Astrid Benöhr

Astrid Benöhr ( born October 8, 1957 in Bergisch Gladbach ) is a German ultra - triathlete.

Career

The mother of three children living in Finland ended in 1987 her first Ironman and still lives in her hometown of Bergisch Gladbach in the Bergische Land, holds the unofficial world records over the three -, four -, and five-time Ironman distance and heard claims to world to the people who have completed most Ironman distances. (As of January 2010)

In 1989 she competed in the Hawaii Ironman and finished with a time of 11:14:20 hrs the 661st place in the overall standings, and 57th in the women. She was doing a backlog of 2:14 hours on the winner Paula Newby - Fraser with 9:00 hrs In 1991 Ironman Europe in Roth it ranked 460 overall and 12th among women, in a time of 10:25 15 hours you had it a residue of 1:30 hours on the winner Thea Sybesma with 8:55 hrs.

In their participations in the Ultra Triathlon Almere in the Dutch in 1990 it ranked 180 in the overall standings and No. 5 for women ( 11:14:14 hours) and 1991 space 467 in the overall standings and 13th in the women ( 11: 37:27 ). Benöhr won 1992-2006 thirteen times the Triple Ultra Triathlon in Lensahn, under which they unofficially became world champion in 1998, 2000 and 2003. With the competition in Lensahn is a not the German Triathlon Union ( DTU) approved event. Furthermore, it holds since 1992 the German record in the 12-hour train running Deutsche Ultramarathon -Vereinigung ( DUV) at 128 km, situated in Kempten.

When DecaTriathlon in Mexico 1998, she was observed by various witnesses, as it has at night abbreviated illegally on the run course. It was officially disqualified it from the competition management.