Philippe Méthion

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Triathlon
FranceFrance 0 Philippe Méthion
Personal information
Date of birth 13th September 1964 (age 55)
place of birth France
societies
Until 1996 Poissy triathlon
successes
1987-1994 8 × national champion triathlon short distance
1987 Vice European champion triathlon short distance
1986-1996 3 × national champion triathlon long distance
status
Resigned in 1996

Philippe Méthion (born September 13, 1964 ) is a former French triathlete and multiple national triathlon champion.

Career

In 1987, Philippe Méthion was runner-up in the triathlon short distance in Marseilles. In Finland he finished third at the European Championships in the middle distance in 1992.

In 1995 he was fourth in the Triathlon International de Nice at the World Long Distance Championship.

Philippe Méthion was French triathlon champion eleven times between 1987 and 1996: he won the title eight times in the sprint and short distance and three more times in the medium and long distance.

In 1996 the then 43-year-old declared his active time over.

Sporting successes

Triathlon sprint and short distance
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
  1994 1 FRA Triathlon National Championships CD FranceFrance Quiberon French national triathlon champion
04th July 1993 13 ETU Short Distance Triathlon European Championships LuxembourgLuxembourg Echternach 01:57:10 European championship on the Olympic distance
  1993 1 FRA Triathlon National Championships CD FranceFrance Mur-de-Barrez French national triathlon champion
Sep 12 1992 21st ITU Short Distance Triathlon World Championships CanadaCanada Huntsville 01:51:34
05th July 1992 14th ETU Triathlon European Championships BelgiumBelgium Lommel 01:52:00 Fourth in the team classification in the French team with Remy Rampteau and Eric Lacaze
May 24, 1992 2 Triathlon European Cup FranceFrance Pau 01:52:35 Second behind the Belgian Didier Volckaert
  1992 1 FRA Triathlon National Championships CD FranceFrance Choisy-le-Roi French national triathlon champion
  1991 1 FRA Triathlon National Championships CD FranceFrance Versailles French national triathlon champion
  1991 1 FRA Triathlon National Championships Sprint FranceFrance Pont-à-Mousson French national triathlon champion on the sprint distance
Sep 15 1990 15th ITU Triathlon World Championships United StatesUnited States Orlando 01:54:43 ITU Triathlon World Championship on the short distance
Aug 26, 1990 14th ETU Short Distance Triathlon European Championships AustriaAustria Linz 01:52:54
  1990 1 FRA Triathlon National Championships CD FranceFrance Mâcon French national triathlon champion
  1989 1 FRA Triathlon National Championships CD FranceFrance French national triathlon champion
1987 2 ETU Short Distance Triathlon European Championships FranceFrance Marseille Vice European Triathlon Champion
  1987 1 FRA Triathlon National Championships CD FranceFrance French national triathlon champion
Triathlon medium and long distance
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
June 23, 1996 1 FRA Triathlon National Championships LD FranceFrance Perros-Guirec 05:51:01 Triathlon state champion long distance (4 km swimming, 120 km cycling and 30 km running)
0Oct. 1, 1995 4th ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships FranceFrance Nice 05:52:03 at the Triathlon International de Nice
0Aug 1, 1992 3 ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships FinlandFinland Joroinen 03:39:22 European Championship half distance
  1992 3 FRA Triathlon National Championships MD FranceFrance Arcachon State championship middle distance (2.5 km swimming, 80 km cycling and 20 km running); behind Yves Cordier
  1987 2 FRA Triathlon National Championships LD FranceFrance Vice State Champion
  1986 1 FRA Triathlon National Championships LD FranceFrance
  1986 1 FRA Triathlon National Championships MD FranceFrance French national triathlon champion middle distance

(DNF - Did Not Finish )

Web links

  • Profile and results of Philippe Méthion in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on December 10, 2018 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Championnat de France de triathlon: Philippe Méthion pour la 13ème fois
personal data
SURNAME Méthion, Philippe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French duathlete and triathlete
DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1964