Torsten Abel
  Torsten Abel
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 Torsten Abel at the Wildflower Triathlon , 2009
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 2nd January 1974 (age 46) |
| place of birth | Berlin |
| Nickname | T-rex |
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| since 1994 | German junior team |
| successes | |
| 2011 | 2nd place Ironman Canada |
| status | |
| resigned | |
Torsten Lars Elmar Abel (born January 2, 1974 in West Berlin ) is a former German triathlete who later started for the USA .
Career
Triathlon since 1991
Torsten Abel from West Berlin was born in Berlin-Charlottenburg , grew up in Weiler-Simmerberg and competed in his first triathlon in 1991. From 1992 to 1997 he started in the Bayern team and from 1994 for the German junior team. Abel competed in several ITU World Cup triathlons for Germany from 2000 to 2002 and finished fifth in the European Triathlon Cup ranking in 2001. His nickname is T-Rex .
In 2005 he started the long distance in Roth for the first time (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running). Since 2006 he has also worked as a coach and trainer.
Abel was married to triathlete Leanda Cave , whom he coached for several years. He lives in San Francisco , California.
Sporting successes
Triathlon short and medium distance
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| July 9, 2011 | 6th | Ironman 70.3 Muncie |
Muncie
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at the first edition | |
| March 27, 2010 | DNF | Ironman 70.3 California |
Oceanside
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| Nov 14, 2009 | 29 | Ironman 70.3 World Championship |
Clearwater
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03:46:08 | |
| May 17, 2009 | 6th | Ironman 70.3 Florida |
Orlando
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03:59:48 | |
| March 30, 2008 | 9 | Ironman 70.3 California |
Oceanside |
04:07:41 | |
| June 18, 2006 | 10 | UK Ironman 70.3 |
 Wimbleball Lake
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| March 18, 2006 | 26th | Ironman 70.3 California |
Oceanside |
04:22:03 | |
| Sep 11 2005 | 5 | UK Ironman 70.3 |
Wimbleball Lake |
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| May 2005 | 4th | St. Croix Triathlon |
Saint Croix
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| March 19, 2005 | 18th | Ironman 70.3 California |
Oceanside |
04:23:49 | |
| Aug 3, 2003 | 5 | London triathlon |
London
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01:51:10 |
Long distance triathlon
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Nov 20, 2011 | 4th | Ironman Arizona |
Tempe
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08:16:44 | personal best Ironman time |
| 28 Aug 2011 | 2 | Ironman Canada |
 Penticton
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08:41:09 | |
| May 21, 2011 | 10 | Ironman Texas |
The Woodlands
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08:38:40 | |
| Oct 9, 2010 | 26th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii
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08:42:42 | |
| July 12, 2009 | 3 | Ironman Switzerland |
 Zurich
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08:36:38 | Marathon time of 2:52:23 h |
| Nov 22, 2009 | 3 | Ironman Arizona |
Tempe |
08:20:39 | only 17 seconds behind the runner-up TJ Tollakson |
| Aug 26, 2007 | 12 | Ironman Canada |
Penticton |
09:02:09 | |
| June 24, 2007 | 18th | Ironman Coeur d'Alene |
Idaho
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09:34:05 | |
| Aug 27, 2006 | 10 | Ironman Canada |
Penticton |
09:14:42 | |
| 2005 | 12 | Challenge Roth |
 Roth
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08:36:06 | first start over the long distance |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Website by Torsten Abel
- Profile for Torsten Abel at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed on June 5, 2014
- Profile and results of Torsten Abel in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on August 21, 2018 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Paul Moore: Triathlon's Power Couples: Leanda Cave & Torsten Abel. (No longer available online.) In: Triathlete Europe. April 27, 2011, archived from the original on August 10, 2013 ; accessed on August 23, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ René Penno: Ironman 70.3: Hoffman and Rollison win in Muncie. (No longer available online.) In: Trib2b.com. July 9, 2011, archived from the original on July 6, 2014 ; accessed on August 23, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ronnie Schildknecht does a double hat trick at IRONMAN Switzerland, Torsten Abel third.
- ↑ Ironman Zurich: Again Matter and Schildknecht ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Record Setting Day at Ford Ironman Arizona ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ René Penno: Ironman Arizona: Rapp and McGlone win. (No longer available online.) In: Trib2b.com. November 23, 2009, archived from the original on April 19, 2010 ; accessed on August 23, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Abel, Torsten |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | T-rex |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd January 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |