Frintová in the heat of the World Championship Series triathlon in Madrid, 2010
Frintová placing 19th at the World Championship Series triathlon in Madrid, 2010
Frintová at the Salford Triathlon, 2007

Vendula Frintová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɛndula ˈfrɪntovaː]; 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,[1] 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,[2] and at the second Lyonnaise des Eaux triathlon in Beauvais she placed 26th, both times being among the three triathlètes classants l'équipe, 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.[3]

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.[4] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
2002-07-06European Championships (Junior)Győr27
2003-05-31European CupBrno3
2003-06-21European ChampionshipsCarlsbadDNS
2003-03-27World CupSalford27
2003-08-03World CupTiszaújváros39
2003-08-16European CupPrague2
2003-09-06World CupHamburgDNF
2003-09-12World CupNice24
2003-09-21World CupMadrid21
2003-11-23World CupGeelongDNF
2004-04-18European ChampionshipsValenciaDNF
2004-05-09World Championships (U23)Madeira2
2004-06-12World CupTongyeong5
2004-07-10European CupEchternach2
2004-09-04World CupHamburg8
2004-09-19World CupMadrid4
2004-11-07World CupRio de Janeiro6
2005-06-05World CupMadridDNF
2005-07-17European Championships (U23)Sofia4
2005-07-31World CupSalfordDNF
2005-08-06World CupHamburg4
2005-08-20European ChampionshipsLausanne23
2005-09-10World Championships (U23)Gamagori2
2005-09-17OSIM World CupBeijingDNF
2005-10-15European CupPalermo5
2005-11-13World CupNew Plymouth7
2006-04-23European CupEstoril4
2006-06-04BG World CupMadrid9
2006-06-11BG World CupRichards Bay3
2006-06-23European ChampionshipsAutunDNF
2006-07-01Premium European CupKitzbühelDNS
2006-07-08European Championships (U23)Rijeka11
2006-07-09BG World CupEdmontonDNS
2006-07-30BG World CupSalford9
2006-08-13BG World CupTiszaújváros28
2006-09-02World ChampionshipsLausanne28
2006-09-09BG World CupHamburg24
2006-09-24BG World CupBeijingDNS
2006-10-07Duathlon European ChampionshipsRimini3
2006-11-05BG World CupCancun22
2006-11-12BG World CupNew PlymouthDNF
2007-05-06BG World CupLisbon10
2007-05-13BG World CupRichards BayDNF
2007-06-17BG World CupDes MoinesDNF
2007-06-29European ChampionshipsCopenhagenDNF
2007-07-07Premium European CupHolten3
2007-07-22BG World CupKitzbühel15
2007-07-29BG World CupSalfordDNF
2007-08-30BG World ChampionshipsHamburgDNF
2007-09-15BG World CupBeijing34
2007-09-23Asian CupHong Kong3
2007-10-07BG World CupRhodes3
2008-04-26BG World CupTongyeong3
2008-05-10European ChampionshipsLisbonDNS
2008-05-18European CupBrnoDNF
2008-06-05BG World ChampionshipsVancouver36
2008-06-21European CupSchlierseeDNF
2008-06-28Premium European CupHolten3
2008-07-05BG World CupHamburgDNS
2008-07-13BG World CupTiszaújváros6
2008-08-18Olympic GamesBeijing23
2008-09-07Premium European CupKędzierzyn-Koźle1
2008-09-27BG World CupLorientDNF
2008-10-26BG World CupHuatulco7
2008-11-15Asian CupHong Kong3
2008-11-16ASTC Aquathlon Asian ChampionshipsGolden Beach2
2009-05-02Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesTongyeong9
2009-05-31Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid15
2009-06-21Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesWashington, D.C.DNF
2009-07-02European ChampionshipsHolten22
2009-07-11Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbühel9
2009-07-18European CupBrno6
2009-07-25Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburgDNF
2009-08-15Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon42
2009-08-30Premium European CupKędzierzyn-Koźle1
2009-09-09Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand FinalGold Coast18
2009-09-26Duathlon World ChampionshipsConcord1
2009-10-17Premium Asian CupHong Kong1
2009-10-25Premium European CupAlanyaDNF
2010-03-27World CupMooloolaba1
2010-04-11Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSydneyDNF
2010-05-08Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSeoulDNF
2010-06-05Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid19
2010-07-03European ChampionshipsAthlone11
2010-07-17Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburgDNF
2010-07-24Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondonDNF
2010-08-21Sprint World ChampionshipsLausanne34

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

References

  1. ↑ See http://www.krefelder-kanu-klub.de/inteam. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  2. ↑ See http://www.ipitos.com/de-resultats/course-132 Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  3. ↑ See http://www.ipitos.com/de-resultats/course-139-epreuve-424. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  4. ↑ See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=MTk2. For the competitions missing in the ITU lists, see Frintová's palmares list: http://www.frintova.toof.cz/en/results/. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
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