Werner Leitner (triathlete)
  Werner Leitner
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 8th September 1969 (age 50) |
| place of birth | Graz |
| societies | |
| 2009-2013 | Abu Dhabi Triathlon Team |
| successes | |
| 2004 | National champion triathlon long distance |
| status | |
| resigned | |
Werner Leitner (born September 8, 1969 in Graz ) is a former Austrian triathlete . He is included in the best list of Austrian triathletes on the Ironman distance .
Career
State champion triathlon long distance 2004
Werner Leitner started triathlon in 1990 and in 2004 he became Austrian state champion on the long distance in Klagenfurt.
After completing his dissertation and working at the Technical University of Graz , he started as a triathlon professional in early 2007 and was able to qualify four times for a starting place at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii.
Abu Dhabi Triathlon Team 2009
Together with the two Germans Faris Al-Sultan , who won the Ironman Hawaii in 2005, and Swen Sundberg , he founded the Abu Dhabi Triathlon Team in spring 2009 in order to pass on his experience.
Since 2014 he has worked as general secretary for the pewag racing team of the Austrian chain manufacturer pewag.
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| July 13, 2008 | 4th | Ironman Austria |
Klagenfurt
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08:22:23 | personal best time on the Ironman distance |
| 4th July 2008 | 2 | Linz triathlon |
Linz
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Behind Thomas Hellriegel , Werner Leitner achieved second place on half the Ironman distance. | |
| June 2, 2007 | 4th | Ironman 70.3 Austria |
St. Polten
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04:00:35 | |
| 2007 | 4th | Ironman Wisconsin |
 Madison
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09:06:41 | |
| July 8, 2007 | 5 | Ironman Austria |
Klagenfurt |
08:45:51 | |
| July 16, 2006 | 5 | Ironman Austria |
Klagenfurt |
08:26:24 | |
| 2006 | 33 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii
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08:52:56 | At the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii, Leitner finished 33rd as the best Austrian. |
| 4th July 2005 | 3 | Ironman Austria |
Klagenfurt |
08:24:54 | Werner Leitner was the third Austrian (after Kate Allen and Hubert Hammerl ) to make it onto the Ironman podium. |
| 2005 | 3 | UPC Klagenfurt Triathlon |
Klagenfurt |
01:56:58 | at the 4th edition |
| 4th July 2004 | ÖTRV state championship triathlon long distance |
Klagenfurt |
08:29:18 | Austrian national champion in long-distance triathlon - with his 8th place at Ironman Austria | |
| July 6, 2003 | 5 | Ironman Austria |
Klagenfurt |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Homepage of Werner Leitner
- Profile for Werner Leitner (triathlete) at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed on July 18, 2014
- Profile and results of Werner Leitner (triathlete) in the database of the ITU on Triathlon.org , accessed on 31 August 2018 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Werner Leitner: Everyone will fight for themselves ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Werner Leitner: All our outfitters would have continued (January 23, 2013)
- ↑ Austria IM 70.3: Göhner sits on the crown
- ↑ The UPC Klagenfurt Triathlon clear winner . Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Leitner, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |