IDEN Gustav

Norway
Triathlon
1 May 1996
25
Male
BERGEN
 
Norway

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TRI Triathlon Men's Individual 8

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Odaiba Marine Park
Men's Individual
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Triathlon Series - Overview
YearEventStandingsThree best ranks per season
2020Individual Ranking11th1 x 11th
2019Individual Ranking9th1 x 3rd, 1 x 4th, 1 x 11th
2018Individual Ranking24th1 x 3rd, 1 x 9th, 1 x 21st
2017Individual Ranking50th1 x 22nd, 1 x 25th, 1 x 26th
2016Individual Ranking102nd-

World Triathlon Series - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
32019IndividualWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesHamilton, BER1:50:38
32018IndividualWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesHamilton, BER1:55:10
42019IndividualWorld Triathlon Championship FinalsLausanne, SUI1:51:34
92021IndividualWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesYokohama, JPN1:43:39
92018SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesAbu Dhabi, UAE57:58
112020SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesHamburg, GER49:43
112019SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesHamburg, GER55:45
142019SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesMontreal, QC, CAN54:43
212018SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesHamburg, GER54:13
222019SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesAbu Dhabi, UAE52:53
222017IndividualWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesYokohama, JPN1:50:49

World Championships Mixed Relay
YearLocationRelay X
2020Hamburg, GER4

European Championships
YearLocationIndividual
2017Kitzbuhel, AUT38

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017
YearIndividualSprint
20211 x 8th1 x 46th
2020-1 x 5th, 1 x 7th
20182 x 1st-
20171 x 1st, 1 x 27th1 x 20th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
12018IndividualWorld CupWeihai, CHN1:53:11
12018IndividualWorld CupLausanne, SUI1:49:48
12017IndividualWorld CupKarlovy Vary, CZE1:49:06
52020SprintWorld CupArzachena, ITA55:02
72020SprintWorld CupValencia, ESP50:48
82021IndividualWorld CupLisbon, POR1:43:23
202017SprintWorld CupCagliari, ITA56:26
272017IndividualWorld CupMadrid, ESP1:57:02
462021SprintWorld CupArzachena, ITA1:00:19


Legend
X - Mixed, IP - In Progress, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified
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Athlete
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English, Norwegian
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Arild Tveiten [national]
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His brother Mikal is a triathlete and triathlon coach who won Ironman Tallinn in Estonia in 2019. (triathlete.com, 12 Sep 2019)
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He competed in his first triathlon race in 2006 and began training for the sport in 2010. (forum.slowtwitch.com, 06 May 2018)
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"My triathlon journey started many years ago in 2006, but that was only one race. I really got into the sport when the triathlon federation in Norway invited me and many other cyclists, swimmers and runners to an open weekend camp for youngsters in Norway in 2010. I came from a cycling background, but was also a keen runner. I couldn't decide between cycling and running. So instead of choosing one of the sports, I realised triathlon was something for me." At the time he was not a strong swimmer, but national team coach Arild Tveiten noticed his potential and encouraged him to join a swimming club. (forum.slowtwitch.com, 06 May 2018; giant-bicycles.com, 08 Sep 2019)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, to win gold at the Ironman World Championships. (triathlete.com, 12 Sep 2019; giant-bicycles.com, 2020)
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Winning gold at the 2019 Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Nice, France, winning the 2020 PTO Championship in Daytona Beach, FL, United States of America. (tri247.com, 30 Dec 2020)
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"My motto is 'winning is a choice.' Meaning I try to make every single choice throughout the day a choice that brings me closer to my next big victory. Either a personal or professional win." (forum.slowtwitch.com, 14 Sep 2019; giant-bicycles.com, 2020)

General Interest

General
LUCKY HAT
While competing at the 2019 Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Nice, France, he wore a hat he had found on the side of the road in Japan. The hat was from the Puyan Shunze Temple in Chinese Taipei. This caught the attention of fans in Chinese Taipei and he had a sudden rise in popularity. "I think I went from 7000 [followers on Instagram] to almost 30,000.and most of the followers were from Taiwan because of this random hat I was wearing. So that's also a life-changing story. It went viral in Taiwan and suddenly I was like a super star over there. And I have like this temple over there were people come and don't worship me, they worship the hat. It's not about me, it's more about the story around the hat." In November 2019 he made a trip to the region which included a visit to the temple where he received a new hat after losing the one he had previously worn. (tri247.com, 30 Dec 2020; taiwannews.com, 11 Nov 2019; taiwannews.com, 24 Sep 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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