Vincent Luis

Vincent Luis (born 27 June 1989 in Vesoul, France) is a French professional triathlete. Besides his many WTS wins and participations to the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics, he won the ITU World Championship in 2019 and 2020, and the Mixed Relay Team World Championship with the French national team in 2015, 2018 and 2019.[2] He won the Junior World Championship and Junior European Championship in 2008, as well as multiple French national titles over the years.

Vincent Luis
Vincent Luis, French Triathlon team
Personal information
Born (1989-06-27) 27 June 1989
Vesoul, France
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
SportTriathlon
ClubSainte Geneviève Triathlon
Coached byJoël Filliol[1]
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's Triathlon
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Mixed relay
Super League Triathlon
Gold medal – first place2019Championship Series
Gold medal – first place2018Championship Series

Luis also competes in Super League Triathlon. He was dominant in the early years of the league, winning both the 2018 and 2019 Super League Triathlon Championship.[3] He finished 5th in the 2021 Championship Series. His dominance, and 2020 Tokyo Olympic bid, were the subject of the 2021 docuseries Invincible[4][5][6]

Early career
Vincent Luis, gold medalist at the European Cup in Quarteira, 2011.
Vincent Luis at the Premium European Cup in Brasschaat, 2010.

In the six years from 2006 to 2010, Luis took part in 23 ITU competitions and achieved 13 top ten positions.

The following list is based upon the official ITU Profile Page.[7] Unless indicated otherwise, the following competitions are Olympic Distance Triathlons in the Elite category.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
2005-07-23European Championships (Junior)Alexandroupoli[8]DNF
2006-06-23European Championships (Junior)Autun5
2006-09-02World Championships (Junior)Lausanne14
2007-06-29European Championships (Junior)Copenhagen6
2007-08-30BG World Championships (Junior)Hamburg3
2007-10-24Premium European CupAlanya27
2008-05-10European Championships (Junior)Lisbon1
2008-06-05BG World Championships (Junior)Vancouver1
2008-07-12European CupAthlone1
2008-09-27BG World CupLorient23
2009-04-05European CupQuarteira33
2009-05-17Premium European CupPontevedra6
2009-06-20European Championships (U23)Tarzo7
2009-07-18European CupAthlone7
2009-08-09World CupTiszaújváros26
2009-09-09Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: U23 World ChampionshipsGold Coast17
2010-05-23European CupStrathclyde7
2010-06-27Premium European CupBrasschaat27
2010-07-10World CupHolten40
2010-08-15European CupGeneva1
2010-08-28European Championships (U23)Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto)DNF
2010-09-08Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: U23 World ChampionshipsBudapest7
2010-10-16World CupTongyeong3
2011-03-26World CupMooloolaba22
2011-04-09European CupQuarteira1

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

Notes
  1. "Vincent Luis change de structure d'entraînement". Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. See https://www.triathlon.org/athletes/results/11143/vincent_luis. Retrieved 26 April 2021
  3. "Vincent Luis » Super League Triathlon". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  4. "Vincent Luis Documentary 'Invincible' To Premiere On Friday, July 9". Super League Triathlon. 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  5. "Luis Outlasts Blummenfelt To Continue Dominance". Super League Triathlon. 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  6. "Invincible Episode 2: An Olympic Dream OUT NOW". Super League Triathlon. 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  7. See https://www.triathlon.org/athletes/results/11143/vincent_luis. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. This championship is missing in the ITU lists of all participating athletes, but it is archived here: Archived 2015-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 28 August 2010.
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