Daniel Unger

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Daniel Unger
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Unger at the Frankfurt City Triathlon 2012
Personal information
Nickname(s)MCU, Ungerman [1]
Born (1978-03-22) 22 March 1978 (age 46)
Ravensburg, West Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Weight74.5 kg (164 lb) [1]
Sport
Country Germany
Club Mengen / Hansgrohe Team
TeamTriathlon Top Team
Turned pro2004 [1]
Coached byRalf Ebli [2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)57.08 sec (100 m swim) [1]
2:01.9 (200 m swim) [1]
16:47(1500 m swim) [1]
8:27.4 (3000 m track) [1]
30:21.07 (10 km road) [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Men's triathlon
ITU Triathlon World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Hamburg Elite men's race

Daniel Unger (born 22 March 1978) is a German triathlete who was the 2007 ITU Triathlon World Champion. [3]

At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, he finished in 6th place with a time of 1:49:43.78, 50.5 seconds behind the winner Jan Frodeno. [4]

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References

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  2. "INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON UNION ATHLETE PROFILE 2008" (PDF). ITU. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
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