |
Zurich |
08:12:27 | personal best time on the Ironman distance |
| 2000 | 1 | Swiss triathlon championships long distance |
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| 4th Mar 2000 | 3 | Ironman New Zealand |
Taupo |
08:29:25 | |
| Oct 23, 1999 | 5 | Ironman Hawaii |
Kailua-Kona
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08:27:12 | |
| Aug 1, 1999 | 2 | Ironman Switzerland |
Zurich |
08:35:52 | |
| Aug 2, 1998 | 1 | Ironman Switzerland |
Zurich |
08:23:07 | |
| 15th Mar 1998 | 3 | Ironman New Zealand |
Auckland
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08:49:27 | |
| Aug 11, 1996 | 1 | Swiss triathlon championships long distance |
Zurich
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Second at the Euroman behind the German Alexander Taubert - and thus Swiss triathlon champion in the long distance | |
| Oct. 1, 1995 | 8th | ITU Triathlon Long Distance World Championships |
 Nice
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05:54:48 | |
| Oct 1, 1994 | 1 | Almere triathlon |
 Almere
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08:28:37 | Olivier Bernhard achieved his first victory in the long distance triathlon in Almere (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running). |
| 1993 | 1 | Swiss triathlon championships |
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| Sep 12 1992 | 18th | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
Huntsville
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01:51:23 | |
| 1992 | 1 | Swiss triathlon championships |
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| 1991 | 1 | Swiss triathlon championships |
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Swiss triathlon champion on the Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 9 km running) |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Profile for Olivier Bernhard at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed on June 30, 2014
- Profile and results of Olivier Bernhard in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on September 2, 2017 (English).
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bernhard, Olivier |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1968 |