Thomas Frühwirth
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Nationality | Austrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Graz, Austria | 12 August 1981|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Para-cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | H4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Frühwirth (born 12 August 1981) is an Austrian Para-cyclist who represented Austria at the Paralympic Games.
Early life
[edit]Thomas Frühwirth was born on a farm in southeast Styria, Austria. He has three brothers. At the age of 15 he started Enduro sports. He completed an apprenticeship as a car mechanic and car electrician, worked in development at Steyr Daimler Puch and later at the motorcycle manufacturer KTM AG. In 2004 he had a motorcycle accident while on vacation in Poland. The result was incomplete paraplegia.
Career
[edit]Frühwirth represented Austria in the men's road time trial H4 and road race H4 events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in time trial.[1] He again represented Austria in the men's road time trial H4 and road race H4 events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won two silver medals.[2]
Thomas Frühwirth owns the course record in the division Handcycling at the Ironman Hawaii in 8h 15' 39" (Ironman World Championship 2022).[3]
Sports achievements
[edit]Achievements in para-cycling
[edit]Year | Competition | Country | Ranking |
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2024 | UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships - Time Trial | Switzerland | Gold |
2024 Summer Paralympics - Time Trial | France | Silver | |
2024 Summer Paralympics - Road Race | France | Silver | |
2023 | UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships - Road Race | Scotland | Bronze |
2022 | UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships - Time Trial | Canada | Silver |
UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships - Road Race | Canada | Silver | |
2021 | 2020 Summer Paralympics - Time Trial | Japan | Silver |
2020 Summer Paralympics - Road Race | Japan | Silver | |
UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships - Time Trial | Portugal | Silver | |
UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships - Road Race | Portugal | Silver | |
2019 | UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships - Time Trial | Netherlands | Bronze |
2016 | 2016 Summer Paralympics - Time Trial | Brazil | Silver |
2015 | UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships - Time Trial | Switzerland | Bronze |
2014 | UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships - Time Trial | United States | Bronze |
Achievements in Para-Triathlon
[edit]The table shows the most significant results (podium) obtained in paratriathlon competitions since 2010.
Year | Competition | Country | Ranking | Time |
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2023 | Ironman World Championship 2023 Nice | France | Gold | 9h 43' 21" |
2022 | Ironman World Championship 2022 Hawaii | United States | Gold | 8h 15' 39" |
Ironman World Championship 2021 St. George Utah | United States | Gold | 9h 29' 35" | |
2020 | Ironman Cozumel | Mexico | Gold | 8h 08' 27" |
Knappenman "Ironman" | Germany | Gold | 7h 26' 18" | |
2017 | 30. Austria Triathlon (Ironman distance) | Austria | Gold | 7h 48' 36" |
2017 European Para-Triathlon Championships PTWC-H2 | Austria | Silver | 1h 02' 42" | |
Austrian Para-Triathlon Championships PTWC-H2 | Austria | Gold | 58' 05" | |
2015 | Ironman 70.3 Zell am See | Austria | Gold | 4h 53' 35" |
2013 | Ironman World Championship Hawaii | United States | Gold | 9h 2' 55" |
2011 | ITU Para-Duathlon World Championships TR1 | Spain | Gold | 58' 44" |
IUTA Double Ironman | Slovenia | Gold | 22h 05' 52" | |
2010 | ITU Para-Triathlon World Championships TR1 | Hungary | Gold | 1h 08' 36" |
Ironman World Championship Hawaii | United States | Silver | 10h 13' 27" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Thomas Fruhwirth". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Fruehwirth". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Frühwirth raises the bar at the IRONMAN World Championship". tri247.com. Retrieved 13 October 2022.