Lisa Nordén

Lisa Nordén (* November 24, 1984 in Kristianstad ) is a Swedish professional triathlete, U23 World Champion 2007, Vice World Champion in the World Cup Series 2009, World Champion in the World Championship Series 2012 Sprint World Champion 2010 and 2012, third in the European Championship 2010 Swedish national champion 2008 Olympian and 2008 and silver medalist at the Olympic Games in 2012.

Career

Her international breakthrough came Nordén had in 2007, when she U23 World Champion was in Hamburg after she was able to achieve at the world championships in 2003, 2005 and 2006 in their ages top ten places.

In Sweden goes or went Nordén for the club where they were born at the start: Kristianstad Triatlonklubb - live in Kristianstad still her father and half-sister. Lisa Nordén however, lives when it is in Sweden, in Löddeköpinge, the home of her mother Kerstin. As a triathlon base Nordén is of course Canberra, where she is trained by Darren Smith.

In the eight years from 2003 to 2010 Nordén took part in 49 ITU competitions and achieved 28 top ten finishes. In 2009, it reached 5 World Cup series medals and was second in the overall standings of the World Cup series. 2010 glückten Nordén two World Championship Series podium and she won third place in the overall standings. Nordén also participates in non- ITU competitions, such as in the First Bundesliga in Germany. In 2010, for example, she was able to win three gold medals for Stadtwerke Witten team in their three races ( Gladbeck, Witten, Schliersee ). In 2011 she fell to 9th place back in the World Championship Series rankings.

Your greatest successes so far are winning the silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, where she after an exciting sprint finish at the same time with the winner, the Swiss Nicola Spirig subject in a photo finish, and the overall victory at the World Cup series in 2012. On 4 December, she was recognized for her sporting achievements with the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal - ( " Bragdguldet "). In the sports gala of the Swedish TV on 14 January 2013, it was also awarded with prizes for the best athletic performance in 2012, as the best athlete and the sport price " Radiosportens Jerringpris ".

In the 2013 season Nordén also starts at several races on the half Ironman distance and won in April when they first start the Challenge Fuerteventura.

Sporting successes

( DNF - Did Not Finish )

ITU competitions

The following list is based on the official ITU rankings and the Athletes 's Profile Page. Unless specifically noted, it is in the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.