The Belgian Vanhoenacker new Ironman world record

Belgian Marino Vanhoenacker won the 13th edition of the Ironman Austrian triathlon champion and achieved a new world record with a time of 7 hours, 45 minutes and 58 seconds, 4 minutes and 29 seconds less than the previous mark of his compatriot Luc van Lierde (1997).

Vanhoenacker claimed his sixth consecutive victory in the Austrian event, after finishing the 3,8-kilometer swim, the 180-kilometer race bike and the 42,195 km running of the discipline.

The previous world record was in the hands of Van Lierde, who achieved a time of 7 hours, 50 minutes and 27 seconds on July 13, 1997, at the Ironman Germany, held in the town of Roth.

Source: deportes.terra.com.pe