Rasmus Henning
  Rasmus Henning
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 13th November 1975 (age 44) |
| place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| size | 187 cm |
| Weight | 71 kg |
| societies | |
| successes | |
| 2001 | Vice world champion triathlon long distance |
| 2004 | European champion triathlon short distance |
| 2009 | European champion long distance triathlon |
| 2009 | Ironman winner |
| 2011–2012 | 2 × winners Ironman 70.3 |
| status | |
| Resigned in 2012 | |
Rasmus Henning (born November 13, 1975 in Copenhagen ) is a former Danish triathlete and two-time Olympic athlete (2004, 2008).
Career
Henning started triathlon in 1998 and in April 2004 he became the European triathlon champion on the short distance.
In August 2001 he was runner-up in the long-distance triathlon.
Rasmus Henning started in 2004 (7th place) and 2008 (8th place) for Denmark at the Olympic Games.
In 2008 Rasmus Henning switched from the short to the long distance and in 2009 he became the European triathlon champion on the long distance. In September 2012 he announced his resignation and announced that he wanted to contest his last race as a professional triathlete at the Ironman Hawaii. Today Henning works as a trainer.
Rasmus Henning lives in Farum with his wife and their two daughters .
Sporting successes
Triathlon short and medium distance
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| July 29, 2012 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Calgary |
 Calgary
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| July 8, 2012 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Norway |
 Haugesund
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03:54:31 | |
| Apr 14, 2012 | 1 | Challenge Fuerteventura |
 Fuerteventura
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04:32:41 | Title defense on the half distance |
| Aug 21, 2011 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Timberman |
 New Hampshire
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| May 1, 2011 | 1 | Challenge Fuerteventura |
Fuerteventura |
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| Apr 10, 2011 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Texas |
Galveston Island
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03:46:47 | |
| Apr 3, 2011 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 California |
Oceanside
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03:56:11 | behind the American Andy Potts |
| 27 Mar 2010 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 California |
Oceanside |
04:02:07 | |
| Aug 19, 2008 | 8th | Olympic Summer Games |
 Beijing
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01: 49: 57.47 | |
| June 21, 2008 | 1 | Hy-Vee Triathlon |
Des Moines
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01:54:21 | |
| Aug 26, 2004 | 7th | 2004 Summer Olympics |
 Athens
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01: 52: 37.32 | |
| July 3, 2004 | 2 | ETU Triathlon European Cup |
 Holten
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01:50:14 | Second behind the Belgian Eric Van der Linden |
| Apr 18, 2004 | 1 | ETU Triathlon European Championships |
Valencia
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01:48:09 | European champion on the short distance |
| 2004 | 1 | Holsten City Man |
 Hamburg
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01: 47: 41.5 |
Long distance triathlon
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Oct 13, 2012 | 22nd | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii
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08:53:39 | |
| May 19, 2012 | 7th | Ironman Texas |
The Woodlands
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08:37:23 | |
| Nov 21, 2010 | 2 | Ironman Arizona |
Tempe
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08:10:58 | |
| Oct 9, 2010 | 24 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
08:41:18 | |
| July 18, 2010 | 1 | Challenge Roth |
Roth
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07:52:36 | |
| 13 Mar 2010 | 3 | Abu Dhabi International Triathlon |
 Abu Dhabi
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06:36:07 | 3 km swimming, 200 km cycling and 20 km running |
| Oct 10, 2009 | 5 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii
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08:28:17 | First start for Rasmus Henning at the Long Distance World Championships - with a broken hand |
| Aug 8, 2009 | 1 | ETU Long Distance Triathlon European Championships |
 Prague
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Rasmus Henning was next to Virginia Berasategui in the women's European champion in the long distance (4 km swimming, 120 km cycling and 30 km running). | |
| Apr 19, 2009 | 1 | Ironman China |
Jixian
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08:53:20 | In his Ironman debut, Henning wins with a lead of over 30 minutes over the runner-up, the Swiss Patrick Wallimann . |
| Aug 5, 2001 | 2 | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships |
Fredericia
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08:25:46 | Vice-world champion on the long distance, behind his compatriot Peter Sandvang |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Publications
- Rasmus Henning: PRO: Success is more than hard training. A diary spomedis Hamburg 2012 ISBN 978-3-936376-79-1
Web links
- Rasmus Henning's homepage ( Memento from March 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- Profile for Rasmus Henning at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed on July 25, 2014
- Rasmus Henning's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on September 25, 2018 (English).
- Rasmus Henning in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Triatlonový Šampion trénoval v Praze na Havaj
- ^ Farewell to professional sports - Rasmus Henning resigns , TriMag, September 20, 2012
- ↑ Challenge Fuerteventura: Rasmus Henning defends his title (April 14, 2012)
- ^ Potts and Carfrae Sprint to Oceanside Titles
- ↑ 2004 Holten ETU Triathlon European Cup , Triathlon.org
- ^ Verena Reich and Lutz Wagner: Hamburg celebrates the Triathlon Festival. In: Hamburger Abendblatt . September 6, 2004, accessed July 25, 2014 .
- ↑ Kai Baumgartner: Abu Dhabi International Triathlon: rendezvous of the Ironman stars in the land of the sheikhs . In: 3athlon.de . March 10, 2010. Archived from the original on March 12, 2010.
- ↑ ETU EM long distance , tri2b.com
- ↑ Ironman China 2009: Rasmus Henning wins superior , Triathlon.de
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Henning, Rasmus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |