{"id":28180,"date":"2024-03-07T15:59:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T13:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/98e572da-e7bd-4aa3-9264-d406e2d8db44"},"modified":"2024-05-28T22:56:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T20:56:09","slug":"csongor-lehmann-background-career-highlights-quotes","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/rss_feed\/csongor-lehmann-background-career-highlights-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Csongor Lehmann: Background, career highlights, quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Thursday, 07 March 2024 at 13:59 PM<\/p>

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The darling of Hungary\u2019s surge through the triathlon scene, double world champion Csongor Lehmann might end making it a hat-trick in the senior ranks. Here’s everything you need to know about the Hungarian with tri on his genes\u2026<\/p>

Who is Csongor Lehmann?<\/h2>
Hungarian triathlete Csongor Lehmann heads into T2 during the 2022 World Triathlon Cup Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. (Credit: World Triathlon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Born into the Lehmann triathlon dynasty (his father Tibor was Hungary\u2019s national champion in the 1990s, while his older brother Bence is also a professional triathlete), Csongor Lehmann\u2019s destiny appears to have been defined at an early age. <\/p>
Indeed, when he was still only 16, he finished in the top 10 in the elite men\u2019s race at the national championships. After this came a highly productive spell in the junior ranks.<\/p>
Before he fully graduated to the senior pack, Csongor had conquered the world twice over, taking the junior men\u2019s crown in 2018 and the U23 title three years later. <\/p>
Being a double world champion might have put untold pressure on his young shoulders when mixing with the legends of the elite set, but Csongor\u2019s steady progress has been made with a mature head, no doubt helped with the guidance and advice of his father, now his coach. <\/p>
As such, a string of European Cup and World Cup triumphs adorn his palmares. He\u2019s very much in the vanguard of Hungary\u2019s rise as a triathlon power, with two of his compatriots also taking up residence in the men\u2019s top 30 rankings.<\/p>
Although yet to taste proper WTSC success \u2013 just three top 10s so far, none of which came close to threaten the podium places \u2013 time is very much on Csongor\u2019s side. <\/p>
His youth, the depth of his experience, coupled with an innate calmness, surely marks him out as a leader of the pack over the next few years. A third world title could well be the culmination of that lifelong destiny.<\/p>
How old is Csongor Lehmann?<\/h2>
Csongor Lehmann was born on 2 April 1999, making him 24 years old.<\/p>
Csongor Lehmann\u2019s career highlights<\/h2>
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Hungarian triathlete Csongor Lehmann on the podium to collect silver at the 2019 World U23 Champs in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Credit: Ben Lumley\/ITU Media)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
June 2016: National junior triumph<\/h3>
Csongor claims his first title when he inherits the crown of Hungary\u2019s national junior champion. His victory in Baja, set up by an imperious bike leg, sees him also placed fifth among the elite men.<\/p>
July 2016: European championship silver<\/h3>
In the familiar waters, and on the well-trod streets, of his hometown of Tiszaujvaros, Csongor and the rest of the Hungarian mixed youth relay squad take silver at the European champs behind the Russian quartet.<\/p>
June 2017: Double medal haul in Kitzb\u00fchel<\/h3>
The Hungarian teenager takes bronze in the junior men\u2019s race at the European championships in the Austrian resort, with just a single second separating the top three of Portugal\u2019s Vasco Vila\u00e7a<\/a><\/strong>, Spain\u2019s Javier Lluch Perez and Csongor. <\/p>
But it\u2019s a gold medal the day after with Hungary securing the mixed junior relay title. A week later, Csongor adds two more medals to this month\u2019s haul at the national championships: bronze in the men\u2019s elite category and gold as a junior man.<\/p>
September 2018: On top of the world<\/h3>
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Csongor Lehmann wins the world junior title at the 2018 Gold Coast Grand Final. (Credit: Delly Carr\/ITU Media)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
After a couple of seasons where he\u2019s rarely finished off the podium, Csongor stands atop the one that matters. At the WTS Grand Final on Australia\u2019s Gold Coast, he claims the world junior men\u2019s title. <\/p>
His run ensures the margin of victory is comfortable, leading home France\u2019s Paul Georgenthum and Germany\u2019s Philipp Wiewald.<\/p>
August 2019: U23 world silver<\/h3>
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Csongor Lehmann during the swim leg of the 2019 U23 Worlds in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Credit: Ben Lumley\/ITU Media)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Having now left the junior ranks, Csongor comes home second in the U23 world championship race in Lausanne, where he is outpaced by Spain\u2019s Roberto S\u00e1nchez Mantec\u00f3n.<\/p>
May 2021: First elite victory outside his homeland<\/h3>
At a European Cup race in the Italian coastal town of Caorle, Csongor breaks the tape for his maiden elite win outside of Hungary\u2019s national championships. He posts the only sub-15-minute run leg in this sprint-distance event to take a narrow, three-second victory. <\/p>
In July, a second European Cup triumph arrives, this time on the familiar turf of Tiszaujvaros.<\/p>
August 2021: A second world crown<\/h3>
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Hungary’s Csongor Lehmann leads ahead of Tim Hellwig at the 2021 WTCS Grand Final in Edmonton. (Credit: Tommy Zaferes\/World Triathlon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Dipping back into U23 competition, Csongor upgrades the U23 world silver he won two years earlier when he claims top spot in a strong field in Edmonton. Germany\u2019s Tim Hellwig<\/a><\/strong> takes silver and the Australian Matt Hauser<\/a><\/strong> bronze.<\/p>
September 2022: A maiden World Cup win<\/h3>
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Csongor Lehmann wins the 2022 Karlovy Vary World Cup, Czech Republic. (Credit: World Triathlon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Csongor continues to make his stamp on the sport globally when he triumphs in a World Cup race in Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic, ahead of the American Matt McElroy and Germany\u2019s Lasse L\u00fchrs<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>
October 2022: First appearance in a WTCS top 10<\/h3>
After a series of top-20 finishes in WTCS races, Csongor finally manages to break into the top 10. It\u2019s a tight race in Cagliari where, despite coming home ninth, he\u2019s still 30secs down on the winner, Britain\u2019s Alex Yee<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>
May 2023: A second WTCS top-10 finish<\/h3>
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Csongor Lehmann runs home for seventh place at the 2023 Cagliari WTCS race, Sardinia. (Credit: Tommy Zaferes\/World Triathlon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Following his ninth place in Cagliari the previous season, Csongor comes home in the same position in Yokohama, finishing just five seconds behind Olympic champion Kristian Blummenfelt<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>
His tenure among the WTCS elite is cemented a fortnight later when he returns to Sardinia to take seventh. Another seventh place in Pontevedra in September elevates Csongor into the upper echelons of the world rankings.<\/p>
July 2023: The ultimate hometown hero<\/h3>
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Csongor Lehmann on the top step of the men’s podium at the 2023 World Triathlon Cup Tiszaujvaros. (Credit: Janos Schmidt\/World Triathlon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The World Cup returns to Tiszaujvaros, where Csongor religiously watched the race as a kid. Now all eyes are on him as he takes a glorious and emotional victory in front of family, friends and neighbours. It\u2019s a very special moment indeed.<\/p>
Csongor Lehmann in quotes<\/h2>
On watching World Cup races as a boy in his hometown of Tiszaujvaros: <\/strong>\u201cThe World Cup was like Christmas for us. We\u2019d work the aid stations and it was a dream come true when they\u2019d take a bottle from us.\u201d\u00a0On his World Triathlon Series debut in Yokohama in 2019: <\/strong>\u201cI got burned a little bit there! But I think I needed that race too, to see how fast these guys started and to know what to expect from a race at this level.\u201d\u00a0On winning the 2023 World Cup race in Tiszaujvaros:<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s an unbelievable feeling. I\u2019ve dreamt about winning a World Cup in my hometown and that last 100m, when I knew I had the win, was so emotional.\u201d<\/p>
What\u2019s next for Csongor Lehmann?<\/h2>
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Csongor Lehmann leads the run pack at the 2023 World Triathlon Grand Final in Pontevedra, Spain. (Credit: Tommy Zaferes\/World Triathlon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Csongor\u2019s record in WTCS racing \u2013 where he\u2019s yet to register a top-five finish \u2013 suggests it\u2019s too early to expect him to make an impression on how the medals are distributed at the forthcoming Olympics, so his focus for 2024 is surely on improving his placings through the season-long series. <\/p>
Top image credit: <\/strong>Janos Schmidt\/World Triathlon<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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How old is Csongor Lehmann?<\/h2>Csongor Lehmann was born on 2 April 1999, making him 24 years old.<\/p>

June 2016: National junior triumph<\/h3>Csongor claims his first title when he inherits the crown of Hungary\u2019s national junior champion. His victory in Baja, set up by an imperious bike leg, sees him also placed fifth among the elite men.<\/p>

July 2016: European championship silver<\/h3>In the familiar waters, and on the well-trod streets, of his hometown of Tiszaujvaros, Csongor and the rest of the Hungarian mixed youth relay squad take silver at the European champs behind the Russian quartet.<\/p>

How old is Csongor Lehmann?<\/h2>
Csongor Lehmann was born on 2 April 1999, making him 24 years old.<\/p>

June 2016: National junior triumph<\/h3>
Csongor claims his first title when he inherits the crown of Hungary\u2019s national junior champion. His victory in Baja, set up by an imperious bike leg, sees him also placed fifth among the elite men.<\/p>

July 2016: European championship silver<\/h3>
In the familiar waters, and on the well-trod streets, of his hometown of Tiszaujvaros, Csongor and the rest of the Hungarian mixed youth relay squad take silver at the European champs behind the Russian quartet.<\/p>