# Vendula Frintová

Vendula Frintová (Czech pronunciation:; born 4 September 1983) is a Czech triathlete. She is multiple Czech Champion in various categories such as National Champion of the years 2006 and 2007 and winner of the National Championship Series of the year 2009, Duathlon World Champion of the year 2009, and gold medalist of the World Cup in Mooloolaba 2010.

## Biography

Frintová was born on 4 September 1983 in Náchod, Czechoslovakia.
In the eight years from 2002 to 2009, Vendula Frintová took part in 75 ITU competitions and achieved 37 top ten positions, among which five gold medals.
In her home country, Vendula Frintová represents the Ekol Elite Triathlon Team, and in 2010, again, she also takes part, as an elite guest star, in prestigious German and French circuits, i.e. the German Bundesliga, representing Krefelder Kanu Klub, and the French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux, representing TCG 79 Parthenay. At the opening triathlon of this Grand Prix de Triathlon, Frintová placed 17th, and at the second Lyonnaise des Eaux triathlon in Beauvais she placed 26th, both times being among the three triathlètes classants l'équipe, the best triathletes of the club, and TCG 79 Parthenay, which had only four instead of five triathletes, all of whom foreign guest stars, placed 5th again.
Vendula Frintová holds a degree in anthropology and genetics (Charles University, Prague) and, when in the Czech Republic, she lives in her home town Náchod.

## ITU Competitions

In the nine years from 2002 to 2010, Frintová took part in 81 ITU competitions and achieved 36 top ten positions, among which 19 medals. The list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page, which, however, is not complete. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.
| Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
| 2002-07-06 | European Championships (Junior) | Győr | 27 |
| 2003-05-31 | European Cup | Brno | 3 |
| 2003-06-21 | European Championships | Carlsbad | DNS |
| 2003-03-27 | World Cup | Salford | 27 |
| 2003-08-03 | World Cup | Tiszaújváros | 39 |
| 2003-08-16 | European Cup | Prague | 2 |
| 2003-09-06 | World Cup | Hamburg | DNF |
| 2003-09-12 | World Cup | Nice | 24 |
| 2003-09-21 | World Cup | Madrid | 21 |
| 2003-11-23 | World Cup | Geelong | DNF |
| 2004-04-18 | European Championships | Valencia | DNF |
| 2004-05-09 | World Championships (U23) | Madeira | 2 |
| 2004-06-12 | World Cup | Tongyeong | 5 |
| 2004-07-10 | European Cup | Echternach | 2 |
| 2004-09-04 | World Cup | Hamburg | 8 |
| 2004-09-19 | World Cup | Madrid | 4 |
| 2004-11-07 | World Cup | Rio de Janeiro | 6 |
| 2005-06-05 | World Cup | Madrid | DNF |
| 2005-07-17 | European Championships (U23) | Sofia | 4 |
| 2005-07-31 | World Cup | Salford | DNF |
| 2005-08-06 | World Cup | Hamburg | 4 |
| 2005-08-20 | European Championships | Lausanne | 23 |
| 2005-09-10 | World Championships (U23) | Gamagori | 2 |
| 2005-09-17 | OSIM World Cup | Beijing | DNF |
| 2005-10-15 | European Cup | Palermo | 5 |
| 2005-11-13 | World Cup | New Plymouth | 7 |
| 2006-04-23 | European Cup | Estoril | 4 |
| 2006-06-04 | BG World Cup | Madrid | 9 |
| 2006-06-11 | BG World Cup | Richards Bay | 3 |
| 2006-06-23 | European Championships | Autun | DNF |
| 2006-07-01 | Premium European Cup | Kitzbühel | DNS |
| 2006-07-08 | European Championships (U23) | Rijeka | 11 |
| 2006-07-09 | BG World Cup | Edmonton | DNS |
| 2006-07-30 | BG World Cup | Salford | 9 |
| 2006-08-13 | BG World Cup | Tiszaújváros | 28 |
| 2006-09-02 | World Championships | Lausanne | 28 |
| 2006-09-09 | BG World Cup | Hamburg | 24 |
| 2006-09-24 | BG World Cup | Beijing | DNS |
| 2006-10-07 | Duathlon European Championships | Rimini | 3 |
| 2006-11-05 | BG World Cup | Cancun | 22 |
| 2006-11-12 | BG World Cup | New Plymouth | DNF |
| 2007-05-06 | BG World Cup | Lisbon | 10 |
| 2007-05-13 | BG World Cup | Richards Bay | DNF |
| 2007-06-17 | BG World Cup | Des Moines | DNF |
| 2007-06-29 | European Championships | Copenhagen | DNF |
| 2007-07-07 | Premium European Cup | Holten | 3 |
| 2007-07-22 | BG World Cup | Kitzbühel | 15 |
| 2007-07-29 | BG World Cup | Salford | DNF |
| 2007-08-30 | BG World Championships | Hamburg | DNF |
| 2007-09-15 | BG World Cup | Beijing | 34 |
| 2007-09-23 | Asian Cup | Hong Kong | 3 |
| 2007-10-07 | BG World Cup | Rhodes | 3 |
| 2008-04-26 | BG World Cup | Tongyeong | 3 |
| 2008-05-10 | European Championships | Lisbon | DNS |
| 2008-05-18 | European Cup | Brno | DNF |
| 2008-06-05 | BG World Championships | Vancouver | 36 |
| 2008-06-21 | European Cup | Schliersee | DNF |
| 2008-06-28 | Premium European Cup | Holten | 3 |
| 2008-07-05 | BG World Cup | Hamburg | DNS |
| 2008-07-13 | BG World Cup | Tiszaújváros | 6 |
| 2008-08-18 | Olympic Games | Beijing | 23 |
| 2008-09-07 | Premium European Cup | Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 1 |
| 2008-09-27 | BG World Cup | Lorient | DNF |
| 2008-10-26 | BG World Cup | Huatulco | 7 |
| 2008-11-15 | Asian Cup | Hong Kong | 3 |
| 2008-11-16 | ASTC Aquathlon Asian Championships | Golden Beach | 2 |
| 2009-05-02 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Tongyeong | 9 |
| 2009-05-31 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Madrid | 15 |
| 2009-06-21 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Washington, D.C. | DNF |
| 2009-07-02 | European Championships | Holten | 22 |
| 2009-07-11 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Kitzbühel | 9 |
| 2009-07-18 | European Cup | Brno | 6 |
| 2009-07-25 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Hamburg | DNF |
| 2009-08-15 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | 42 |
| 2009-08-30 | Premium European Cup | Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 1 |
| 2009-09-09 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final | Gold Coast | 18 |
| 2009-09-26 | Duathlon World Championships | Concord | 1 |
| 2009-10-17 | Premium Asian Cup | Hong Kong | 1 |
| 2009-10-25 | Premium European Cup | Alanya | DNF |
| 2010-03-27 | World Cup | Mooloolaba | 1 |
| 2010-04-11 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Sydney | DNF |
| 2010-05-08 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Seoul | DNF |
| 2010-06-05 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Madrid | 19 |
| 2010-07-03 | European Championships | Athlone | 11 |
| 2010-07-17 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Hamburg | DNF |
| 2010-07-24 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | DNF |
| 2010-08-21 | Sprint World Championships | Lausanne | 34 |
BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start