- 09/12 1st Place, Eurawasser Inseltriathlon, Sprint, Güstrow
| Date of birth: | 11. August 1976 |
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| Height: | 184 cm |
| Weight: | 72 kg |
Andreas Raelert is the older of the two “Raelert-Brothers”.
Andreas does his passion since the 90’s on world-class level. He represented Germany at the Olympics twice. In Sydney 2000 he reached 12th place, four years later in Athens Andreas was sixth.
In autumn 2008, Andreas Raelert moved from the olympic distance over to the long distance. Making his debut race on the long distance he won Ironman Arizona with a new course record. In 2009 Andreas succeeded his major international breakthrough. He crossed the finish line at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii as the best German in third place.
His winning streak continued in the 2010: Andreas won the Ironman European Championships in Frankfurt. The European champion crowned the season with being runner-up at the Ironman World Championships in Kona in October 2010.
Since July 2011 – when he won Challenge Roth – Andreas holds the world record on the long distance with 7:41:33 hours. Three months later he again made it to the podium at the Ironman World Championships in Kona. In 2011 and 2012 Andreas won the ETU European Championships on the middle distance at Challenge Kraichgau.
During the Ironman Klagenfurt 2013, which he could clearly decide for himselves, Andreas injured inconspicuous. Nevertheless he qualified for the World Championships. With the utmost consequence, the injury bounced back then on race day and forced him to quit. For all excellent results in 2014, eg. the podium at the North American Championships, stomach problems at the World Champs prevented the actuation of Andys great shape.
After another podium in the big races, everything should fit for the World Champs 2015. Despite a gremlin on the bike, Andreas bounced back impressively with the Vice World Champion title. He now has 5 podium in Hawaii on his tally. That brings him sufficient motivation to fulfill the dream of the master crown yet.
