TJ Tollakson
  Trenton Joel Tollakson
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 12th August 1980 (age 40) |
| place of birth | United States |
| Nickname | TJ |
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| successes | |
| 2007-2019 | 3 × winners Ironman 70.3 |
| 2011, 2014 | 2 × Ironman winner |
| 2014 | North American champion |
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Trenton Joel Tollakson (born August 12, 1980 ) is an American triathlete , Ironman winner (2011, 2014) and North American champion (2014). He is included in the best list of American triathletes on the Ironman distance .
Career
Trenton Joel Tollakson started his first triathlon in July 2001. His nickname is TJ . He has been a professional triathlete since 2008.
In July 2011, he achieved his first long-distance win in Lake Placid (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running).
North American Champion 2014
In August 2014 he was able to win his second Ironman race at the Ironman Mont-Tremblant with a new course record and win the North American championships.
In November 2016 - as in the previous year - he finished third at the Ironman Arizona . In 2019, he won his third Ironman 70.3 race in May with the Ironman 70.3 Gulf Coast .
He has been married since January 2010 and the two live in Des Moines .
Sporting successes
Triathlon short and medium distance
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| May 11, 2019 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Gulf Coast |
Panama City Beach
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03:54:19 | |
| 3rd Dec 2017 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Cartagena |
 Cartagena
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03:55:14 | |
| May 5, 2014 | 9 | USA Middle Distance Triathlon National Championships |
St. George
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04:03:39 | State championship in the middle distance at Ironman 70.3 St. George |
| Oct 28, 2012 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Austin |
Austin
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03:52:07 | |
| June 10, 2012 | 3 | Eagleman Ironman 70.3 |
Cambridge, Maryland |
03:48:52 | |
| June 12, 2011 | 1 | Eagleman Ironman 70.3 |
Cambridge, Maryland |
03:54:39 | |
| July 18, 2010 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Racine |
Racine
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04:00:36 | |
| June 27, 2010 | 4th | Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs |
Lubbock
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04:00:43 | behind the winner Chris Lieto |
| Apr 25, 2010 | 7th | Ironman 70.3 Texas |
Galveston Island
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03:57:06 | |
| 2010 | 7th | Ironman 70.3 Florida |
Orlando
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03:58:59 | With a very fast bike time, TJ went on the running track as the leader, but was thrown back a few places there. |
| 2007 | 3 | Vineman Ironman 70.3 |
Sonoma County
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| June 10, 2007 | 1 | Eagleman Ironman 70.3 |
Cambridge, Maryland |
03: 46: 28.60 | |
| 2006 | 7th | Eagleman Ironman 70.3 |
Cambridge, Maryland |
04:04:47 |
Long distance triathlon
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Nov 18, 2018 | 3 | Ironman Arizona |
Tempe
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08:09:53 | |
| Sep 10 2017 | 2 | Ironman Wisconsin |
Madison
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08:28:17 | |
| Nov 20, 2016 | 3 | Ironman Arizona |
Tempe |
08:02:30 | personal best Ironman time |
| Nov 15, 2015 | 3 | Ironman Arizona |
Tempe |
08:04:17 | |
| 27 Sep 2015 | 9 | Ironman Chattanooga |
Chattanooga
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08:21:48 | |
| 29 Mar 2015 | 18th | Ironman South Africa |
 Port Elizabeth
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09:06:24 | |
| 17th Aug 2014 | 1 | Ironman Mont-Tremblant |
 Quebec
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08:16:17 | |
| Oct 12, 2013 | 22nd | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii
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08:43:56 | |
| June 23, 2013 | 3 | Ironman Coeur d'Alene |
Idaho
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08:32:09 | |
| Nov 18, 2012 | 3 | Ironman Arizona |
Tempe |
08:07:39 | |
| Aug 11, 2012 | 6th | Ironman New York |
New York City
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08:33:01 | |
| Oct 8, 2011 | DNF | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
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| July 24, 2011 | 1 | Ironman USA |
Lake Placid
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08:25:15 | |
| May 7, 2011 | 3 | Ironman St. George |
St. George
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08:40:20 | |
| 2010 | 39 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
08:54:00 | |
| 2009 | 2 | Ironman Arizona |
Tempe |
08:20:22 | Second behind his compatriot Jordan Rapp |
| 2009 | 36 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
09:06:20 | |
| 2009 | 2 | Ironman Coeur d'Alene |
Idaho |
08:42:03 | |
| 2008 | 251 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
09:53:43 | |
| Apr 13, 2008 | 2 | Ironman Arizona |
Tempe |
08:34:36 | 17 seconds behind the winner, the Hungarian József Major |
| 2007 | 30th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
09:03:05 | |
| Aug 26, 2007 | 3 | Ironman Louisville |
Louisville
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Third in Kentucky - behind the two Australians Chris McDonald and Craig McKenzie |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Website by TJ Tollakson
- Profile for TJ Tollakson at the Institute for Applied Exercise Science , accessed June 28, 2014
- Profile for Trenton Tollakson at the Institute of Applied Exercise Science , accessed June 28, 2014
- Profile and results of TJ Tollakson in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on February 2, 2020 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs: Chris Lieto successful again
- ^ Bozzone and McGlone win Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3 Texas
- ↑ Ironman 70.3 Florida: Victory for O'Donnell, triple for Cave
- ↑ Results Ironman World Championship 2013 , accessed June 28, 2014
- ↑ Results Ironman World Championship 2011 , accessed June 28, 2014
- ↑ Kai Baumgartner: Francisco Pontano wins Ironman Coeur D'Alene, Maximilian Longree third . In: 3athlon.de . June 21, 2009. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009.
- ↑ Hungarians sweep IM Arizona
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tollakson, TJ |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tollakson, Trenton Joel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1980 |