FACTBOX: Triathlon-Gold medalist Jan Frodeno

(Reuters) - Factbox on Jan Frodeno (Germany) who won the Olympic gold medal in the men's triathlon on Tuesday.

Age: 27 (date of birth: Aug 18, 1981)

Place of birth: Cologne, Germany

Career achievements:

Sixth place, 2007 World Championships, triathlon

Frodeno lives in Cape Town, South Africa. He started the event in 2000 because he liked a girl who was a triathlete. He trains 25 to 45 hours per week and his hobbies are beach volleyball, surfing, cooking and reading

(Compiled by Nigel Hunt; Editing by Padraic Halpin)

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