Xavier Le Floch
  Xavier Le Floch
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.jpg) at the Ironman Hawaii (2007)
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 11th April 1973 (age 47) |
| place of birth | Gourin, France |
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| successes | |
| 2007 | Ironman winner |
| 2007 | Vice world champion triathlon long distance |
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| Resigned in 2010 | |
Xavier Le Floch (born April 11, 1973 in Gourin ) is a former French triathlete and Ironman winner (2007). He is included in the best list of French triathletes on the Ironman distance .
Career
In 1999 Le Floch started the long distance for the first time at the Triathlon International de Nice and finished fourth.
In February 2007 he won the Ironman Malaysia and was runner-up in the long-distance triathlon world championship in July.
In 2008 he won one of the world's most difficult long-distance triathlon races with the Embrunman in the French Alps.
Le Floch was able to qualify four times for a starting place at the Ironman Hawaii (Ironman World Championships) and achieved his best placement in October 2003 as the fastest Frenchman with the 14th place.
In 2010 he ended his activities as a professional triathlete and has been working as a coach and organizer since then.
Xavier Le Floch lives in Gourin, his birthplace.
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 22 Aug 2004 | 1 | Half Ironman UK |
 Sherborne
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03:57:56 | Middle distance winner |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 4th Sep 2009 | 9 | Challenge Barcelona-Maresme |
 Barcelona
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08:35:12 | |
| 6 Sep 2008 | 3 | ETU Long Distance Triathlon European Championships |
Gerardmer
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06:23:33 | |
| Aug 15, 2008 | 1 | Embrunman |
Embrun
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10:06:36 | This long-distance triathlon was held in 2008 for the 25th time in the French "Alpes Maritimes". |
| June 22, 2008 | 10 | Ironman France |
Nice
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09:12:49 | |
| Oct 13, 2007 | DNF | Ironman Hawaii |
 Hawaii
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| July 15, 2007 | 2 | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships |
Lorient
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03:36:19 | Vice world champion on the long distance |
| Feb 28, 2007 | 1 | Ironman Malaysia |
 Langkawi
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08:43:52 | |
| 2006 | 5 | Embrunman |
Embrun |
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| 20 Mar 2005 | 3 | Ironman South Africa |
 Port Elizabeth
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08:37:38 | |
| Oct 15, 2005 | 17th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
08:39:16 | |
| Aug 7, 2005 | 3 | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships |
 Fredericia
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05:41:53 | ITU World Championship on the long distance |
| July 3, 2004 | 4th | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships |
 Later
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05:51:35 | |
| Oct 18, 2003 | 14th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
08:41:18 | as the fastest French |
| May 11, 2003 | 3 | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships |
Ibiza
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05:58:59 | World Championship on the long distance of the ITU (double Olympic distance: 3 km swimming, 80 km cycling and 20 km running) |
| Oct 19, 2002 | 14th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
08:54:27 | |
| 22 Sep 2002 | 13 | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships |
Nice |
06:34:30 | The Triathlon World Championship on the long distance was held in 2002 as part of the Triathlon International de Nice . |
| 2nd Mar 2002 | 6th | Ironman New Zealand |
 Taupo
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| Aug 5, 2001 | 9 | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships |
Fredericia |
08:36:33 | |
| July 11, 1999 | 16 | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships |
Later |
05:59:09 | Triathlon World Championship on the long distance |
| 26 Sep 1999 | 4th | Triathlon International de Nice |
Nice |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Homepage of Xavier Le Floch
- Profile for Xavier Le Floch at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed on August 17, 2014
- Profile and results of Xavier Le Floch in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on March 21, 2020 (English).
- Athlete profile at Voila.fr
Individual evidence
- ↑ XLF coaching. Xavier Le Floch toujours dans le tri (October 10, 2012)
- ↑ 2008 Gerardmer ETU Long Distance Triathlon European Championships: Elite Men: Results
- ^ Matching Athletes: World Championship 2003
- ^ Neveu and Estedt new long distance world champions
- ↑ ITU Long-Distance Triathlon World Championships 2001 ( 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.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Le Floch, Xavier |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gourin |