Tim Hellwig Explained

Tim Hellwig
Nationality:	German
Sport:	Triathlon
Birth Date:	30 June 1999^[1]
Birth Place:	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Tim Hellwig (born 30 June 1999) is a German triathlete.

Career

From the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, he was German junior champion in 2017 and 2018. He won silver at the European Championships in Tartu in 2018. He became German senior sprint champion in 2021 and won his first World Triathlon Championship Series event in Hamburg in September 2021. ^[2]

In 2023, he won the African Triathlon Cup,^[3] and two Asian legs of the World Cup, in Chengdu and Tongyeong, South Korea.^{[4] [5]} That year, he was a gold medalist at the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships in the mixed relay in Hamburg.^[6]

In May, he qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics by finishing seventh at the Olympic test event in Paris.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tim Hellwig. 16 July 2024. Eurosport.
2. Web site: Hellwig wins sprint finish in World Triathlon Series thriller as first six separated by six seconds. Inside the Games. 16 July 2024. Andrew. Dowdeswell. 8 September 2021.
3. Web site: Tim Hellwig: Background, career highlights, quotes. 220triathlon. 16 July 2024. 18 February 2024. Nigel. Tassell.
4. Web site: Seregni and Hellwig winners at 2023 World Triathlon Cup in Chengdu. Inside the Games. 16 July 2024. Mike. Rowbottom. 14 October 2023.
5. Web site: Tim Hellwig proves unbeatable on World Cup tour with gold in Tongyeong. Triathlon.org. 16 July 2024. 21 October 2023.
6. Web site: Results: 2023 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Hamburg Mixed Relay. July 16, 2023. 14 July 2024.
7. Web site: The end of May update: which triathletes have qualified for the Paris Olympics?. Triathlon.org. 16 July 2024. Ben . Eastman. 31 May 2024.