Stefan Schlett

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Stefan Schlett, 2008
Stefan Schlett, 2008
Personal information
Date of birth 31st January 1962 (age 58)
place of birth Kleinostheim, Germany
societies
successes
1988 Winner Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio 1300 Mile Race
1999 Winner Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio 1000 Mile Race
status
inactive

Stefan Schlett (born January 31, 1962 in Kleinostheim near Aschaffenburg ) is a German extreme athlete . He does ultra-long distance running, skydiving, triathlon and mountaineering.

Sporting successes

Stefan Schlett is one of two people in the world who has crossed three continents on foot in a competition: America 1992, Australia 2001, Europe 2003 . He is also the first German to run a marathon on all seven continents and holds German records in the ultramarathon from 1000 kilometers to 1300 miles. He finished second at the world premiere in the Deca triathlon (10 times the Ironman distance) in Monterrey. He is the first runner to run the highest ( Mount Everest / Nepal ), the deepest ( Sea of ​​Galilee / Israel ), the northernmost ( Spitsbergen / Norway ) and the southernmost ( Antarctica ) marathon.

He has been a specialist journalist for 30 years and has published more than 400 reports in print and online magazines in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. He was the first German participant in many well-known events ( Badwater Ultramarathon , Western States Endurance Run , 1000-Mile Run New York, Tough Guy Race , Grand Raid ) and made them known as a pioneer in German-speaking countries through his publications.

Placements (selection)

  • 1988: Winner of the Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio 1300 Mile Race, the predecessor of the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race
  • 1989: Third in the Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio 1300 Mile Race
  • 1991: Fifth in the Badwater Ultramarathon
  • 1992: Fifth in the Swiss Ultra Marathon
  • 1993: Runner-up in the Gibson Ranch 6-Day Classic
  • 1998: Second on the first stage of the first Germany run
  • 1998: Winner of the twelfth stage of the Deutschlandlauf
  • 1998: Seventh overall ranking of the Deutschlandlauf
  • 1999: Winner of the Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio 1000 Mile Race
  • 2000: Second in the Mongolia Sunrise to Sunset run over 100 km
  • 2001: Second in the Sri Chinmoy 6-day race

German records DUV

Stefan Schlett held the following German records of the German Ultramarathon Association :

  • Six days road : 751.563 km, September 14, 1999, New York ( USA ) - discontinued in 2002 by Achim Heukemes (843.275 km)
  • 1000 kilometers : 195: 51: 27 h, September 27, 1989, New York - discontinued in 2002 by Achim Heukemes (172: 57: 18 h)
  • 1000 miles : 328: 11: 06 h, October 6, 1989, New York - discontinued in 2002 by Achim Heukemes (282: 30: 54 h)

Trivia

In 2011, Schlett and Wolfgang Kulow were accompanied by Spiegel when the two runners completed a 500 km long route through the central Asian sand desert Taklamakan for a planned endurance race . The documentary was broadcast on VOX in June 2011 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. steppenhahn.de: The 1992 Runner's World Trans America Footrace
  2. coolrunning.com.au: Trans-Australia Footrace
  3. transeuropalauf.de: Transeuropalauf
  4. us.srichinmoyraces.org: Statistic Sri Chinmoy 1300 Mile Race 1988 , 1988, accessed April 29, 2019.
  5. statistik.duv.org: [1]
  6. statistik.duv.org: [2]
  7. statistik.duv.org: [3]
  8. statistik.duv.org: [4]
  9. statistik.duv.org: [5]
  10. statistik.duv.org: Deutschlandlauf Kap Arkona-Lörrach
  11. us.srichinmoyraces.org: [6]
  12. statistik.duv.org: [7]
  13. Der Spiegel  : Extreme Test "Taklamakan". In the endurance run through China's desert. , 2011, accessed February 2, 2019.