Luc Van Lierde, born on 14 April 1969 in Bruges, is a former Belgian triathlete who has competed since 1990 and has been a professional triathlon coach since 2009. He became the first European ever to win the Ironman World Championship, beating the existing record by three minutes, and won it again in Hawaii in 1999. In 1997 he clocked the fastest Ironman triathlon ever at Ironman Europe, 7 hours 50 minutes 27 seconds. He won the Flemish Sports Personality of the Year trophy and, in 1999, the Giant of Flanders trophy. As a coach he guided Frederik Van Lierde, who is not related to him, to the 2013 Ironman World Championship.
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