Yves Cordier
Yves Cordier (born July 15, 1964 ) is a former French triathlete . He is European champion in the short distance triathlon (1989) and is included in the best list of French triathletes on the Ironman distance .
Career
Yves Cordier is considered a French "triathlon legend". The extremely strong swimmer fought many duels with the American Mark Allen in the 1980s . In 1989 Cordier became European Triathlon Champion on the Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running).
Between 1987 and 1999 he won the Embrunman five times - this triathlon in the French Alps is considered to be one of the most demanding long distance races.
After the end of his active career, Cordier is now the race director of Ironman France .
He also works as a coach and trained the French triathletes Christel Robin , Delphine Pelletier and Jeanne Collonge .
His brother Jean-Gabriel Cordier was also active as a triathlete.
Yves Cordier started again after a 15-year break in August 2018 at the 35th anniversary of the Embrunman, but he could not finish the race on the long distance.
Sporting successes
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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15 Aug 2018 | DNF | Embrunman | Embrun | - | Start on the long distance |
29 Aug 2015 | 31 | Ironman 70.3 Vichy | Vichy | 04:30:30 | at the first edition |
Aug 15, 2011 | 10 | Embrunman | Embrun | 02:21:52 | Start on the Olympic distance |
2010 | 7th | Embrunman | Embrun | 02:21:09 | Start on the Olympic distance |
2003 | 10 | Embrunman | Embrun | 10:35:45 | |
2002 | 3 | Embrunman | Embrun | 10:14:47 | |
2001 | 2 | Embrunman | Embrun | 10:00:40 | |
2000 | DNF | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | - | |
2000 | 2 | Embrunman | Embrun | 10:07:38 | |
2000 | 8th | Ironman Lanzarote | Puerto del Carmen | 09:10:18 | |
Feb 5, 2000 | 4th | Ironman South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 09:06:00 | |
1999 | 1 | Embrunman | Embrun | 10:14:49 | |
1998 | 1 | Embrunman | Embrun | 10:19:51 am | This long-distance triathlon was held in Embrun , in the French "Alpes Maritimes" , in August . |
Oct. 1, 1995 | 7th | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships | Nice | 05:54:13 | |
1994 | 1 | Embrunman | Embrun | 10:10:03 | |
June 26, 1994 | 3 | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships | Nice | 06:01:09 | Long distance world championship at the Triathlon International de Nice |
Aug 14, 1993 | 3 | ITU Triathlon World Cup | Embrun | 02:19:53 | on the Olympic distance |
1992 | 2 | Triathlon International de Nice | Nice | ||
1992 | 1 | FRA Middle Distance Triathlon National Championships | Arcachon | State champion middle distance | |
1991 | 3 | Triathlon International de Nice | Nice | ||
1991 | 2 | FRA Triathlon National Championships | Versailles | Vice national champion on the short distance | |
1989 | 8th | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 08:39:13 | |
June 11, 1989 | 1 | ETU Triathlon European Championships | Cascais | 02:02:08 | Victory at the ETU European Championship |
1988 | 1 | FRA Long Distance Triathlon National Championships | National champion long distance | ||
1988 | 3 | Triathlon International de Nice | Nice | ||
1988 | 1 | Embrunman | Embrun | ||
1987 | 1 | Embrunman | Embrun | His brother Jean-Gabriel Cordier took third place. | |
1986 | 7th | Triathlon International de Nice | Nice | 06:14:30 | |
1986 | 3 | Embrunman | Embrun | ||
July 27, 1985 | ETU Triathlon European Championships | Immenstadt | fastest swimmer at the European Triathlon Championships at the Allgäu Triathlon (1.3 km swimming, 60 km cycling and 12 km running) |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Profile for Yves Cordier at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed on August 4, 2014
- Profile and results of Yves Cordier in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on December 11, 2019 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Ironman France - Nice Triathlon . In: tri-mag.de . June 22, 2008.
- ↑ L'Embrunman 2018 promet des moments de légende pour sa 35e édition (August 1, 2018)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Cordier, Yves |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1964 |