Suzanne Nielsen

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Triathlon
DenmarkDenmark 0 Suzanne Nielsen
Personal information
Date of birth 1970
place of birth Holstebro
societies
Until 2001 Triathlon team TG Witten
successes
1996 ITU world champion short distance
1998 Ironman winner
1999 ITU world champion long distance
status
Resigned in 2001

Suzanne Nielsen (* 1970 in Holstebro ) is a former Danish triathlete . She is European triathlon champion on the Olympic distance (1996), Ironman winner (1998) and triathlon world champion on the long distance (1999).

Career

In 1996 she became European triathlon champion on the Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running).

In 1998 she won the Ironman New Zealand and in July 1999 she became world champion in the long-distance triathlon. She was able to qualify three times for a starting place at the Ironman Hawaii (Ironman World Championships) and achieved her best placement with fourth place in 1999.

In 2001 Suzanne Nielsen ended her career as a professional athlete. She lives with her partner in Hillerød and works as a trainer.

Sporting successes

Triathlon short and medium distance
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
Aug 30, 1998 20th ITU Triathlon World Championships SwitzerlandSwitzerland Lausanne 02:12:58 World championship on the Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running)
04th July 1998 6th ETU Triathlon European Championships AustriaAustria Velden 02:05:28 European Triathlon Championship on the short distance
05th July 1997 3 ETU Triathlon European Championships FinlandFinland Vuokatti 02:15:01 European Triathlon Championship
  1996 1 ETU Triathlon European Championships HungaryHungary Szombathely 01:59:29 Winner at the ETU European Championship
July 30, 1995 3 ETU Triathlon European Championships SwedenSweden Stockholm 02:02:20 European Triathlon Championship
Aug 15, 1992 1 ITU Triathlon World Cup FranceFrance Embrun 02:42:00 Winner on the short distance at the Embrunman
Long distance triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
0Aug 5, 2001 3 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships DenmarkDenmark Fredericia 09:46:02
Oct 14, 2000 7th Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii 09:53:38 Ironman World Championships
June 18, 2000 4th ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships FranceFrance Nice 07:14:17 Long distance world championship at the Triathlon International de Nice
Oct 23, 1999 4th Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii 09:29:23
July 11, 1999 1 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships SwedenSweden Later 06:20:17
0Oct 3, 1998 9 Ironman Hawaii United StatesUnited States Hawaii 09:57:51
15th Mar 1998 1 Ironman New Zealand New ZealandNew Zealand Auckland 09:50:08
July 13, 1997 2 Ironman Europe GermanyGermany Roth 09:17:44 behind the American Susan Latshaw
0Sep 7 1996 3 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships United StatesUnited States Muncie 04:14:15

(DNF - Did Not Finish )

Web links

  • Suzanne Nielsen's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on March 10, 2019.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ TRIATHLON BUNDESLIGA 2001: SCHAMBERG AND WITTEN GERMAN CHAMPIONS (August 26, 2001)
  2. ^ ITU Long-Distance Triathlon World Championships 2001
  3. ^ Ironman New Zealand - Past Winners
  4. ↑ Fastest Ironman in the world (July 14, 1997)
personal data
SURNAME Nielsen, Suzanne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish triathlete
DATE OF BIRTH 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Holstebro