Stéphan Bignet
  Stéphan Bignet
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 29th June 1971 (age 49) |
| place of birth | Speyer, Germany |
| size | 180 cm |
| Weight | 71 kg |
| societies | |
| successes | |
| 1993 | French champion triathlon sprint distance |
| 2000 | French champion triathlon short distance |
| 2005, 2008 | 2 × French champion triathlon middle distance |
| 2007 | French champion long distance triathlon |
| 2007 | Winner Ironman 70.3 |
| status | |
| resigned | |
Stéphan Bignet (born June 29, 1971 in Speyer ) is a former French triathlete . He is an Olympian (2000) and multiple triathlon state champion.
Career
In 1993, Stéphan Bignet was French champion on the triathlon sprint distance.
The then 29-year-old started the first triathlon as part of the 2000 Summer Olympics and finished 31st in 1:51:12 h (Olympic distance: 1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running).
In August 2007 he won the first edition of the Ironman 70.3 Germany (1.9 km swimming, 90 km cycling and 21.1 km running). At the ITU World Championship in the Netherlands in 2008 on the long-distance triathlon, he finished sixth behind his compatriot Julien Loy .
He has not appeared internationally since 2014.
Private
His younger brother Frank (* 1973) was also active as a triathlete and in 2003 - three years after Stéphan - also became the French short distance triathlon champion.
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 2006 | 3 | FRA Triathlon National Championships |
Rennes
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State Championship | |
| 2001 | 3 | FRA Triathlon National Championships |
Lac de Vassivière |
State Championship | |
| 2000 | 1 | FRA Triathlon National Championships |
Lac de Vassivière |
State champion short distance | |
| 16 Sep 2000 | 31 | 2000 Summer Olympics |
 Sydney
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01:51:12 | at the first triathlon at the Olympic Games |
| 1993 | 1 | FRA Sprint Distance Triathlon National Championships |
Lac de Vassivière |
State champion sprint distance | |
| 1992 | 3 | FRA Sprint Distance Triathlon National Championships |
Choisy-le-Roi |
State championship sprint distance |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| July 6, 2014 | 5 | FRA Long Distance Triathlon National Championships |
Graveline |
04:13:34 | French championship on the long distance |
| Aug 30, 2008 | 6th | ITU Triathlon Long Distance World Championships |
 Almere
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05:50:34 | World Championship Triathlon Long Distance; behind Julien Loy |
| June 1, 2008 | 1 | FRA Middle Distance Triathlon National Championships |
Lorient |
State champion middle distance | |
| 8 Sep 2007 | 1 | FRA Long Distance Triathlon National Championships |
Gerardmer
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National champion long distance, at the Triathlon de Gérardmer | |
| Aug 19, 2007 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Germany |
 Wiesbaden
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04:06:53 | |
| 2005 | 1 | FRA Middle Distance Triathlon National Championships |
Lorient |
State champion middle distance | |
| 1998 | 3 | FRA Middle Distance Triathlon National Championships |
Lorient |
State champion middle distance | |
| 1995 | 2 | FRA Long Distance Triathlon National Championships |
Lac de Vouglans |
Vice national champion long distance |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 2010 | 3 | FRA Aquathlon National Championships |
Gray (Haute-Saône)
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01:00:45 | French National Aquathlon Championship |
Web links
- Profile and results of Stéphan Bignet in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on June 19, 2020 (English).
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bignet, Stéphan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bignet, Stephan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Speyer |