 Raelert in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 August 1980 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||
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Michael Raelert (born 29 August 1980) is a German triathlete who is the 2009 and 2010 Ironman 70.3 World Champion. [1] [2] In 2010, Raelert won Ironman 70.3 races at Switzerland, California, and Germany, as well as the 28th Avia Wildflower Triathlon.
Raelert's older brother, Andreas Raelert, is also an active triathlete.
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