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Lisa Norden
Sweden
World Rank
20
Weight
60kg
Height
1.75m
Age
38
DOB
11/24/84
Swim: ColtingBike: ScottRun: Hoka One One
18
Swim Rank
10
Bike Rank
61
Run Rank
Biography More

Lisa Norden

2012 ITU World Triathlon Championship winner and Olympic silver medalist Lisa Norden will forever be remembered in Sweden as being at the centre of the country’s triathlon boom that year.

She came within a whisker of a golden double, recording the same time as gold medalist Nicola Spirig in the London Games, but was beaten in a photo finish. The Swedish Olympic Committee appealed the result to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but the appeal was rejected.

“2012 was the year triathlon hit home in Sweden,” Lisa recalled. “The federation was the quickest-growing out of all the federations and triathlon boomed everywhere. To have put triathlon on the map in Sweden was amazing.

“The second half of 2012 was a phase where my body continued to deliver above expectations; it was incredible to be a part of. It was like years of training suddenly hit home.”

She followed the advice of Canadian Simon Whitfield, the 2000 Olympic champion, who gave Lisa an invaluable tip before the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

“Simon told me the secret is to do a good job, not an excellent or brilliant job, just a good job,” she revealed. “But do it every day, day after day, month after month - to be ready for the big events.”

However, it is her mother to whom Lisa owes the most. “She showed and taught me you can do and achieve anything you want, as long as you're willing do the work required,” said the 2010 World Sprint Distance Champion.

It was her mother who got Lisa involved in cycling and then triathlon, after her initial sporting passion had been horse riding, particularly eventing.

“I grew up with a single mum and we never quite had the funds to be competitive in equestrian,” she said. “I fell in love with triathlon because it only came down to me and how much and hard I was willing to work, not how much money we had.”

Cycling is her strongest and favourite discipline. Indeed, she is so proficient at it that she won the Swedish National Time Trial Championships in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 and has also represented Sweden on multiple occasions in the UCI Time Trial World Championships.

Current PTO World Ranking Points
20
2022 Ironman Hawaii
87.61*
2023 Challenge Roth
83.55
2023 Ironman 70.3 Tallinn
81.53
Sum / 3
84.23

* Recalculated values from 2022 based on new ranking system.

Ranking History
#1#117#233#349#465201420152017201820192020202120222023*2014Overall14.29 pts#235Swim38.02 pts#172Bike38.82 pts#238Run0.78 pts#3322015Overall14.29 pts#275Swim38.02 pts#229Bike38.82 pts#285Run0.78 pts#4052017Overall7.25 pts#367Swim41.93 pts#241Bike9.40 pts#461Run20.67 pts#3462018Overall69.61 pts#77Swim90.90 pts#16Bike90.08 pts#44Run44.92 pts#2052019Overall77.37 pts#67Swim90.90 pts#15Bike90.08 pts#49Run44.88 pts#1782020Overall80.21 pts#41Swim76.57 pts#47Bike90.43 pts#35Run33.14 pts#1952021Overall88.61 pts#16Swim84.54 pts#45Bike103.10 pts#2Run61.85 pts#902022Overall96.14 pts#14Swim105.53 pts#10Bike95.26 pts#9Run71.83 pts#852023Overall84.23 pts#20Swim83.03 pts#18Bike90.90 pts#10Run67.94 pts#61

* New PTO World Ranking System implemented.

Results
39 Races6
1
3
2
4
3
2023
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallSOFPoints
19 Aug
1
Ironman Sweden
56:11
4:36:40
3:10:41
8:47:02
77.24
68.5977.24
6 Aug
4
Ironman 70.3 Tallinn
25:36
2:10:58
1:25:07
4:04:22
81.53
85.2581.53
25 Jun
5
Challenge Roth
52:08
4:34:00
3:13:33
8:43:11
83.55
89.3683.55
2022
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallSOFPoints
20 Nov
2
Ironman Cozumel
46:28
4:32:35
3:23:16
8:46:35
75.73
75.1575.73
6 Oct
5
Ironman Hawaii
54:41
4:42:24
3:12:40
8:54:42
87.61
87.0787.61
17 Sep
5
PTO US Open
28:22
2:01:16
1:13:14
3:44:49
87.6
86.3387.60
21 Aug
DNF
WT Long Distance Championships
28:25
2:00:19
--:--
--:--
75.46-
7 May
6
Ironman St. George World Championships
52:38
4:49:22
3:18:33
9:03:30
81.53
79.0381.53
3 Apr
5
Challenge Salou
15:29
2:11:14
1:24:17
3:54:37
62.77
65.262.77
2021
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
16 Oct
4
Ironman Mallorca
49:28
4:52:47
3:15:01
9:02:56
80.0611
08:47:1080.06
3 Oct
1
Challenge Salou
15:41
2:08:13
1:24:47
3:51:09
88.0114
03:47:0488.01
29 Aug
8
Challenge "The Championship" Samorin
29:20
2:24:51
1:24:10
4:24:31
39.023
04:02:2139.02
25 Jul
1
Ironman Lake Placid
51:38
4:55:25
3:16:13
9:11:25
97.7558
09:09:3497.76
30 May
DNF
Challenge St Pölten
29:09
--:--
--:--
--:--
04:13:10-
24 Apr
3
Challenge Gran Canaria
24:20
2:19:26
1:23:23
4:11:43
74.2338
04:02:2174.23
2020
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
6 Dec
DNF
Challenge Daytona
--:--
--:--
--:--
--:--
03:28:07-
20 Sep
1
Ratingen
13:36
1:00:06
38:00
1:51:42
82.6495
01:48:5282.65
6 Sep
1
Ironman 70.3 Gdynia
26:23
2:15:51
1:31:43
4:19:15
69.9922
04:08:0569.99
2019
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
14 Dec
3
Challenge Daytona
22:50
1:25:01
53:45
2:43:50
78.4359
02:38:4278.44
7 Dec
7
Ironman 70.3 Bahrain
25:49
2:01:30
1:32:51
4:05:00
58.0109
03:50:2958.01
7 Sep
DNF
Ironman 70.3 World Championship
--:--
--:--
--:--
--:--
04:28:55-
27 Jul
2
Challenge Prague
--:--
--:--
--:--
4:24:11
79.5392
04:16:1979.54
7 Jul
3
Ironman 70.3 Sweden
26:52
2:21:49
1:32:36
4:26:43
53.9017
04:09:2853.90
2018
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
9 Sep
4
Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz
24:09
2:18:09
1:32:11
4:19:29
67.7687
04:07:3167.77
25 Aug
3
Ironman 70.3 Vichy
25:25
2:20:46
1:26:33
4:17:33
66.9451
04:05:2366.95
8 Jul
1
Ironman 70.3 Sweden
25:34
2:18:30
1:29:17
4:18:17
74.1252
04:08:3874.13
2017
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
13 May
7
Ironman 70.3 Mallorca
24:38
2:46:47
1:30:11
4:45:53
21.7423
04:15:5121.74
2016
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
17 Sep
24
WTS Cozumel
19:34
1:03:47
37:37
2:02:29
0
--
4 Sep
31
WTS Edmonton (Sprint)
9:40
28:54
18:17
59:18
0
--
20 Aug
16
Olympic Games
19:17
1:01:18
37:55
2:00:03
0
--
16 Jul
29
WTS Hamburg
9:56
30:32
17:05
58:43
0
--
14 May
22
WTS Yokohama
20:29
1:01:44
35:42
1:59:24
0
--
24 Apr
12
WTS Cape Town
9:27
32:30
17:04
1:00:37
0
--
9 Apr
DNF
WTS Gold Coast
--:--
--:--
--:--
--:--
0
--
5 Mar
10
WTS Abu Dhabi
19:18
1:00:37
36:14
1:57:27
0
--
2014
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
6 Dec
13
Challenge Bahrain
23:29
2:16:42
1:36:58
4:20:56
42.8571
04:00:2042.86
2013
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
8 Sep
8
Ironman 70.3 World Championship
27:15
2:31:10
1:29:06
4:31:44
0
--
2012
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
4 Aug
2
Olympic Games
19:17
1:05:33
33:42
1:59:48
0
--
2008
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
18 Aug
18
Olympic Games
20:55
1:05:26
35:05
2:02:26
0
--
Ranking per Season
Overall
Year
Points
Position
2023
84
20
2022
96
14
2021
88
16
2020
80
41
2019
77
67
2018
69
77
2017
7
367
2015
14
275
2014
14
235
Swim
Year
Points
Position
2023
83
18
2022
105
10
2021
84
45
2020
76
47
2019
90
15
2018
90
16
2017
41
241
2015
38
229
2014
38
172
Bike
Year
Points
Position
2023
90
10
2022
95
9
2021
103
2
2020
90
35
2019
90
49
2018
90
44
2017
9
461
2015
38
285
2014
38
238
Run
Year
Points
Position
2023
67
61
2022
71
85
2021
61
90
2020
33
195
2019
44
178
2018
44
205
2017
20
346
2015
0
405
2014
0
332
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