Urs Dellsperger
  Urs Dellsperger
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 15th September 1963 (age 56) |
| place of birth | Bern, Switzerland |
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| successes | |
| 1993-1996 | 4 × ETU European Champion Duathlon short distance |
| 1993-1995 | 3 × ITU Vice World Champion Duathlon short distance |
| 1995, 1997 | 2 × ITU world champion duathlon long distance |
| 1996 | Winner ETU Duathlon European Cup |
| 2007 | ITU world champion Duathlon short distance M40–44 |
| 2008 | ITU world champion Duathlon short distance M45–49 |
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| Resigned in 2000 | |
Urs Dellsperger (born September 15, 1963 in Bern ) is a former Swiss duathlete , multiple European duathlon champion (1993–1996) and two-time ITU world duathlon champion (1995, 1997).
Career
Urs Dellsperger only started duathlon when he was 27. From 1993 to 1996 he was able to secure the title of European Duathlon Champion for four years in a row.
Duathlon world champion in 1995 and 1997
In 1995 he won the title of Duathlon World Champion on the long distance and was able to repeat this title again in 1997.
The 27-year-old ended his professional career in 2000. Dellsperger started as an age group athlete. He became world champion Duathlon M40-44 in 2007 and in Zofingen he surprised with fourth place at the world championship on the long distance. In September 2008 he became Duathlon World Champion in Italy in the M45-49 age group.
He lives in Freiburg .
Sporting successes
Duathlon
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 28 Sep 2008 | 1 | ITU Duathlon World Championship 45–49 |
 Rimini
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01:59:55 | Age group world champion Duathlon M45–49 |
| May 20, 2007 | 1 | ITU Duathlon World Championship 45–49 |
 Gjör
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01:39:15 | Age group world champion Duathlon M40–44 |
| 2007 | 4th | Powerman Zofingen |
Zofingen
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06:35:27 | |
| June 1, 1997 | 1 | ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships |
Zofingen |
06:30:08 | Powerman world champion in the long distance (10 km run, 150 km bike ride and 30 km run) |
| June 22, 1997 | 1 | Powerman Austria |
 Weyer |
03:14:06 | |
| 1996 | 2 | Powerman Zofingen |
Zofingen |
Duathlon vice world champion on the long distance | |
| 1996 | 1 | ETU Duathlon European Cup | |||
| 1996 | 1 | ETU Duathlon European Championships |
 Mafra
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European duathlon champion on the short distance | |
| 1995 | 1 | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships |
Zofingen |
Powerman world champion on the long distance at Powerman Zofingen | |
| 1995 | 2 | ITU Duathlon World Championships |
 Cancun |
Duathlon Vice World Champion | |
| 1995 | 1 | ETU Duathlon European Championships |
Veszprém
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European duathlon champion on the short distance | |
| 1994 | 2 | ITU Duathlon World Championships |
 Hobart |
Duathlon Vice World Champion | |
| 1994 | 1 | ETU Duathlon European Championships |
 Vuokatti
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European duathlon champion on the short distance | |
| 1993 | 2 | ITU Duathlon World Championships |
 Dallas |
Duathlon Vice World Champion | |
| 1993 | 1 | ETU Duathlon European Championships |
 Königslutter
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European duathlon champion on the short distance | |
| 1992 | 3 | ETU Duathlon European Championships |
 Madrid
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| June 7, 1992 | 4th | ITU Duathlon World Championships |
Frankfurt am Main
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02:35:31 | Duathlon World Championship on the short distance |
| 1991 | 2 | ETU Duathlon European Championships |
 Birmingham
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Duathlon Vice European Champion |
marathon
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Apr 1, 2007 | Zurich marathon |
Zurich
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02:33:14 | ||
| Oct 1992 | 1 | Hallwilerseelauf |
Kanton Aargau
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01:07:07 | half marathon |
Web links
- Urs Dellsperger in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
- Profile of Urs Dellsperger ( memento from August 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) at Swiss Triathlon
- Profile and results of Urs Dellsperger in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on December 19, 2018 (English).
- Profile for Urs Dellsperger at the Institute for Applied Training Science
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dellsperger surprising fourth (August 26, 2007)
- ↑ "When I start, I want to be on the podium!" (August 3, 2012)
- ↑ Powerman Austria, Weyer, June 22 1997 ( Memento of the original from March 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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 | Dellsperger, Urs |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |