Yvonne Rüger-Krömker
  Yvonne Rüger-Krömker
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 16th July 1976 (age 44) |
| place of birth | Bad Oeynhausen |
| Nickname | Vonnie |
| societies | |
| successes | |
| 2004 | Ironman winner |
| status | |
| resigned | |
Yvonne Rüger-Krömker (* 16 July 1976 in Bad Oeynhausen as Yvonne Krömker ) is a former German triathlete and Ironman champion (2004).
Career
In 1993 Yvonne Krömker started her first triathlon in Exter.
Winner Ironman Switzerland 2004
In 2004 she won the long-distance Ironman in Zurich (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running), had to undergo an operation in 2005 after knee problems and had to take a break from sport for a few years. Rüger-Krömker has been working in the field of sports medicine as a research assistant at the University Hospital Tübingen since 2005 .
She was trained by Ralf Ebli and after a four year break she started again in triathlon competitions in the middle and long distance.
In 2011 she took a break after the birth of her daughter. She lives in Munich with her husband and daughter .
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| June 6, 2010 | 8th | Ironman 70.3 Switzerland |
 Rapperswil-Jona
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04:48:07 | behind the Swiss winner Caroline Steffen |
| June 16, 2002 | 20th | ITU Triathlon European Cup |
Frankfurt am Main
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02:03:40 |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Aug 1, 2010 | 4th | Ironman Regensburg |
regensburg
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09:44:49 | third fastest professional athlete |
| Oct 4, 2009 | 6th | Challenge Barcelona-Maresme |
 Barcelona
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09:47:45 | on the long distance |
| 29 Aug 2009 | 1 | Austria triathlon |
 Podersdorf
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Winner in the middle distance ahead of the Hungarian Amelita Sved and the Austrian Barbara Tesar | |
| Oct 16, 2004 | 13 | Ironman Hawaii |
 Hawaii |
10:25:02 | |
| July 25, 2004 | 1 | Ironman Switzerland |
Zurich
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09:31:01 | |
| July 27, 2003 | 2 | Ironman Switzerland |
Zurich |
09:42:46 |
Web links
- Website of Yvonne Rüger-Krömker
- Profile and results of Yvonne Rüger-Krömker in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on October 30, 2017 (English).
- Profile for Yvonne Rüger-Krömker at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed on November 16, 2014
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ironman 70.3 Switzerland: Michael Raelert wins the next victory
- ↑ SUCCESSFUL COMEBACK Challenge Barcelona - long distance on October 4, 2009. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 5, 2010 ; Retrieved January 18, 2010 . 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 | Rüger-Krömker, Yvonne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Krömker, Yvonne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Oeynhausen |