Yvonne van Vlerken

Yvonne van Vlerken
Yvonne van Vlerken winning silver at the 2008 Ironman world championship
Personal information
Nickname
The flying Dutchwoman
Born (1978-11-05) 5 November 1978
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
ClubTri Team Lustenau
TeamEndurance Team Austria
Turned pro2007
Coached byFrank Senders Stapsport
Mark Allen
Medal record
Women's triathlon
Ironman World Championships
2008 Kailua-Kona Individual
Women's duathlon
ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships
2006 Individual
2007 Individual
2008 Individual
Powerman Duathlon European Championships
2006 Individual
2009 Individual
2005 Individual
2008 Individual
2007 Individual

Yvonne van Vlerken (born 5 November 1978) is a Dutch triathlete and duathlete, twice winner of Quelle Challenge Roth, who in 2008 set a world record for Ironman-distance triathlon races. She is one of a small group of female triathletes to have recorded three or more sub-9 hour times over the Ironman distance.