Zsombor Deak

Zsombor Deák (; born 17 August 1989 ) is a professional triathlete from Romania. Zsombor is a multiple top 5 World Cup finisher and multiple National Champion.

Personal life

Zsombor grew up in Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania. He was a very energetic boy and also has been a vegetarian since the age of 3. Soon he realised he is able to run and exercise much more than his peers. At age 14 he moved to Hungary to continue his studies at the Nyíregyházi Vasvári Pál Gimnázium Sports School. While in high school, a friend introduced him to triathlon. It was love at first sight. Zsombor completed his studies in 2011 in Cluj-Napoca at Babeş-Bolyai University. He was keen on further developing his sports career, so he moved to Australia in 2013.

Triathlon career

Zsombor attended several running, duathlon and triathlon races since high school. He had some very outstanding results both nationally and internationally. Then he moved to Australia and attended his first world cup as an adult, professional triathlete. On his very first Ironman 70.3, he finished in 4th place (Ironman 70.3 TAIWAN). Since then, he attends 6-10 World Cups (Ironman, Challenge Family, ITU ) a year, usually ranking in the top 10. He travels all year round spending his winters training and racing in Australia and Asia. He loves exotic places and always looks for challenges. In 2016 he founded his own brand, the "IDEAL with Challenges" to motivate his followers with his life-story. He achieved everything with hard work and perseverance, thus his motto is: "Dream big, achieve more!" He is vegetarian since the age of 3.

Results 2024- Langkawi (MALAYSIA) – 15th place /Ironman Malaysia 2024- Kotor (MONTENEGRO) – 2nd place /Ocean Lava Montenegro 2023- Cozumel (MEXICO) – 18th place /Ironman Cozumel 2023- Taitung (TAIWAN) – 6th place /Challenge Taiwan 2023- Davao (PHILIPPINES) – 5th place /Ironman 70.3 Davao 2022- Busselton (AUSTRALIA) – 15th place /Ironman Western Australia 2021- Kotor (MONTENEGRO) – 5th place /Ocean Lava Montenegro 2020- Budapest (HUNGARY) – 1st place /Urban Games 2020- Budapest (HUNGARY) – 1st place /Nato Run 2019- Wenzhou (CHINA) – 9th place /Middle Distance World Cup 2019- Zurich (SWITZERLAND) – 10th Place /Ironman Switzerland 2019- Tg Mures (ROMANIA) – 8th place /Middle Distance European Championship 2019- Taitung (TAIWAN) – 1st place /Puyaman Triathlon 2018- Penghu (TAIWAN) – 7th place /Ironman Taiwan 2018- Bidgoszcz (POLAND) – 3rd place /Ocean Lava Poland 2018- Robertvile (BELGIUM) – 2nd place /Ocean Lava Belgium 2017- Penghu (TAIWAN) – 6th place /Ironman Taiwan 2017- Herning (DENMARK) – 14th place /Middle Distance European Championship 2017- Bintan (INDONESIA) – 7th place /Ironman 70.3 Bintan 2017- Quijing (CHINA) – 9th place /Ironman 70.3 Quijing 2016- Xiamen (CHINA) – 7th place /Ironman 70.3 Xiamen 2016- Chungju (SOUTH KOREA) – 3rd place /Ironman 70.3 Chungju 2016- Da Nang (VIETNAM) – 9th place /Ironman 70.3 Vietnam 2016- Sungailiat (INDONESIA) – 2nd place / Sungaliat Half Ironman Indonesia 2016- Taitung (TAIWAN) – 10th Place / Ironman 70.3 Taiwan 2015- Kenting (TAIWAN) – 8th place /Ironman 70.3 Taiwan 2015- Gurye (SOUTH KOREA) – 10th Place /Ironman 70.3 Gurye 2015- Incheon (SOUTH KOREA) – 9th place /Ironman 70.3 Incheon 2015- Kenting (TAIWAN) – 11th Place /Ironman Taiwan 2014- Bahrain(BAHRAIN) – 28th place /Challenge Bahrain (youngest pro athlete!) 2014- Kenting (TAIWAN) – 8th place /Ironman 70.3 Taiwan 2014- Langkawi(MALAYSIA) – 8th place /Ironman Malaysia 2013- Taitung (TAIWAN) – 4th place /Challenge Taiwan 2013- Kenting (TAIWAN) – 4th place /Ironman 70.3 Taiwan 2013- Bintan (INDONESIA) – 4th place /Metaman Half-Ironman Multiple Romanian champion Multiple half-marathon and marathon champion Multiple powerman duathlon U23 podium