Wolfgang Dittrich

Wolfgang Dittrich (* 1962 in Neuss ) is a former German triathlete. He is in the Hall of Fame German triathletes ( men) out on the Ironman distance.

Career

Dittrich was to his time as the fastest swimmer among the Ironman athlete who was also able to compete in the other two disciplines with the world's best. He dominated the swim in Hawaii and won in 1987 and 1989 to 1993 respectively, the first discipline.

Prior to his triathlon career, he was a member of the German national swimming team and in 1981 became military world champion over 400 meters individual medley. In 1987 he was elected after winning the German Triathlon Championship from his hometown Neuss Sportsman of the Year.

He formed together with Jürgen Zäck and Dirk Aschmoneit the dominant "Big Three " about the Ironman in Germany in the early 90s. In 1993 he was the first German on the podium at Ironman Hawaii - the third place.

During the last phase of preparation for the Ironman Hawaii 1994, Dittrich had, after a camber, with knee problems in medical treatment in Encinitas, California, go and bury his ambitions for a possible Hawaii victory. There was a serious infection of the knee joint, which almost led to a sudden end career.

By this infection, the Rehabilitiation dragged on so Dittrich in 1996 could start in an Ironman competition for the first time. With a lead of over ten minutes, he had to quit, however, because of a front wheel defect in his first race at Ironman Japan. From 1996 he started again at Ironman Hawaii, always came up with the lead group out of the water, but could not go on his top times mainly driven workflows. In 1998 he finished his last race in Hawaii due to stomach problems early on the bike course.

The Steel Town Man in the Austrian city of Linz was previously his first and only victory in a long distance in 1998.

Dittrich works according to his professional career as a sports speaker and life coach. It organizes seminars, training courses, training camps and project events. He has been married since November 2002 Profitriathletin Leslie Benson Dittrich and lives in Boulder, USA.

Sporting successes

( DNF - Did Not Finish )

Best times at Ironman Hawaii

  • Best swim time: 1991 in 48:02 min
  • Best bike split: 1993 in 4:30:29 hours
  • Best Running time: 1992 hours 2:56:27
  • Best time in the target: 1993 in 8:20:13 hours

Best times at Ironman Roth

Best swimming times:

Best bike split:

Ironman Triathlon Boulder (Colorado) Wildflower Triathlon San Antonio Valley AVA Heidelberg Roth, Bavaria Landau an der Isar Panama City, Florida France Nice
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