Jonas Deichmann

Jonas Deichmann, born on 15 April 1987 in Stuttgart, is a German author, adventurer and extreme athlete who holds several world records in cycling and endurance. He grew up in the Black Forest, studied international business in several countries and worked as a sales manager for a software company in Munich before turning to expeditions. In 2017 he cycled from Cabo da Roca in Portugal to Vladivostok in Russia in a record 64 days, in 2018 he rode the Panamericana from Alaska to Argentina in 97 days without a support vehicle, and in 2019 he cycled from Norway to South Africa in 72 days. His triathlon career is built on long journeys: in 2020 he completed a triathlon around Germany equal to sixteen Ironman races, and then a triathlon around the world covering 120 long-distance triathlons, about 456 km of swimming, 21,600 km of cycling and 5,064 km of running. The journey earned him the nickname German Forrest Gump and produced a bestselling book.