Steffen Liebetrau

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Personal information
Date of birth September 28, 1972
place of birth Frankfurt am Main
date of death 2nd April 2015
societies
successes
status
Died in 2015

Steffen Marc Liebetrau (born September 28, 1972 in Frankfurt am Main ; † April 2, 2015 ) was a German triathlete .

Career

In 1996 Steffen Liebetrau took part in his first triathlon, the Breisgau Triathlon in Malterdingen .
After completing his business administration and sports science studies, the strong cyclist started as a professional triathlete in 2002 and soon concentrated on the long distance. In 2003, he finished 22nd as the second-best German at the World Triathlon Championships on the long distance. He was runner-up three times in a row at the Ironman Lanzarote between 2004 and 2006 .

In August 2009, Liebetrau announced the end of his professional career after he had already canceled all races for 2009 due to a blood clot in his heart. Steffen Liebetrau died on April 2, 2015 at the age of 42.

Sporting successes

Triathlon short and medium distance
Date / year space competition venue time comment
June 14, 2009 15th Challenge Kraichgau GermanyGermany Kraichgau 04:19:30 on the middle distance - last race of Liebetrau
0May 6, 2007 16 Siegerland Cup GermanyGermany Bush huts 01:48:39
0May 7, 2006 1 Siegerland Cup GermanyGermany Bush huts In addition to Ina Reinders among women, Liebetrau wins the triathlon.
0Aug 1, 2004 7th HeidelbergMan GermanyGermany Heidelberg 02:09:56 on the short distance (1.7 km swimming, 36 km cycling and 10 km running)
 Aug 2004 1 BASF Triathlon Cup Rhein-Neckar GermanyGermany Viernheim Third victory in a row - over the Olympic distance
Aug 10, 2003 2 HeidelbergMan GermanyGermany Heidelberg 02:07:21 Second behind Timo Bracht
 Aug 2003 1 BASF Triathlon Cup Rhein-Neckar GermanyGermany Viernheim Victory over the Olympic distance - alongside Almuth Grüber in the women
  2003 1 Bad Emder Therme Triathlon GermanyGermany Bad Ems 02:13:42 Winner on the short distance, alongside Katja Schumacher in the women
 Aug 2002 1 BASF Triathlon Cup Rhein-Neckar GermanyGermany Viernheim Olympic distance victory
  2002 1 Cologne Classic GermanyGermany Cologne Triathlon over the middle distance
Long distance triathlon
Date / year space competition venue time comment
Oct 11, 2008 29 Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii 08:59:07
Apr 13, 2008 5 Ironman South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa Port Elizabeth 08:34:00 behind the winner Stephen Bayliss
0Sep 2 2007 1 Cologne 226 GermanyGermany Cologne 08:26:00 personal best time Ironman distance
May 20, 2006 2 Ironman Lanzarote SpainSpain Puerto del Carmen 08:56:32
0Nov 5, 2005 2 Ironman Florida United StatesUnited States Panama City 08:33:51
July 10, 2005 8th Ironman Germany GermanyGermany Frankfurt am Main 08:51:05
May 21, 2005 2 Ironman Lanzarote SpainSpain Puerto del Carmen 08:57:10
Oct 16, 2004 17th Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii 09:21:25
July 11, 2004 10 Ironman Germany GermanyGermany Frankfurt am Main 08:42:43
May 22, 2004 2 Ironman Lanzarote SpainSpain Puerto del Carmen 08:51:17
May 11, 2003 22nd ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships SpainSpain Ibiza 05:55:37
May 22, 1999 4th Ironman Lanzarote SpainSpain Puerto del Carmen 09:23:54
May 23, 1998 8th Ironman Lanzarote SpainSpain Puerto del Carmen 09:30:02
Oct 18, 1997 71 Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii 09:33:18
0Aug 3, 1997 9 Ironman Switzerland SwitzerlandSwitzerland Zurich 09:07:10

(DNF - Did Not Finish)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Steffen Liebetrau ends career (August 26, 2009)
  2. ↑ Inquiry: What does Steffen Liebetrau actually do? (January 21, 2011)
  3. ↑ Steffen Liebetrau is dead (April 14, 2015)
  4. ↑ Challenge Kraichgau: Triumphant victory for Sebastian Kienle (June 14, 2009)
  5. ↑ 21st Siegerland Cup Buschhütten ( Memento from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (May 6, 2007)
personal data
SURNAME Dearest, Steffen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Liebetrau, Steffen Marc (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German triathlete
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main
DATE OF DEATH 2nd April 2015