Gustav Iden

{{Short description|Norwegian triathlete (born 1996)}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's triathlon}}

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{{MedalCompetition|World Triathlon Series}}

{{MedalBronze| 2019 Bermuda| Individual}}

{{MedalBronze| 2018 Bermuda| Individual}}

{{MedalCompetition|Ironman World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Kona|Elite}}

{{MedalCompetition|Ironman 70.3 World Championship}}

{{MedalGold| 2019 Nice| Individual}}

{{MedalGold| 2021 St. George| Individual}}

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Gustav Iden (born 1 May 1996) is a professional Norwegian triathlete. He is a 2022 Ironman World champion and he is a two-time winner of the Ironman 70.3 World Championship, winning in 2019 and 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.slowtwitch.com/News/Iden_Repeats_as_70.3_World_Champion_8083.html|title=Iden Repeats as 70.3 World Champion|last=Heisler|first=Ryan|publisher=Slowtwitch.com|access-date=19 January 2022 |date=18 September 2021}} At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Iden placed 8th in the men's triathlon.{{cite web|url=https://www.tri247.com/triathlon-news/elite/gustav-iden-olympics-tokyo-regret|title=Scared to fail: Gustav Iden opens up on Olympics regret|last=Levison|first=John|date=4 September 2021|access-date=19 January 2022 |publisher=Tri247}}

In 2018, he was part of a world-first Norwegian 1-2-3 with Casper Stornes and Kristian Blummenfelt finishing ahead of him in first and second place respectively at WTS Bermuda.{{Cite web|url=https://www.triathlon.org/results/result/2018_itu_world_triathlon_bermuda/321085|title = Results: Elite Men | 2018 ITU World Triathlon Bermuda}}

Iden's achievements in the Norwegian championships include national titles in both triathlon and duathlon from 2014.{{cite web |url=https://www.triathlon.org/athletes/profile/47630

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Personal life

Iden was born in Bergen on 1. May 1996.{{cite web |title=Gustav Iden |website=olympedia.org |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/145718 |access-date=8 January 2023}}

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{{cite encyclopedia|title= Gustav Iden |first=Nikolai Søndersrød |last=Aamaas |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik | editor-link= |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Gustav_Iden |language=no |accessdate=15 August 2023}}

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