Péter Kropkó
Péter Kropkó | |
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Personal information | |
Date of birth | 1st September 1963 (age 56) |
place of birth | Miskolc, Hungary |
societies | |
successes | |
1995 | Vice-European Champion Duathlon short distance |
1996-2004 | 5 × Ironman winner |
status | |
resigned |
Péter Kropkó (born September 1, 1963 in Miskolc ) is a former Hungarian duathlete and triathlete .
Career
Kropkó has been participating in Ironman competitions since 1988 and was the first Hungarian to qualify for the World Championship in Hawaii ( Ironman Hawaii ) at the first Ironman Europe in Roth .
In 1995 he became vice-European champion on the short distance duathlon.
At almost 41 years of age, Kropkó won a long-distance triathlon in Japan in July 2004. Péter Kropkó was able to finish an Ironman over the long distance as the winner five times (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running). He has not appeared internationally since 2015.
He lives in Budapest with his wife . Their children, Márta (* 2003), Marci and the younger twin children are also active in the triathlon.
Sporting successes
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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July 17, 2005 | 9 | Ironman Switzerland | Zurich | 08:58:43 | |
2005 | 23 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 08:46:41 | |
2005 | 2 | Ironman Japan | Goto Islands | 08:51:52 | |
2004 | 1 | Ironman Japan | Goto Islands | 08:45:39 | |
2003 | 2 | Strongman All Japan Triathlon | Miyakojima | 07:50:09 | |
2003 | 3 | Almere triathlon | Almere | 08:34:47 | |
Apr 21, 2002 | 1 | Strongman All Japan Triathlon | Miyakojima | 07:51:22 | |
Aug 5, 2001 | 1 | Ironman Switzerland | Zurich | 08:29:49 | Péter Kropkó wins for the second time in Zurich . |
Apr 15, 2001 | 1 | Strongman All Japan Triathlon | Miyako Islands | 07:33:43 | Winner alongside Megumi Shigaki in the women |
Aug 6, 2000 | 2 | Ironman Switzerland | Zurich | 08:21:05 | |
2000 | 7th | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 08:39:18 | |
2000 | 1 | Strongman All Japan Triathlon | Miyakojima | 07: 40.25 | |
Aug 1, 1999 | 1 | Ironman Switzerland | Zurich | 08:32:51 | |
1999 | 1 | Strongman All Japan Triathlon | Miyakojima | 07:30:05 | |
Aug 2, 1998 | 3 | Ironman Switzerland | Zurich | 08:33:14 | |
1997 | 1 | Yanmar Ironman Japan | Lake Biwa | A few hundred meters from the finish line, Péter Kropkó was able to overtake the American Michael McCormack , who had been leading for a long time . | |
1996 | 7th | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 08:34:55 | |
June 30, 1996 | 1 | Yanmar Ironman Japan | Lake Biwa | 08:50:50 | |
1995 | DNF | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | - | |
July 9, 1995 | 4th | Ironman Europe | Roth | 08:29:36 | |
July 10, 1994 | 2 | Ironman Europe | Roth | 08:03:35 | second place behind the German Jürgen Zäck with a new personal best time on the long distance |
July 10, 1993 | 3 | Ironman Europe | Roth | ||
1993 | 15th | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 08:37:25 | |
1993 | 3 | Ironman New Zealand | Taupo | 08:44:52 | |
5th Sep 1992 | 1 | Austria triathlon | Podersdorf | Due to the weather, the competition had to be held as a duathlon. | |
1991 | 4th | Ironman New Zealand | Taupo | ||
July 13, 1991 | 3 | Ironman Europe | Roth | ||
July 14, 1990 | 2 | Ironman Europe | Roth | ||
1988 | 40 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | ||
July 30, 1988 | 5 | Ironman Europe | Roth | Qualification for the World Long Distance Championship in Hawaii |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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1995 | 2 | ETU Duathlon European Championships | Veszprém | Vice European champion behind the Swiss Urs Dellsperger |
DNF - Did Not Finish
Web link
- Homepage of Péter Kropkó ( Memento of June 4, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- Péter Kropkó in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
- Profile for Péter Kropkó at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed on May 14, 2014
- Profile and results of Péter Kropkó in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on February 5, 2020 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Perseverance Paid Off For Ironman Japan Winners Kropkó, Hori ( Memento from December 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Triathlon: Ironman Switzerland - Deuxième succès de Peter Kropko
- ↑ Strongman Triathlon Results (April 15, 2001)
- ↑ Duathlon - European Championships
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kropkó, Péter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian duathlete and triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1963 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Miskolc |