Youri Keulen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1998 (age 26–27) |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Triathlon |
| Coached by | Kosta Poltavets Carlos Prieto Kai Reus |
Youri Keulen (born 1998) is a Dutch triathlete.[1]
Biography
Keulen was born in Maastricht, Netherlands, in 1998.[2] He competed as a middle-distance runner before transitioning to triathlon. He was a three-time Dutch national age-group champion over 800 metres as a teenager. After leaving the Dutch federation who focussed more on the Olympic distance triathlon, Keulen based himself in Girona, Spain, and developed a coaching team made up of Kosta Poltavets, Carlos Prieto and former professional cyclist Kai Reus.[3]
Keulen finished first at the Ironman 70.3 Mallorca in May 2022 but was later disqualified from the official results after confusion over a penalty. He subsequently won the Ironman 70.3 Switzerland on June 19, 2022.[4][5][6]
Keulen placed sixth overall at the 2023 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships in Lahti.[7] Shortly afterwards, he defeated a world class field including Alastair Brownlee, at the inaugural Challenge Barcelona event in Spain, which had a 1.5km swim, 60km bike and 15km run.[8]
In 2024, competing as a wildcard, he placed fourth at T100 Miami.[9] Keulen won his first T100 Triathlon event in Singapore in April 2024, competing as a wildcard athlete.[10][11] However, such was his exhaustion at the finish in extreme conditions he was unable to make the podium, and was temporarily hospitalised.[12] Still feeling the effects of Singapore he was unable to finish the IRONMAN 70.3 Mallorca three weeks later and then finished 14th at IRONMAN 70.3 Switzerland.[13] He placed eleventh at the T100 Grand Final in Dubai in mid-November 2024, a finish which saw him end the season in ninth place in the overall standings. However, he was ruled out of the 2024 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships due to illness.[7]
In October 2025, he placed third at the T100 Series event in Wollongong, Australia, finishing behind Hayden Wilde of New Zealand and runner-up Mika Noodt of Germany.[12]
References
- ^ "Youri Keulen". stats.protriathletes.org. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Triathlon Post: The Youri Keulen Feud". Steady.page. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ Heming, Tim (10 July 2025). "The Man Behind The Most Memorable Post-Race Speeches in Tri". Triathlete.com. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Youri Keulen takes the day at Ironman 70.3 Switzerland". Triathlon Today. June 19, 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Youri Keulen and Emma Pallant-Browne celebrate the victory at Ironman 70.3 Mallorca". Triathlon Today. May 7, 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ Moria, Tim (May 7, 2022). "Youri Keulen finally disqualified from IM 70.3 Mallorca: 'Ironman still calls me the winner'". 3athlon.nl. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ a b Turner, Jonathan (10 December 2024). "Dutch star Youri Keulen is latest big name to be ruled out of men's IRONMAN 70.3 World Champs". Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ Moria, Tim (8 October 2023). "Youri Keulen beats Alistair Brownlee and wins Challenge Barcelona, Imogen Simmonds picks up nice win". Tri-today. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ Land, Thomas (21 April 2024). "Singapore T100 wildcard winner Youri Keulen explains his "all or nothing" approach to racing". Tri247. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ Gulati, Ayisha (26 July 2024). "Youri Keulen's dream has become a reality on triathlon tour". swlondoner. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ Land, Thomas (14 April 2024). "Singapore T100 Men's Results: Wildcard wonder Youri Keulen takes mesmerizing victory". Tri247. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ a b Reeder, Matthew (21 October 2025). "Relief and joy for Youri Keulen as Dutchman finally gets to enjoy T100 podium celebration". tri247.com. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ Land, Thomas (4 June 2024). "Triathlon star sees struggles continue in Switzerland after Singapore T100 hospitalization". Tri247. Retrieved 25 October 2025.