Rutger Beke, born in Halle on 8 August 1977, is a retired Belgian triathlete who lives in Leuven. He started competing in triathlon at the age of 17 and raced for the Uplace Pro Triathlon Team until he announced his retirement from professional triathlon on 31 May 2011. He achieved five top five placings at the Ironman in Hawaii, including second place in 2003, won the Ironman 70.3 Monaco in 2005, and took several Belgian Olympic and long distance triathlon titles. In 2007 he became the fifth Belgian to win an Ironman, following Luc Van Lierde, Dirk Van Gossum, Marino Vanhoenacker and Gerrit Schellens.
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