Dorian Coninx
French triathlete (born 1994)
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Dorian Coninx (born 28 January 1994) is a French triathlete. He competed in the men's event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Born | 28 January 1994 Échirolles, Isère, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Triathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Triathlon career
Coninx won both the Junior European and Junior World Championship in 2013.[2] He then won the U23 World title in 2014.[2]
In winter 2015, he ran a 29' 39"[3] 10k at the Cannes 10k, and went on to win his first international Elite race at the Quarteira European Cup event later in the year.
He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio representing France, and finished 36th in 1h 51' 50".[4]
In 2017, he became French Elite Champion on Sprint Distance.[5] In 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's triathlon at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China.[6]
Coninx has also competed at Super League Triathlon events. He finished in second place at SLT Toulouse 2022.[7] The first Super League Triathlon event to be held in France.
