Mario Huys Explained

Mario Huys
Birth Date:	9 February 1959
Birth Place:	Bruges, Belgium
Discipline:	Triathlon
Ironman World Championships:	11th 1985
Ironman Hawaii Pb:	8h 48min

Mario Huys (born 9 February 1959) is a former professional triathlete from Belgium who is currently living in Austria. He is the head coach and managing director of Mario Huys Coaching. Huys holds a master's degree in sports science. He is a former coach of the Oakley Transition Ironman Team^[1] and founding member of Triangel Institut, Ironman Nice and Ironman 70.3 Monaco.

Athletic career highlights

• Former world record holder for double Ironman 19:54^[2] (two Ironman races consecutively, both under 10 hours)
• Coached two pro triathletes to each break the world record (Luc Van Lierde and Yvonne van Vlerken)
• Completed 18 Ironman branded races as well as 24 Ironman distance triathlons for a total of 42 Ironman finishes
• Won 11 Long distance races
• Vice European Champion Ironman Distance Köln 1985
• Ironman personal best time 8:19
• Best finish at the Ironman World Championships - 11th place
• Ironman Hawaii best time 8:48
• Marathon personal best 2:28
• Member Belgian Olympic rowing team
• Professional Triathlete for 14 years
• Semi Professional Cyclist for 2 years by ADR Greg LeMond’s team
• Skiing instructor, mountain guide, rafting guide, canyoning guide and paraglider

Coaching highlights

• Philippe Methion France (European and French Triathlon Champ)
• Luc Van Lierde Belgium (Hawaii Ironman Champ)
• Kate Allen Australia (Olympic Gold and 2 Ironman wins)
• Daniel Hechenblaickner Austria (International Triathlon and Duathlon Champ)
• Yvonne van Vlerken Netherlands (World Duathlon and Ironman Champ)^[3]
• Manuel Wyss Switzerland (National Champ)
• Irina Kirchler Austria (National Champ, Olympic team Austria)
• Scott Ragsdale United States (7 IM in Emirates in 7 days)^{[4] [5]}
• José Jeuland France (National Champ)

Pro athletes currently coached by Mario

• Michael Weiss Austria (Olympian, Ironman Champ and Xterra Champ)^[6]
• Josef Fuchs Austria (World Champion FIS Masters, 2 x Bronze FIS Masters and Silver Medallist)
• Lisa Reiss Austria (professional alpine skier)
• Dorian Wagner Germany (National Champ)

External links

• • Web site: Triathlon Team. Bezirksblätter. 2015-04-14.
• Oakley Transition Ironman Team
• Starcoaching
• Triangle Institut

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ironman aus Heinsberg bald fit für Monaco .
2. http://issuu.com/az-anzeiger/docs/aba_47_2011 vier Minuten unter dem bisherigen Weltrekord von Mario Huys
3. http://www.slowtwitch.com/Interview/Slowtwitch_talks_to_Yvonne_Van_Vlerken_458.html Slowtwitch talks to Yvonne van Vlerken
4. http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/ragsdale-trains-hard-in-quest-to-emerge-as-ultimate-ironman-1.860317 Ragsdale trains hard to emerge as ultimate Ironman
5. http://www.scottragsdale.com/2012/12/20/finish-or-failure-my-raam-solo-2013-challenge Finish or failure my RAAM solo 2013 challenge
6. Web site: A day with Mario Huys at the 2009 Ironman World Championships . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140531124635/http://www.trilounge.com/tri-essentials/tri-news/484-a-day-with-mario-huys-at-the-2009-ironman-world-championship . 2014-05-31.