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Vincent Luis
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Vincent Luis, French Triathlon team
Personal information
Born (1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 34)
Vesoul, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country France
Sport Triathlon
Club Sainte Geneviève Triathlon
Coached by Joël Filliol
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's Triathlon
Olympic Games
Bronze 2020 Tokyo Mixed relay
Super League Triathlon
Gold 2019 Championship Series
Gold 2018 Championship Series

Vincent Luis (born 27 June 1989 in Vesoul, France) is a French professional triathlete. Besides his many WTS wins and participations to 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

Vincent Luis Triathlon Quarteira 2011
Vincent Luis, gold medalist at the European Cup in Quarteira, 2011.
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Vincent Luis at the Premium European Cup in Brasschaat, 2010.

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

See also

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