Vendula Frintová

Vendula Frintová (; 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.

Biography 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, 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, and at the second Lyonnaise des Eaux triathlon in Beauvais she placed 26th, both times being among the three , 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.

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 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. 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

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