Lisa Norden (SWE) • World Triathlon

Lisa Norden

Sweden
Born: 1984

Rankings
World Ranking	597
Continental Ranking	287

Starts

98

Podiums

27

Wins

10 Biography

I took up triathlon very late and only started around 15-16years of age. Before then I was a “horse girl” who liked sport. I biked to the stable because it fast faster than taking the bus and ran sometimes just to stay fit and healthy. My first couple of triathlons was very much like an adventure more than competitive sport, I couldn’t swim freestyle and breaststroked my way through the 400m…
The years following swimming was going to be my biggest challenge. Not just to learn to swim freestyle, but to do so enough to stay with a front pack at the highest level of the sport.

I spent some time in Australia following my graduation and got to know the sport of triathlon through Spot Anderson in Sydney. I then went to Swansea to train at the British High Performance Centre and the best British girls. As they closed down for internationals prior to the Beijing Olympic Games I ended up joining Darren Smiths’ squad then based in Switzerland.
Darren ended up being a very important person for my career, not only polishing me as an athlete but also teaching me how to be a professional. In the years to come we had a huge amount of success, preparing to big races and being ready when it matters seemed to be what Darren did best in his coaching.
2012 was out best year where we were 9 thousands of a second away from the Olympic Gold medal. A few weeks later I won the first ever WTS in Sweden, Stockholm in front of a massive home crown. I won a big money race in Des Moines the weekend after then the WTS in Yokohama shortly. To finish off the year I ended up winning the WTS Series after a few nerve-wracking hours in Auckland. I ended up with for poisoning the night before the race and spent most of the night and morning in hospital. Somehow I managed to find enough strength to finish the race in 4th which was enough points for the Overall series.

Latest Athlete Results

19	2024 T100 Triathlon World Tour Ibiza 28 Sep, 2024 - Elite Women - 03:47:58
12	2024 T100 Triathlon World Tour London 27 Jul, 2024 - Elite Women - 03:47:26
1	2024 SWE Triathlon National Championships 07 Jul, 2024 - Elite Women - 02:02:03
DNF	2022 World Triathlon Long Distance Championships Samorin 21 Aug, 2022 - Elite Women - DNF
9	2019 Huelva ETU Triathlon European Cup and Iberoamerican Championships 24 Mar, 2019 - Elite Women - 02:09:55
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24	2016 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel 2016-09-11 - Elite Women - 02:02:29
31	2016 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 2016-09-03 - Elite Women - 00:59:18
28	2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 2016-07-16 - Elite Women - 00:58:43
22	2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 2016-05-14 - Elite Women - 01:59:24
12	2016 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town 2016-04-23 - Elite Women - 01:00:37
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16	Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games 2016-08-18 - Elite Women - 02:00:03
3	2015 Baku European Games 2015-06-13 - Elite Women - 02:01:46
2	London 2012 Olympic Games 2012-08-04 - Elite Women - 01:59:48
18	Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 2008-08-18 - Elite Women - 02:02:26
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Olympic qualification update ahead of Yokohama
Here we break down who has to perform on Saturday to get to Rio.
12 May, 2016
Italy welcomes World Cup for first time
Pressure is at an all-time high to cement spots for the Rio Olympics, as athletes will scramble for final precious points on the Italian island of Sardinia this Sunday at the 2016 Cagliari…
03 May, 2016
All star lineups set to toe Alanya starting line
After making its World Cup debut to the ITU calendar just last year, Alanya returns for the second time to host 2015 Alanya ITU Triathlon World Cup.
13 Oct, 2015
Olympic Test Event Women's Preview
Set at the beautiful Copacabana Beach, the elite women will soon descend on Brazil for the 2015 Rio de Janeiro ITU World Olympic Qualification Event, Sunday August 2,
27 Jul, 2015
European Champs turns out allstar lineup
This weekend, Geneva has come alive with swim, bike, and run fever with an all-star lineup of athletes going for European titles.
10 Jul, 2015

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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Lisa
Family Name	Norden
Representing	SWE
Year of Birth	1984
Place of Birth	Kristianstad
Residence	Norrtälje, Sweden
Sponsors	HiQ, Scott, Hoka one one, Mips protection, Carlys Natural
Hobbies	Coffee, photos, baking
Website	https://www.lisanorden.com
Twitter	@lisanorden
Facebook	Athlete Facebook
Instagram	@lisanorden1
World Triathlon Athlete ID	6120