Tim Hellwig

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Tim Hellwig
Hellwig in 2022
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 25)[1]
Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Sport
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Mixed relay
World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Hamburg Mixed relay

Tim Hellwig (born 30 June 1999) is a German triathlete. He was a gold medalist at the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships in 2023. He then also won a gold medal in the mixed team relay at the 2024 Olympic Games.

Career

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From the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, he was German junior champion in the triathlon in 2017, and retained the title again in 2018. He won the silver medal at the European Championships in Tartu, Estonia in 2018. He became German senior sprint champion in 2021, and that year won his first World Triathlon Championship Series event in Hamburg, Germany in September 2021.[2][3]

In 2023, he won the African Triathlon Cup,[2] and two Asian legs of the World Cup, in Chengdu, China and Tongyeong, South Korea.[4][5] That year, he was a gold medalist at the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships in the mixed relay in Hamburg.[6]

In May 2024, he qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games by finishing seventh at the Olympic test event in Paris, France.[7] Competing at the Games in August 2024 as a member of the German triathlon mixed relay team alongside Lasse Lührs, Lisa Tertsch, and Laura Lindemann, he won the gold medal ahead of the USA and Great Britain teams, the country's first Olympic medal in triathlon for 16 years.[8][9] Hellwig also earned his first podium finish in Supertri in Toulouse and finished in the top five in every race he ran, finishing his debut Supertri season in third place overall and winning the men’s bike discipline. He ended the year ranked as the world’s 29th best triathlete, but had to undergo surgery on the meniscus in his knee having carried the injury through a lot of 2024.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Tim Hellwig". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Tassell, Nigel (18 February 2024). "Tim Hellwig: Background, career highlights, quotes". 220triathlon. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ Dowdeswell, Andrew (8 September 2021). "Hellwig wins sprint finish in World Triathlon Series thriller as first six separated by six seconds". Inside the Games. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (14 October 2023). "Seregni and Hellwig winners at 2023 World Triathlon Cup in Chengdu". Inside the Games. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Tim Hellwig proves unbeatable on World Cup tour with gold in Tongyeong". Triathlon.org. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Results: 2023 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Hamburg | Mixed Relay". July 16, 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  7. ^ Eastman, Ben (31 May 2024). "The end of May update: which triathletes have qualified for the Paris Olympics?". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  8. ^ Barratt, Liz (9 July 2024). "Which triathletes have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games?". 220 Triathlon. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  9. ^ "OLYMPIC TRIATHLON MIXED SADDLEBACK: GOLD FOR GERMANY". Triathlon.de. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  10. ^ Brown, Paul (2 March 2025). "Olympic triathlon champion undergoes knee surgery after racing through the pain to Paris 2024 glory". tri247.com. Retrieved 25 April 2025.