Jens Lukas

Jens Lukas is a German ultramarathon runner, born on 13 April 1966, whose best known results come at the Spartathlon, the 246 kilometre race from Athens to Sparta in Greece, which he won three times, in 1999, 2004 and 2005, and finished second in 2000 and 2001. He won the International Sri Chinmoy 24 Hour Run at Basel in 1999 and 2008, took the IAU 24 Hour European Championship at Gravigny in 2002 with 267 kilometres 294 metres, and was third at the IAU 24 Hour World Championship in 2005 with 256 kilometres. He also won the 153 kilometre West Highland Way Race in Scotland in 2008 and was second at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in 2007 and fourth in 2006.