Normann Stadler

Normann Stadler, nicknamed The Norminator and born on 25 February 1973 in Wertheim, is a retired professional German triathlete who won the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii in 2004 and 2006. He ran his first marathon at the age of 11, joined the German national team in 1988 and won a world duathlon title in 1994. After taking third place in 2000 and fourth place in 2001 and 2003 he won the championship in 2004. In 2006 he set a bike course record of 4 hours 18 minutes 23 seconds. He had heart surgery in Heidelberg in July 2011 and announced his retirement four weeks later.