{"id":13711,"date":"2022-04-14T13:41:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T11:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/?p=97466"},"modified":"2022-04-14T13:54:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T11:54:13","slug":"patrick-lange-background-career-highlights-quotes","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/rss_feed\/patrick-lange-background-career-highlights-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Lange: Background, career highlights, quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Nige Tassell\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 14 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Germany\u2019s Patrick Lange made an extraordinary impact in the mid-2010s when he powered to two successive Kona titles, both times posting new course records.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And there\u2019s still time to capture a third world crown \u2013 and possibly even wrestle the course record<\/a><\/strong> back from his compatriot Jan Frodeno<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Who is Patrick Lange?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Patrick Lange had a colourful life before taking up triathlon professionally. Having developed a winning mentality when racing go-karts in his youth, he spent two years in the military before training to become a physiotherapist alongside his early days in triathlon; the German was also national duathlon champion.<\/p>\n
Having posted a series of largely anonymous results in ITU racing, Lange shifted to long-distance competition and has never looked back \u2013 despite often leaving the opposition behind.<\/p>\n

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He\u2019s since become a two-time Ironman world champion, with both victories accompanied by new course records. The second triumph, in 2018, saw him become the first person to ever go under eight hours at Kona.<\/p>\n
In possession of exemplary focus and motivation, Lange has conquered the Ironman world by stealth. \u201cI like to be in the background,\u201d he notes, \u201cand just race as hard as I can against the best \u2013 and win against the best.\u201d You certainly wouldn\u2019t write off his chances of a Kona hat-trick any time soon.<\/p>\n
How old is Patrick Lange?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
He was born on 25 August 1986, making him 35 years of age.<\/p>\n
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