Daniel Bækkegård is a 26-year-old professional triathlete. 2019 was Daniel’s first year as a professional triathlete. Despite his young age and inexperience on the full distance he managed to take the sport by storm by winning his debut ironman at the legendary Ironman Austria- Kärnsten, earning his Ironman World Championship qualification as the youngest professional athlete.

Daniel grew up in a small village in Denmark and started his education as an athlete early when he joined the local swimming team at age 7. Daniels background as an elite swimmer means that he is often racing from the front. We have seen this numerous times. Latest at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship where a good swim and a strong bike put him in the right position to secure his biggest result to date – 3rd at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship St. George.

The 2022 season has shown that Daniel is the definition of a winner. There is never a race with Daniel on the start line where he isn’t considered one of the favorits. In June Daniel showed his class when we won the Ironman 70.3 European Championship title in a dominant performance.