Yvonne van Vlerken

Infobox Triathlete
athletename = Yvonne van Vlerken




caption =
country = NED
residence = Schwarzach, Vorarlberg, Austriacite web
url = http://www.yvonnevanvlerken.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=28
title = Yvonne van Vlerken - profile
date = n.d.
publisher =
accessdate = 2008-09-21 ]
nickname =
date-birth = Bda|1978|5|5|df=y
place-birth = Krimpen aan de Lek, Netherlands
date-death =
place-death =
height = 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
weight = 57 kg (125 lb)
turnedpro =
club = Tri Team Lustenau
Athletiekvereniging PAC
team = Endurance Team Austria
pb =
coach = Mario Huys
other-interests =
footnotes =
show-medals =
medaltemplates =

Yvonne van Vlerken (born 5 May 1978) is a Dutch triathlete and duathlete who is the current world record holder for ironman-distance triathlon races.

On July 13, 2008 she set a new world record of 8:45:48 for ironman-distance races at the Quelle Challenge Roth, more than five minutes faster than Paula Newby-Fraser's world record time of 8:50:53, which had stood for 14 years. [cite web
url = http://www.challenge-roth.com/en/aktuelles/news/news074.html
title = Yvonne Van Vlerken makes history in Roth
date = 2008-07-13
publisher = Quelle Challenge Roth
accessdate = 2008-07-14]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.yvonnevanvlerken.org/ Official website]