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Date: 19 August 1981
By STUART TAYLOR Jr., Special to the New York Times
Stuart TAYLOR
Jan Frodeno (German pronunciation: [jan fʁoˈdeːno] ; born 18 August 1981) is a German former triathlete who is the gold medal winner in men's triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 3-time winner of the Ironman World Championship in 2015, 2016, and 2019, and 2-time winner of the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in 2015 and 2018. He had set the world record for the long distance in Roth, Germany in 2016 with 7:35:39 hours. In 2021, he broke his own world record during the Tributtle in Allgäu, Germany against Lionel Sanders, with a time of 07:27:53, setting a new world best for the long-distance triathlon.
Read more...The August 18, 1981 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♌. It was the 229 day of the year. President of the United States was Ronald Reagan.
If you were born on this day, you are 44 years old. Your last birthday was on the Monday, August 18, 2025, 27 days ago. Your next birthday is on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, in 337 days. You have lived for 16,098 days, or about 386,374 hours, or about 23,182,484 minutes, or about 1,390,949,040 seconds.
Date: 19 August 1981
By STUART TAYLOR Jr., Special to the New York Times
Stuart TAYLOR
Date: 19 August 1981
By BERNARD GWERTZMAN, Special to the New York Times
Bernard GWERTZMAN
Date: 18 August 1981
By JOHN F. BURNS, Special to the New York Times
John BURNS
Date: 19 August 1981