Daniel Unger
Encyclopedia
Daniel Unger is a German
triathlete who was the 2007 ITU
Triathlon World Champion.
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
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
triathlete who was the 2007 ITU
International Triathlon Union
The International Triathlon Union or ITU is the international governing body for the multi-sport disciplines of triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and other nonstandard variations...
Triathlon World Champion.
At the 2008 Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, he finished in 6th place with a time of 1:49:43.78, 50.5 seconds behind the winner Jan Frodeno
Jan Frodeno
Jan Frodeno is a German triathlete. He won gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Born in Cologne, Frodeno started out as a swimmer in South Africa at the age of 15, and he entered triathlon in 2000. He then went to Germany to compete in the Bundesliga, and qualified for the national team in...
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External links
- Official website
- Athlete Biography at Beijing 2008