Laura Philipp
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| Born | 23 July 1987[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Philip Seipp | |||||||||||||||||
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Laura Philipp (born 23 April 1987) is a German triathlete. She won the 2024 Ironman World Championship and in 2025 recorded an Ironman Triathlon world all-time best time of 8:03:13.
Career
[edit]She took part in rock climbing as a youngster but did not have a background in triathlon and only learnt to swim at the age of 24 years-old.[2] She had her first Ironman 70.3 victories in Zell am See and Mallorca in 2016. The following year, she won a Ironman 70.3 World Championship bronze medal.[3]
In 2021, she became the European Ironman Champion in Kuopio-Tahko in Finland.[4]
In March 2022, she won Ironman 70.3 Dubai in a time of 3:53:03, a new Ironman 70.3 world record time.[5] In June 2022, she defended her European Championship title in Hamburg in a time of 08:18:20 with the fastest time a woman has ever completed a full distance Ironman.[6]
In 2023, she finished third at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. That year, she finished in third place at the Challenge Roth event in Bavaria as, ahead of her, Daniela Ryf set a world record for the event distance.[7] She later won the Ironman 70.3 European Championship title in Tallinn, Estonia.[8]
In July 2024, she finished runner-up at Challenge Roth, recording the third fastest time ever recorded at the full triathlon distance, finishing behind compatriot Anne Haug as she broke the world record set by Daniela Ryf at the previous years event.[9] She won the 2024 Ironman World Championship in Nice, France in September 2024.[10][11] At the age of 37 years-old she was the second oldest woman to win the title after the Swiss athlete Natascha Badmann, who claimed the last of her six titles aged 38 in 2005.[12]
She won the 2025 European Championships in Hamburg and in doing so recorded an Ironman Triathlon world all-time best time of 8:03:13, finishing two minutes in front of the previous record holder Kat Matthews of Great Britain.[13][14]
Personal life
[edit]She is coached by her husband, Philip Seipp.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Laura Phillipp". Eurosport. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Ironman Worlds: "I only learnt to swim at 24, but I did cycle 60km to school every day," says new Ironman world champion Laura Philipp". 220triathlon. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Laura Phillipp". Tri247. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Laura Philipp wins Ironman European Championship". ospa-schwimmbadtechnik. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Laura Philipp outruns Daniela Ryf to win Ironman 70.3 Dubai". tri-today.com. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Laura Philipp Defends Her European Champion Title and Sets a World Best at The IRONMAN® European Championship Hamburg". endurancesportswire. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ Turner, Jonathan (28 June 2023). "Challenge Roth 2023 results: Ryf the GOAT as she sets staggering new world best time". Tri247. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "IRONMAN Champion heralds the strength of female long course racing and picks her main contenders for Nice". tri247. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ Turner, Jonathan (8 July 2024). "Challenge Roth 2024 results: Anne Haug sets FASTEST EVER time for full triathlon distance". tri247.com. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "Ironman Worlds: Laura Philipp takes title after duel with Britain's Kat Matthews". 220triathlon.com. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Laura Philipp of Germany is crowned 2024 VinFast IRONMAN World Champion in Nice, France". Ironman.com. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick (22 September 2024). "Laura Philipp becomes second-oldest woman to win Ironman World Championship". nbcsports. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ Turner, Jonathan (1 June 2025). "IRONMAN Hamburg results 2025: Philipp sees off Matthews in record-breaking RACE FOR THE AGES". Tri247.com. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Mackinnon, Kevin (1 June 2025). "Laura Philipp Breaks Ironman World Record in Hamburg After an Incredible Battle with Kat Matthews". SlowTwitch. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Laura Philipp: Europe's best triathlete". Canyon.com. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2024.