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Kristian Blummenfelt (born 14 February 1994) is a Norwegian triathlete, Olympic and world champion, competing at short course (sprint and standard distance), 70.3 (half-Ironman) and 140.6 (Ironman) distances. He won the gold medal in the men's triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. [2]
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Known and highly respected as one of the hardest-training triathletes in the world (he freely admits to putting his body through its paces for more than eight hours a day), Kristian Blummenfelt is testament to the dictum that the rewards go to those who put the effort in. He is – pretty much indisputably – the best triathlete in the world right now...
August 2013: The national title while still a teen
As a hint that he will be a dominant force within Norwegian triathlon for many years, 19-year-old Blummenfelt wins the national championships for the first time. More national titles – and international ones too – are heading his way.
May 2016: A first appearance on a WTS podium
After a spirited run in which he goes toe-to-toe with Mario Mola for a significant period of the leg, a tiring Blummenfelt holds on to take bronze in Yokohama. Not only is it his first WTS podium finish, it’s his first top- 10 placing, too. Three months later, he finishes 13th at the Rio Olympics. 1. Alistair Brownlee wins Olympic gold in Rio
September 2017: The Norwegian scoops an overall WTS bronze
At the Grand Final in Rotterdam, Blummenfelt takes his third second-place of the season, earning him overall bronze and a place on the podium alongside the mighty Spaniards, Mario Mola and Javier Gómez. 1. Luis wins Rotterdam, but Mola takes 2nd world title
On being an all-rounder racer:“I think long distances suit me better than shorter ones. I have the dream of winning all the races.” On capturing Olympic gold in Tokyo: “I’ve been thinking about this race for so many years. I was on holiday here many years ago and thought to myself, ‘Okay, your goal is to win an Olympic gold medal here’.” On his Iro...
His focus is now fully in short-course mode as he sets about winning Olympic, triathlon gold-medal no.2 for Norway in 2024. Top image credit:Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
Apr 12, 2022 · It started on 26 July 2021, when Kristian Blummenfelt became Norway’s first Olympic triathlon medallist. Twenty-six days later, on 21 August, in Edmonton, he’d take the tape and add his first world title to that Olympic gold.
Born: 1994. Starts. 97. Podiums. 35. Wins. 18. Biography. In 2021, Kristian Blummenfelt made history by becoming the first triathlete to win the Olympic, Grand Final and World titles in the same year. Back in 2017 Kristian began to register consistent podium places, including the silver medal at the Rotterdam World Triathlon Series Grand Final.
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Jul 28, 2021 · After more than a decade of meticulous planning with his team, it was Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt who was crowned the men’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Triathlon Champion on Monday morning on Odaiba Bay, delivering one of the most gutsy runs possible to take the tape with a roar, at the end of a truly epic battle of wills.
Aug 28, 2023 · Age. 30 years old. About Kristian Blummenfelt. Kristian Blummenfelt is an Olympic gold medallist, IRONMAN World Champion, IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion and World Triathlon Champion. In 2021, Kristian made history by becoming the first triathlete to win the Olympic, Grand Final and World titles in the same year. IRONMAN Event History. Load More.
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Jul 25, 2021 · After a false start to the race, Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt won the men’s triathlon Olympic gold medal following a three-way battle for the title. The Norwegian, who was in fifth position after the 1,500m swim and 40km cycle legs, finished in a time of one hour, 45 minutes and four seconds.
