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Patrick Lange

Patrick Lange Ironman Kraichgau 2015
Personal information
Born	(1986-08-25)25 August 1986 (age 38) Bad Wildungen,Hesse,West Germany
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Duathlon Triathlon
Coached by	Björn Geesmann
Medal record Representing Germany Men'striathlon Ironman World Championship 2024 Individual 2018 Individual 2017 Individual 2023 Individual 2016 Individual

Patrick Lange (German:[ˈpatʁɪkˈlaŋə]^ⓘ;25 August 1986) is a professionalduathlete andtriathlete from Germany. He is a three timeIronman World Champion, setting course records in2017,2018 and2024. Lange is also the 2010–2013 German champion in duathlon^[1] and the 2012 and 2013 German champion in team triathlon withEJOT Team TV Buschhütten.^[2]

In 2008 Lange won the military world championships team Triathlon inEstonia and made Bronze in the ITU Duathlon Short Distance World Championships mixed team 2012 inNancy (France).^[3]

In 2018 he won the Ironman World Championships in Kona for second consecutive year with a new course record of 7:52:38, the first time the race has been finished in under 8 hours. At the2016 Ironman World Championships, Lange had a breakthrough performance and placed third behindJan Frodeno and Sebastian Kienle. Lange completed a 48:57 swim, a 4:37:39 bike and a 2:39:45 run to finish in 8:11:14.^[4] In 2017, Lange placed first at the Ironman World Championship. Having completed a 48:45 swim, a 4:28:53 bike and a 2:40:00 run, Lange won the race in a total time of 8:01:40, beatingCraig Alexander's 2011 record of 8:03:56.^[5] After breaking the course record, during celebrations, Lange duly apologized to Craig Alexander for breaking his previously held record. At the 2023 Ironman World Championships, held in Nice, France, Lange placed 2nd with a time of 8:10:17. Lange set a new Ironman World Championships marathon record with a time of 2:32:41, breaking a record he set himself in 2017.

Lange won the Ironman World Championship for a third time in 2024 with a time of 7:35:53, a new course record, including a 2:37:34 run split.

Lange starts for DSW 1912 Darmstadt. His trainer isFaris Al-Sultan.^[6]

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