Dirk Bockel

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dirk Bockel
Occupation	Triathlete
Date Of Birth	Oct 18, 1976(1976-10-18)
Age	48
Birthplace	Waiblingen
Country	Germany
Birth City	Baden-Württemberg
Horoscope	Libra

Dirk Bockel Biography

Dirk Bockel is one of the most popular and richest Triathlete who was born on October 18, 1976 in Waiblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Dirk Bockel (born 18 October 1976) is professional triathlete born in Schwaikheim, Germany. He has Luxembourgish nationality and competed for Luxembourg at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

In 2012, Bockel was signed by Leopard Trek, which marked the first time that an athlete who is triathlon-related into a professional cycle team’s system. The following year, Bockel was able to qualify to compete in his second attempt at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii by winning the Ironman Regensburg with a time of 8:12.

In 2015, Bockel raced Challenge Denmark (Billund) and won by setting a new course record in preparation for the ITU World Championships. Days before the race he injured himself severely and had to sit out the entire year. Early 2016 Bockel had to undergo a Weil osteotomy and could not race due to his slow recovery from the surgery.

Consequently in January 2017 he retired from racing and left the sport section of the Luxembourgish military, after serving the country for over 11 years with an honorable discharge. Since 2017 he started with race commentating and additional public appearances throughout the world. 1st of October he launched his FB Mentorship group and his book package (5 books) on bis blog www.liveandlettri.com/book 3 of them are available on Amazon/Kindle. Since the publication of his book THE ART OF TRIATHLON TRAINING he gained various media attention worldwide.

He participated at his very first Ironman on the island of New Zealand in March 2009 in which he came 3rd.

Dirk Bockel Net Worth

Dirk Bockel is one of the richest Triathlete from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dirk Bockel 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 2009, Bockel was 2nd in the 2009 ITU European Championships and 7th at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. This is the highest performance for a Luxembourg Triathlete in triathlon history to this date. In 2011, he managed to beat the record he had set for himself by breaking his Luxembourgish record by finishing 4th in the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.

Bockel was the winner of Ironman 70.3 Florida in May 2009, becoming the first Luxembourgish winner of the Ironman event. Bockel completed the race in a pair of Mickey Mouse ears.

In 2013 Bockel won the largest triathlon event in the world, Challenge Roth, in a time of 7:52:01, and in 2014 he was crowned Asia-Pacific Champion at Ironman Melbourne.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Dirk Bockel height 6 ft 2 in Dirk weight 80 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Dirk Bockel Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Dirk Ranked on the list of most popular Triathlete. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Dirk Bockel celebrates birthday on October 18 of every year.