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German-American triathlete
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Torsten Abel
Torsten Abel at the 2009 Wildflower Triathlon in Lake San Antonio, California
Personal information
NicknameT-Rex
Born (1974-01-02) 2 January 1974 (age 51)
West Berlin
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTriathlon
ClubGerman Junior Team
Retiredyes
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing  Germany
Ironman Canada
Silver medal – second place 2011 Individual

Torsten Abel (born 2 January 1974 in West Berlin) is a former German triathlete who later competed for the United States.

Athletic career

Triathlon since 1991

Abel was born in Charlottenburg, Berlin, grew up in Weiler-Simmerberg and contested his first triathlon in 1991. From 1992 to 1997 he started in the Bayern squad and from 1994 for the German junior team. Abel competed for Germany in several ITU Triathlon World Cup races from 2000 to 2002 and finished fifth in the European Triathlon Cup rankings in 2001.

In 2005 he started for the first time in the long-distance triathlon (3.86 kilometres (2.40 mi) swimming, 180.2 kilometres (112.0 mi) cycling and 42.195 kilometres (26.219 mi) running) in Roth, Bavaria. Since 2006 he has also worked as a coach and trainer.

Personal

Abel was married to triathlete Leanda Cave, whom he met at a triathlon in Portugal in 1999 and coached for several years. They married in summer 2010 and moved to Tucson, Arizona. The couple were separated as of February 2013. He lives in San Francisco.

Sporting achievements

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References

  1. Moore, Paul (27 April 2011). "Triathlon's Power Couples: Leanda Cave & Torsten Abel". Triathlete Europe. Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

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