Vendula Frintová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɛndula ˈfrɪntovaː]; born 4 September 1983) is a Czech triathlete. She is multiple Czech Champion in various categories such as National Champion of the years 2006 and 2007 and winner of the National Championship Series of the year 2009, Duathlon World Champion of the year 2009, and gold medalist of the World Cup in Mooloolaba 2010.

Frintová in the heat of the World Championship Series triathlon in Madrid, 2010
Frintová placing 19th at the World Championship Series triathlon in Madrid, 2010
Frintová at the Salford Triathlon, 2007

Biography

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Frintová was born on 4 September 1983 in Náchod, Czechoslovakia.

In the eight years from 2002 to 2009, Vendula Frintová took part in 75 ITU competitions and achieved 37 top ten positions, among which five gold medals.

In her home country, Vendula Frintová represents the Ekol Elite Triathlon Team, and in 2010, again, she also takes part, as an elite guest star, in prestigious German and French circuits, i.e. the German Bundesliga, representing Krefelder Kanu Klub,[1] and the French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux, representing TCG 79 Parthenay. At the opening triathlon of this Grand Prix de Triathlon, Frintová placed 17th,[2] and at the second Lyonnaise des Eaux triathlon in Beauvais she placed 26th, both times being among the three triathlètes classants l'équipe, the best triathletes of the club, and TCG 79 Parthenay, which had only four instead of five triathletes, all of whom foreign guest stars, placed 5th again.[3]

Vendula Frintová holds a degree in anthropology and genetics (Charles University, Prague) and, when in the Czech Republic, she lives in her home town Náchod.

ITU Competitions

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In the nine years from 2002 to 2010, Frintová took part in 81 ITU competitions and achieved 36 top ten positions, among which 19 medals. The list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page, which, however, is not complete.[4] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.

Date Competition Place Rank
2002-07-06 European Championships (Junior) Győr 27
2003-05-31 European Cup Brno 3
2003-06-21 European Championships Carlsbad DNS
2003-03-27 World Cup Salford 27
2003-08-03 World Cup Tiszaújváros 39
2003-08-16 European Cup Prague 2
2003-09-06 World Cup Hamburg DNF
2003-09-12 World Cup Nice 24
2003-09-21 World Cup Madrid 21
2003-11-23 World Cup Geelong DNF
2004-04-18 European Championships Valencia DNF
2004-05-09 World Championships (U23) Madeira 2
2004-06-12 World Cup Tongyeong 5
2004-07-10 European Cup Echternach 2
2004-09-04 World Cup Hamburg 8
2004-09-19 World Cup Madrid 4
2004-11-07 World Cup Rio de Janeiro 6
2005-06-05 World Cup Madrid DNF
2005-07-17 European Championships (U23) Sofia 4
2005-07-31 World Cup Salford DNF
2005-08-06 World Cup Hamburg 4
2005-08-20 European Championships Lausanne 23
2005-09-10 World Championships (U23) Gamagori 2
2005-09-17 OSIM World Cup Beijing DNF
2005-10-15 European Cup Palermo 5
2005-11-13 World Cup New Plymouth 7
2006-04-23 European Cup Estoril 4
2006-06-04 BG World Cup Madrid 9
2006-06-11 BG World Cup Richards Bay 3
2006-06-23 European Championships Autun DNF
2006-07-01 Premium European Cup Kitzbühel DNS
2006-07-08 European Championships (U23) Rijeka 11
2006-07-09 BG World Cup Edmonton DNS
2006-07-30 BG World Cup Salford 9
2006-08-13 BG World Cup Tiszaújváros 28
2006-09-02 World Championships Lausanne 28
2006-09-09 BG World Cup Hamburg 24
2006-09-24 BG World Cup Beijing DNS
2006-10-07 Duathlon European Championships Rimini 3
2006-11-05 BG World Cup Cancun 22
2006-11-12 BG World Cup New Plymouth DNF
2007-05-06 BG World Cup Lisbon 10
2007-05-13 BG World Cup Richards Bay DNF
2007-06-17 BG World Cup Des Moines DNF
2007-06-29 European Championships Copenhagen DNF
2007-07-07 Premium European Cup Holten 3
2007-07-22 BG World Cup Kitzbühel 15
2007-07-29 BG World Cup Salford DNF
2007-08-30 BG World Championships Hamburg DNF
2007-09-15 BG World Cup Beijing 34
2007-09-23 Asian Cup Hong Kong 3
2007-10-07 BG World Cup Rhodes 3
2008-04-26 BG World Cup Tongyeong 3
2008-05-10 European Championships Lisbon DNS
2008-05-18 European Cup Brno DNF
2008-06-05 BG World Championships Vancouver 36
2008-06-21 European Cup Schliersee DNF
2008-06-28 Premium European Cup Holten 3
2008-07-05 BG World Cup Hamburg DNS
2008-07-13 BG World Cup Tiszaújváros 6
2008-08-18 Olympic Games Beijing 23
2008-09-07 Premium European Cup Kędzierzyn-Koźle 1
2008-09-27 BG World Cup Lorient DNF
2008-10-26 BG World Cup Huatulco 7
2008-11-15 Asian Cup Hong Kong 3
2008-11-16 ASTC Aquathlon Asian Championships Golden Beach 2
2009-05-02 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Tongyeong 9
2009-05-31 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Madrid 15
2009-06-21 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Washington, D.C. DNF
2009-07-02 European Championships Holten 22
2009-07-11 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Kitzbühel 9
2009-07-18 European Cup Brno 6
2009-07-25 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg DNF
2009-08-15 Dextro Energy World Championship Series London 42
2009-08-30 Premium European Cup Kędzierzyn-Koźle 1
2009-09-09 Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final Gold Coast 18
2009-09-26 Duathlon World Championships Concord 1
2009-10-17 Premium Asian Cup Hong Kong 1
2009-10-25 Premium European Cup Alanya DNF
2010-03-27 World Cup Mooloolaba 1
2010-04-11 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Sydney DNF
2010-05-08 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Seoul DNF
2010-06-05 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Madrid 19
2010-07-03 European Championships Athlone 11
2010-07-17 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg DNF
2010-07-24 Dextro Energy World Championship Series London DNF
2010-08-21 Sprint World Championships Lausanne 34

BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start

References

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  1. ^ See http://www.krefelder-kanu-klub.de/inteam Archived 2010-06-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  2. ^ See http://www.ipitos.com/de-resultats/course-132 Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  3. ^ See http://www.ipitos.com/de-resultats/course-139-epreuve-424. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  4. ^ See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=MTk2. For the competitions missing in the ITU lists, see Frintová's palmares list: http://www.frintova.toof.cz/en/results/. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
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