Benjamin Zorgnotti
Personal information
Born26 September 1994[1]
Toulon, France[1]
Sport
Country French Polynesia
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Men's Triathlon
Representing  Tahiti
Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saipan 5000m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saipan Half-marathon
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saipan Aquathon
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saipan Triathlon
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia Aquathon
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia Triathlon
Silver medal – second place 2015 Port Moresby Triathlon

Benjamin Zorgnotti (born 26 September 1994) is a French Polynesian triathlete and Long-distance runner who has represented French Polynesia at the Pacific Games and Pacific Mini Games.

Zorgnotti was born in Toulon in France and trained in engineering.[1] He has been doing triathlon since he was six years old.[2][3] He worked for Airbus in Toulouse before focusing on triathlon full-time.[1][4]

At the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby he won silver.[5] At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won gold in the triathlon and aquathon.[6][7] In June 2022 he came 12th in the Africa Triathlon Cup.[8] At the 2022 Pacific Mini Games in Saipan he won gold in the 5000 metres, half-marathon, triathlon, and aquathon.[9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Challenger #6 : Benjamin Zorgnotti" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Thomas Airey (2 December 2018). "Experienced Tahitians dominate Pacific Islands Championships triathlon". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Triathlon – Benjamin Zorgnotti : Focus sur un de nos meilleurs triathlètes" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Zorgnotti, triathlète professionnel en or" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "PNG 2015 : Salomé De Barthez et Benjamin Zorgnotti, premières médailles tahitiennes au jeux" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Tahiti wins aquathlon golds". Samoa 2019. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Le triathlon tahitien marque l'histoire" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Benjamin Zorgnotti 12e sur 50 au Africa Triathlon Cup Yasmine Hammamet" (in French). TNTV News. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Benjamin Zorgnotti et Tumatai Dauphin débloquent le compteur d'or à l'athlétisme" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Benjamin Zorgnotti continue sa ruée vers l'or à Saipan" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.


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