Vincent Luis

Vincent Luis (born 27 June 1989) is a French professional triathlete. Besides his many WTS wins and his participation in 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. He won the Junior World Championship and Junior European Championship in 2008, as well as multiple French national titles over the years.

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. He finished 5th in the 2021 Championship Series. His dominance, and 2020 Tokyo Olympic bid, were the subject of the 2021 docuseries Invincible.

Early career

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. Unless indicated otherwise, the following competitions are Olympic Distance Triathlons in the Elite category.

Date Competition Place Rank 2005-07-23 European Championships (Junior) Alexandroupoli DNF 2006-06-23 European Championships (Junior) Autun 5 2006-09-02 World Championships (Junior) Lausanne 14 2007-06-29 European Championships (Junior) Copenhagen 6 2007-08-30 BG World Championships (Junior) Hamburg 3 2007-10-24 Premium European Cup Alanya 27 2008-05-10 European Championships (Junior) Lisbon 1 2008-06-05 BG World Championships (Junior) Vancouver 1 2008-07-12 European Cup Athlone 1 2008-09-27 BG World Cup Lorient 23 2009-04-05 European Cup Quarteira 33 2009-05-17 Premium European Cup Pontevedra 6 2009-06-20 European Championships (U23) Tarzo 7 2009-07-18 European Cup Athlone 7 2009-08-09 World Cup Tiszaújváros 26 2009-09-09 Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: U23 World Championships Gold Coast 17 2010-05-23 European Cup Strathclyde 7 2010-06-27 Premium European Cup Brasschaat 27 2010-07-10 World Cup Holten 40 2010-08-15 European Cup Geneva 1 2010-08-28 European Championships (U23) Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto) DNF 2010-09-08 Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: U23 World Championships Budapest 7 2010-10-16 World Cup Tongyeong 3 2011-03-26 World Cup Mooloolaba 22 2011-04-09 European Cup Quarteira 1

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