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Jesper Svensson
Sweden
World Rank
91
Height
1.88m
Age
32
DOB
08/2/90
95%Swim90%Bike78%Run86%Overall
Athletes are measured as a percentage (for each discipline and overall) based on a relative comparison to the #1 ranked athlete who's rated at 100%.
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Jesper Svensson

Former SwimRun World Champion Jesper Svensson has showcased elite endurance abilities on the middle and long-distance circuits, making him one of the premier triathletes to come out of Sweden in recent times.

‘Jeppe’ suffered an unfortunate incident in one of his early races in 2015. New to the sport, he suffered a puncture during the bike stage of a middle-distance race. But he fought to end, realised he had a talent for triathlon, and it soon became his sole focus.

When Svensson won that 2017 ÖTILLÖ SwimRun World Championships, his performance in the event attracted the attention of acclaimed multisport coach Frank Jakobsen. Together they focused on improving his bike work to match his excellent swim and run disciplines.

2018 was a breakthrough year for the Swede as he won the National Middle-Distance Triathlon on home soil, before earning wins on the IRONMAN circuit at Brazil and Barcelona. Both were races he won by leading from start to finish.

A year later ‘Jeppe’ claimed a superb second in a strong field at his favourite race Challenge Roth, and competed in his first World Championship at Kona, Hawaii, finishing in 37th place.

His favourite discipline is surprisingly the bike, as he says it is still so new that he enjoys it. His least favourite is the swim as he suggests he is only getting slower in the water.

Jesper’s pre-race routine consists of a hard training session three days before a race, eating well and ensuring his body is at the peak of fitness.

Svensson’s advice to budding triathlete is “start slowly, build up your miles and listen to your body when it comes to increasing your training”.

On raceday meanwhile, his go-to advice is: “Just go for it. If you are too scared of the pain you will not reach your goals”.

Current PTO World Ranking Points
91
2022 Ironman Hawaii
71.76*
2023 WT Long Distance Championships
71.14
2022 PTO US Open
63.85*
Sum / 3
68.92

* Recalculated values from 2022 based on new ranking system.

Ranking History
#9#95#181#267#35320162017201820192020202120222023*2016Overall117.06 pts#250Swim158.66 pts#142Bike98.50 pts#312Run71.94 pts#3502017Overall62.91 pts#133Swim87.85 pts#58Bike57.18 pts#273Run64.72 pts#1502018Overall73.35 pts#84Swim94.27 pts#17Bike73.61 pts#126Run67.48 pts#1272019Overall79.60 pts#64Swim97.30 pts#14Bike83.41 pts#54Run67.47 pts#1412020Overall205.49 pts#90Swim193.01 pts#15Bike166.82 pts#43Run105.79 pts#1952021Overall83.75 pts#34Swim96.08 pts#15Bike81.99 pts#50Run73.29 pts#1002022Overall82.34 pts#56Swim101.04 pts#18Bike87.44 pts#43Run70.55 pts#1702023Overall68.92 pts#91Swim85.95 pts#14Bike76.62 pts#46Run54.91 pts#152

* New PTO World Ranking System implemented.

Rivals
wins / races
Results
45 Races3
1
4
2
2
3
2023
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallSOFPoints
7 May
16
WT Long Distance Championships
36:09
2:57:28
1:52:04
5:31:12
71.14
78.8871.14
10 Mar
13
Clash Miami
20:24
1:22:20
1:01:52
2:45:45
51.63
84.951.63
2022
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallSOFPoints
25 Nov
17
Ironman Israel
50:26
4:26:31
2:50:49
8:14:11
48.49
84.7948.49
8 Oct
21
Ironman Hawaii
48:17
4:14:53
3:05:56
8:13:40
71.76
91.4571.76
18 Sep
28
PTO US Open
27:00
1:55:55
1:09:10
3:34:01
63.85
87.1763.85
20 Aug
DNF
Ironman Sweden
--:--
--:--
--:--
--:--
71.87-
3 Jul
1
Challenge Vansbro
22:24
1:57:25
1:16:48
3:38:23
63.64
50.3563.64
12 Jun
11
Ironman Des Moines
48:54
4:12:28
4:07:35
9:16:37
42.61
70.1942.61
23 Apr
3
Ironman Texas
50:28
4:22:45
2:51:37
8:08:53
69.5
69.8569.50
3 Apr
10
Ironman South Africa
7:56
4:22:23
3:06:23
7:40:52
59.31
70.8559.31
2021
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
21 Nov
DNF
Ironman South Africa
21:59
4:40:44
--:--
--:--
07:23:47-
24 Oct
15
Ironman 70.3 Portugal
22:31
2:17:15
1:14:04
3:59:30
47.7173
03:42:0547.72
12 Sep
2
Challenge Almere
47:08
4:05:40
2:43:20
7:39:25
92.7635
07:34:2992.76
22 Aug
7
Ironman Copenhagen
45:55
4:13:31
2:56:07
7:59:38
76.4723
07:43:1776.47
27 Jun
8
Ironman 70.3 Elsinore
21:58
2:03:05
1:12:37
3:42:25
76.2533
03:34:4676.25
23 May
DNF
Ironman Tulsa
--:--
--:--
--:--
--:--
07:51:38-
12 Mar
6
Ironman 70.3 Dubai
23:27
1:54:26
1:13:05
3:34:57
82.0035
03:29:1882.00
2020
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
6 Dec
46
Challenge Daytona
22:51
2:03:39
1:11:29
3:40:24
0
03:05:07-
7 Feb
13
Ironman 70.3 Dubai
22:47
1:55:54
1:21:58
3:44:42
48.6606
03:28:3848.66
2019
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
2 Nov
8
Ironman Florida
49:05
4:09:18
3:03:14
8:07:02
68.8362
07:45:1768.84
12 Oct
37
Ironman Hawaii
47:42
4:27:33
3:41:22
9:00:53
20.1058
08:03:0020.11
7 Jul
2
Challenge Roth
48:27
4:22:30
2:48:43
8:02:20
87.3957
07:53:2387.40
8 Jun
7
Challenge Denmark Half
24:19
2:06:30
1:20:31
3:55:24
49.2571
03:38:4549.26
26 May
9
Ironman 70.3 Austria
24:35
2:13:55
1:20:48
4:03:45
41.8135
03:44:1141.81
2018
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
2 Dec
4
Ironman Mar del Plata
19:09
4:32:04
2:51:49
7:46:39
68.6374
07:25:4168.64
7 Oct
1
Ironman Barcelona
46:14
4:22:21
2:53:12
8:05:56
76.5185
07:49:2476.52
19 Aug
DNF
Ironman Copenhagen
--:--
--:--
--:--
--:--
07:41:29-
29 Jul
DNF
Ironman Hamburg
--:--
--:--
--:--
--:--
07:03:25-
8 Jul
12
Ironman 70.3 Sweden
23:00
2:12:46
1:24:11
4:04:45
29.4679
03:41:2029.47
9 Jun
4
Challenge Denmark Half
22:33
2:09:00
1:23:58
3:58:43
44.4318
03:40:2144.43
27 May
1
Ironman Brasil
43:47
4:23:43
2:55:40
8:08:06
74.8905
07:50:2374.89
2 Feb
7
Ironman 70.3 Dubai
22:39
2:02:59
1:15:46
3:45:41
68.605
03:35:3268.61
2017
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
29 Oct
2
Ironman 70.3 Austin
23:35
2:15:27
1:12:32
3:55:06
65.7648
03:43:3765.76
22 Oct
DNF
Ironman 70.3 Miami
--:--
--:--
--:--
--:--
03:45:55-
13 Aug
2
Challenge Finland
--:--
--:--
--:--
3:51:56
53.9029
03:36:5653.90
29 Jul
6
Challenge Prague
20:45
2:10:29
1:26:17
4:02:27
37
03:41:3137.00
23 Jul
3
Challenge Iceland
16:10
2:20:48
1:20:02
3:59:25
59.0661
03:45:3459.07
10 Jun
7
Challenge Denmark Half
22:41
2:12:09
1:19:58
3:57:15
42.6813
03:38:2842.68
3 Jun
21
Challenge "The Championship" Samorin
22:56
2:19:42
1:35:39
4:23:30
0
03:43:00-
13 May
DNF
Ironman 70.3 Mallorca
--:--
--:--
--:--
--:--
03:47:45-
27 Jan
6
Ironman 70.3 Dubai
24:12
2:03:45
1:15:20
3:46:43
63.8872
03:35:0463.89
2016
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
16 Oct
5
Ironman 70.3 Hefei
23:15
2:13:30
1:18:19
3:58:38
45.9378
03:40:4445.94
11 Sep
9
Ironman 70.3 Ruegen
23:24
2:11:42
1:22:43
4:01:29
27.564
03:37:4927.56
27 Aug
4
Challenge Tonsberg Half
24:20
2:11:47
1:32:05
4:08:59
43.4035
03:49:3043.40
14 Aug
6
Challenge Finland
--:--
--:--
--:--
3:57:00
27.7159
03:33:4927.72
Ranking per Season
Overall
Year
Points
Position
2023
68
91
2022
82
56
2021
83
34
2020
205
90
2019
79
64
2018
73
84
2017
62
133
2016
117
250
Swim
Year
Points
Position
2023
85
14
2022
101
18
2021
96
15
2020
193
15
2019
97
14
2018
94
17
2017
87
58
2016
158
142
Bike
Year
Points
Position
2023
76
46
2022
87
43
2021
81
50
2020
166
43
2019
83
54
2018
73
126
2017
57
273
2016
98
312
Run
Year
Points
Position
2023
54
152
2022
70
170
2021
73
100
2020
105
195
2019
67
141
2018
67
127
2017
64
150
2016
71
350
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