Laura Lindemann

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Laura Lindemann
Laura Lindemann (2022)
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1996-06-26) 26 June 1996 (age 28)
Berlin, Germany
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Women's triathlon
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Mixed relay
Europe Triathlon Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich Individual
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich Mixed relay

Laura Lindemann (born 26 June 1996) is a German triathlete. She was a gold medal winner in the mixed relay event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She previously also competed at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. She was a silver medalist in the individual race and mixed team relay at the 2022 European Triathlon Championships.

Career

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She competed in the women's event at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she finished in 28th place overall.[1][2]

She competed in the women's event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where she finished in eighth place overall. She also competed in the mixed relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] She won the individual and mixed team relay titles at the 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Hamburg in September 2021.[4]

She was leading the women’s individual race at the 2022 European Triathlon Championships at the transition from bike to run in Munich, Germany, in August 2022, before eventually finishing in second place to win the silver medal behind Non Stanford of Great Britain.[5] Competing in the mixed team relay at the championships she ran the final leg and outpaced Frenchwoman Julie Derron to also win a silver medal for her country in that event.[6]

Competing at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, in August 2024 as a member of the German triathlon mixed relay team alongside Lasse Lührs, Lisa Tertsch, and Tim Hellwig, she won the gold medal ahead of the USA and Great Britain teams. It was the country's first Olympic medal in triathlon for 16 years.[7][8]

In February 2025, she finished in third place behind her compatriots Lisa Tertsch and Nina Eim at World Triathlon's first sprint distance series race in Abu Dhabi.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Laura LINDEMANN". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Laura Lindemann". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Mixed Relay Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ Dowdeswell, Andrew (19 September 2021). "Germany win mixed team relay to complete World Triathlon Championship Series hat-trick". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  5. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (12 August 2022). "Britain's Stanford wins women's triathlon gold in packed Olympiapark at European Championships in Munich". Inside The Games.
  6. ^ Levison, John (19 November 2022). "France dominate European Mixed Team Relay Championships Munich". tri247. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  7. ^ Barratt, Liz (9 July 2024). "Which triathletes have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games?". 220 Triathlon. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  8. ^ "OLYMPIC TRIATHLON MIXED SADDLEBACK: GOLD FOR GERMANY". Triathlon.de. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Sprint finishes and major bike crash delivered excitement at WTCS Abu Dhabi race". Triathlon Magazine. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
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