Astrid Benöhr

Astrid Benöhr, born on 8 October 1957 in Bergisch Gladbach, is a German endurance athlete in ultra-triathlon. She holds the women's world record in the quadruple Ironman and has won women's world championships in the double, quintuple and deca Ironman, along with several other ultra-triathlon world records. She began running in her twenties to help her stop smoking and has collected Ironman titles since 1987 without a coach. Her women's records in the triple, quadruple and quintuple distances are slower than the men's world records by 6, 5.5 and 13.5 hours respectively. She was disqualified from the 1998 deca Ironman in Monterrey, Mexico, for taking significant shortcuts on the run. She has three children and is described as a housewife.