- Jan Frodeno
Infobox Triathlete
athletename = Jan Frodeno
caption = Jan Frodeno at the 2006 German Championship inSchliersee .
country =Germany
residence =Cape Town ,South Africa cite web|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/8/203138.shtml|title=Athlete Biography, Frodeno, Jan|publisher=Beijing 2008|accessdate=2008-08-19]
nickname = "Frodo"
date-birth = bda|1981|08|18|df=y
place-birth =Cologne ,Germany
height = 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
weight = 75 kg (165 lb)
turnedpro =
club = Tri-Sport Saar-Hochwald e. V.
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retired =
pb =
coach = Wolfgang Thiel
other-interests = Beach Volleyball, Surfing, Cookingcite web|url=http://www.frodeno.com/index.php?en_steckbrief|title=Characteristics|last=Frodeno|first=Jan|publisher=frodeno.com|accessdate=2008-08-19]
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medaltemplates =Jan Frodeno (born
August 18 ,1981 ) is a German triathlete. He won gold in the2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Born in
Cologne , Frodeno started out as a swimmer in South Africa at the age of 15, and he entered triathlon in 2000.cite web|url=http://www.jan-frodeno.com/index.php?en_profil|title=Career|last=Frodeno|first=Jan|publisher=frodeno.com|accessdate=2008-08-19] He then went to Germany to compete in the Bundesliga, and qualified for the national team in 2002. He currently trains at the Olympic Training Centre inSaarbrücken . Before his Olympic victory, his best result was placing sixth in the 2007 World Championships, and winning the German Championship the same year.cite web|url=http://www.jan-frodeno.com/index.php?en_erfolge|title=Results|last=Frodeno|first=Jan|publisher=frodeno.com|accessdate=2008-08-19] He had previously also placed second and third in various races of the World Cup from 2005 to 2008.His gold medal win at the 2008 Summer Olympics was a surprise. He beat the 2000 Olympic champion
Simon Whitfield in a sprint finish, while the hot pre-race favorite and 2008 World ChampionJavier Gómez finished in fourth place.cite news |title=Germany's Frodeno shocks triathlon stars |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gh1ms1tQU71e6wva_cfqYppOZC9A |publisher=AFP |date=2008-08-18 |accessdate=2008-08-19 ] The victory came the day after his twenty-seventh birthday.References
External links
* [http://www.jan-frodeno.com/ Official home page]
* [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/8/203138.shtml Athlete Biography] at Beijing 2008
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