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manuel-kueng

Manuel Kueng

Visit ProfileInactive since 24 Nov 2019
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World Rank
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National
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Swim
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Bike
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Run
Switzerland
Weight
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Height
1.78m
Age
36
Born
1987
 
 
 
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Manuel Kueng

Swimming’s loss was triathlon’s gain when Manuel Kueng switched to the latter in 2005 and he has not looked back since, winning a series of short-distance races before graduating to 70.3 in 2012 and the full IRONMAN distance soon afterwards.

The Swiss star had always shown an aptitude for sport from a young age and by 10 was active in karate, gymnastics, skiing, snowboarding and skating, as well as swimming.

He then focused on swimming and formed a training group with Chantal Strasser (who went on to compete in three successive Olympics).

“As a multiple Eastern Swiss champion in short and long-distance crawl, I was facing a promising swimming career,” he said.

However, in order to make further progress Manuel would have had to double his workload to 10-12 sessions a week.

“With the end of my school days and the start of my apprenticeship as a sports retail specialist, this effort was no longer feasible,” he explained.

Fortunately, the father of one of his swimming colleagues had noticed Manuel’s talent for different sports, and encouraged him to try triathlon.

“Without much preparation - two days before I sat on a racing bike with clipless pedals for the first time - it was enough back then to get on the podium,” he recalled.

“The competition was tough, but at the same time it gave me great pleasure. This was the trigger to swim a little less, but to do additional cycling and running training. Slowly but surely I switched to the sport of triathlon.”

Qualification for the Junior World Championships in 2006 followed and three years later he was crowned under-23 Swiss champion.

His first domestic senior successes arrived in 2012 as he became Swiss National Champion over the Sprint and Olympic events. He then made his presence felt on the international stage with a maiden IRONMAN 70.3 triumph in Luxembourg in 2015.

Manuel repeated the Luxembourg win in 2018 and the following year showed he was ready to contend for full-distance honours with fourth place in Cozumel.

Ranking History
#3#121#239#357#475201420152016201720182019202020212014Overall44.99 pts#137Swim87.46 pts#34Bike50.57 pts#179Run44.64 pts#2062015Overall72.98 pts#55Swim94.69 pts#8Bike87.42 pts#23Run51.69 pts#1882016Overall72.98 pts#70Swim94.69 pts#16Bike87.42 pts#35Run51.69 pts#2162017Overall66.62 pts#103Swim91.82 pts#21Bike75.20 pts#109Run37.61 pts#3792018Overall71.97 pts#89Swim92.90 pts#19Bike76.55 pts#102Run55.63 pts#2182019Overall75.36 pts#81Swim95.13 pts#26Bike77.25 pts#95Run55.63 pts#2322020Overall73.82 pts#70Swim89.73 pts#39Bike72.99 pts#107Run43.42 pts#2652021Overall36.91 pts#234Swim44.87 pts#263Bike36.49 pts#314Run21.71 pts#473
Results
52 Races2
1
7
2
2
3
2019
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
24 Nov
4
Ironman Cozumel
39:19
4:13:32
2:57:26
7:54:59
79.4056
07:40:4579.41
05 Oct
17
Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote
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2:25:31
1:33:42
4:02:27
4.72449
03:32:084.72
24 Aug
7
Ironman 70.3 Vichy
23:14
2:22:48
1:16:20
4:06:55
44.6881
03:48:0044.69
29 Jun
3
Ironman 70.3 Finland
23:17
2:03:51
1:18:11
3:50:07
72.2893
03:40:5672.29
16 Jun
7
Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg
23:33
2:10:27
1:19:47
3:57:12
50.2127
03:40:4350.21
02 Jun
6
Ironman 70.3 Switzerland
23:07
2:10:04
1:20:23
3:57:09
57.5921
03:42:5857.59
27 Apr
2
Challenge Gran Canaria
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--:--
--:--
4:02:21
69.758
03:51:5069.76
2018
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
20 Oct
2
Challenge Peguera Mallorca
23:41
2:12:22
1:16:23
3:56:09
70.4184
03:46:0770.42
06 Oct
5
Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote
22:50
2:12:03
1:23:57
4:03:03
47.4242
03:45:1747.42
02 Sep
4
Challenge Walchsee
23:46
2:11:32
1:19:35
3:58:00
53.6115
03:42:3153.61
26 Aug
14
Ironman 70.3 Zell am See
23:20
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1:20:32
1:45:59
0
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30 Jun
2
Ironman 70.3 Finland
24:19
2:07:57
1:21:20
3:57:46
58.7644
03:43:5558.76
17 Jun
1
Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg
23:07
2:08:15
1:17:04
3:51:59
54.4606
03:37:0954.46
10 Jun
2
Ironman 70.3 Switzerland
22:31
2:06:52
1:17:58
3:50:57
74.3705
03:42:2474.37
29 Apr
25
Ironman 70.3 Marbella
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--:--
--:--
4:17:09
17.6134
03:48:5217.61
21 Apr
8
Challenge Gran Canaria
26:42
2:30:59
1:19:46
4:21:00
14.3427
03:51:1714.34
02 Feb
DNF
Ironman 70.3 Dubai
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--:--
--:--
--:--
03:35:32-
2017
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
16 Sep
5
Ironman 70.3 Weymouth
24:17
2:20:17
1:22:17
4:13:00
42.5682
03:52:5642.57
26 Aug
9
Ironman 70.3 Vichy
24:46
2:05:50
1:26:40
4:02:03
38.2038
03:41:3138.20
06 Aug
4
Ironman 70.3 Gdynia
24:04
2:07:51
1:19:22
3:54:46
46.7444
03:37:2446.74
18 Jun
2
Ironman 70.3 Italy
14:40
2:13:28
1:19:56
3:53:08
71.1096
03:43:2771.11
11 Jun
5
Ironman 70.3 Switzerland
23:06
2:08:22
1:20:24
3:55:10
66.5054
03:43:5566.51
07 May
10
Challenge Lisboa
--:--
--:--
--:--
3:52:39
36.7271
03:32:2936.73
22 Apr
5
Challenge Gran Canaria
25:27
2:36:15
1:17:48
4:19:30
40.8433
03:58:2140.84
27 Jan
12
Ironman 70.3 Dubai
24:17
2:00:58
1:22:23
3:52:06
47.1998
03:35:0447.20
2016
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
10 Dec
18
Ironman 70.3 Bahrain
25:20
2:11:01
1:23:43
4:05:16
20.211
03:39:0320.21
23 Oct
21
Ironman 70.3 Miami
27:03
2:06:07
1:33:17
4:09:10
18.6992
03:42:0518.70
02 Oct
DNF
Ironman 70.3 Cozumel
--:--
--:--
--:--
--:--
03:40:56-
17 Sep
2
Challenge Gran Canaria
--:--
--:--
--:--
4:16:16
50.1876
03:58:2750.19
28 Aug
6
Ironman 70.3 Zell am See
24:01
2:20:19
1:26:50
4:16:40
30.6521
03:52:2930.65
14 Aug
13
Ironman 70.3 Wiesbaden
23:59
2:26:00
1:19:11
4:12:59
44.0636
03:53:2444.06
24 Jul
DNF
Ironman Switzerland
--:--
--:--
--:--
--:--
08:02:56-
05 Jun
3
Ironman 70.3 Switzerland
22:31
2:09:36
1:19:04
3:54:44
62.2377
03:42:0962.24
07 May
DNF
Ironman 70.3 St. George
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--:--
--:--
--:--
03:48:26-
02 Apr
27
Ironman 70.3 Oceanside
23:39
2:20:01
1:32:43
4:22:02
0
03:46:42-
29 Jan
DNF
Ironman 70.3 Dubai
--:--
--:--
--:--
--:--
0
--
2015
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
30 Aug
DNF
Ironman 70.3 World Championship
--:--
--:--
--:--
--:--
03:49:35-
09 Aug
6
Ironman 70.3 Wiesbaden
24:20
2:25:05
1:18:40
4:11:36
58.084
03:56:4358.08
19 Jul
7
Ironman Switzerland
48:52
4:33:19
3:33:02
9:00:10
29.5145
08:08:3129.51
20 Jun
1
Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg
21:31
2:08:07
1:17:01
3:49:35
71.5389
03:40:1171.54
07 Jun
2
Ironman 70.3 Switzerland
22:08
2:08:47
1:18:31
3:52:38
64.3243
03:40:4964.32
09 May
8
Ironman 70.3 Mallorca
22:16
2:18:16
1:20:02
4:05:14
42.8375
03:45:5242.84
27 Feb
9
Challenge Dubai
22:20
2:03:05
1:17:11
3:49:39
83.0828
03:43:5883.08
2014
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
27 Sep
8
Ironman Mallorca
44:46
4:48:20
3:14:24
8:52:38
27.4372
08:00:2127.44
31 Aug
5
Ironman 70.3 Zell am See
23:33
2:17:50
1:21:53
4:08:41
34.2758
03:46:2234.28
10 Aug
6
Ironman 70.3 Wiesbaden
22:00
2:27:10
1:17:22
4:10:23
48.0004
03:52:1648.00
21 Jun
4
Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg
23:02
2:14:46
1:11:37
3:52:23
52.6845
03:36:5952.68
01 Jun
13
Ironman 70.3 Italy
15:16
2:17:20
1:20:25
3:58:23
33.1231
03:36:3933.12
18 May
11
Ironman 70.3 Pays d'Aix
22:53
2:20:22
1:22:15
4:10:16
29.1783
03:46:1429.18
26 Apr
13
Challenge Fuerteventura
23:10
--:--
--:--
4:17:13
24.1243
03:50:5624.12
16 Feb
10
Ironman 70.3 Panama
16:58
2:14:37
1:22:51
3:55:59
24.1721
03:31:5324.17
2012
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
15 Jul
19
Ironman Switzerland
49:42
4:57:41
3:54:35
9:45:06
0
07:57:31-
Ranking per Season
Overall
Year
Points
Position
2021
36
234
2020
73
70
2019
75
81
2018
71
89
2017
66
103
2016
72
70
2015
72
55
2014
44
137
Swim
Year
Points
Position
2021
44
263
2020
89
39
2019
95
26
2018
92
19
2017
91
21
2016
94
16
2015
94
8
2014
87
34
Bike
Year
Points
Position
2021
36
314
2020
72
107
2019
77
95
2018
76
102
2017
75
109
2016
87
35
2015
87
23
2014
50
179
Run
Year
Points
Position
2021
21
473
2020
43
265
2019
55
232
2018
55
218
2017
37
379
2016
51
216
2015
51
188
2014
44
206
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