Axel Zeebroek

Axel Zeebroek is a Belgian triathlete born on 25 July 1978 in Dinant. He began as a swimmer and won Belgian league titles over 400 m freestyle, individual medley and 1500 m freestyle, then turned to triathlon at about seventeen on the advice of his coach and doctor, won the Belgian Junior Triathlon Championships in 1998 and became a professional in 2002. He took part in 65 ITU and ETU competitions with eight top-ten places, his best being fifth at the 2003 ITU Triathlon World Cup in Athens. He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and placed thirteenth in 1:50:30.90. Afterwards he won the 2009 Ironman 70.3 Monaco and was second at the 2011 Ironman 70.3 Antwerp, and he raced for the Pro Uplace Triathlon Team under coach Bart Decru.