Vincent Luis
Vincent Luis, the 37-year-old French triathlete and two-time world champion, won the 2026 IRONMAN World Championship in Kona in 7:47:27 on his debut, in what he had announced as the last race of his career.
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Where does Vincent Luis live?
Vincent Luis has not made his current place of residence public. He grew up in Vesoul, in the Haute-Saône department of eastern France, where he started out at Groupe Triathlon Vesoul Haute-Saône, and has raced for the Sainte-Geneviève Triathlon club (Essonne) since 2007. Sources: Wikipedia, World Triathlon.
What is Vincent Luis's nationality?
Vincent Luis is French. He was born in Vesoul and has represented France throughout his career, including at three Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020). Sources: World Triathlon, Wikipedia.
How old is Vincent Luis?
Vincent Luis was born on June 27, 1989, which makes him 37 years old as of October 2026. He was 37 when he won in Kona. Sources: Wikipedia, NBC Sports.
How tall is Vincent Luis?
Vincent Luis is listed at 1.77 m (about 5 ft 10 in) and a racing weight of around 66 kg on his Wikipedia profile. No official measurement has been published by his federation or IRONMAN. Sources: Wikipedia.
How did Vincent Luis win the IRONMAN World Championship 2026?
On October 10, 2026, in Kona, Hawaii, Vincent Luis swam 48:31, rode 4:15:42 and ran a 2:38:36 marathon for a total of 7:47:27. He started the run 5:34 behind Magnus Ditlev, then passed the Dane, who had started walking, with just under five miles to go. Gustav Iden finished second in 7:49:03 and Matthew Marquardt third in 7:49:59, both after three-minute drafting penalties on the bike. Sources: Slowtwitch, NBC Sports, Triathlon Magazine.
Is Vincent Luis the first Frenchman to win Kona?
Yes. Vincent Luis is the first French man to win the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, and he did it on his first appearance there. Another Frenchman, Pierre Le Corre, finished fifth in the same race. Sources: Slowtwitch, Wikipedia.
Is Vincent Luis retiring?
Vincent Luis had said before the race that Kona 2026 would be the last race of a career of about 20 years. After winning, he said he was undecided: "I have a few nights out to decide what I'll do with my life now." No final decision had been announced as of October 11, 2026. Sources: NBC Sports, Triathlon Magazine.
How many world titles has Vincent Luis won?
Vincent Luis was world triathlon champion (World Triathlon Series, Olympic distance) in 2019 and 2020. He also won the mixed relay world title with France in 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2022, the European sprint title in 2016 and the Super League Triathlon series in 2019. Kona 2026 is his first long-distance world title. Sources: World Triathlon, Wikipedia.
Did Vincent Luis win an Olympic medal?
Yes. Vincent Luis won bronze in the mixed relay at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (held in 2021) with Léonie Périault, Dorian Coninx and Cassandre Beaugrand, France's first Olympic medal in triathlon. Individually, he finished 11th in London 2012 and 7th in Rio 2016. Sources: Wikipedia, World Triathlon.
Why didn't Vincent Luis compete at Paris 2024?
Vincent Luis was not selected for the Paris 2024 Olympics. France picked Pierre Le Corre, Dorian Coninx and Léo Bergère, and Luis publicly called the decision "arbitrary". He then ended his short-course career after the 2024 World Triathlon Championship Final in Torremolinos to focus on long distance. Sources: TRI247, World Triathlon.
What did Vincent Luis do before Kona?
After switching to long distance, Vincent Luis won IRONMAN 70.3 Bahrain in 2022, 2024 and 2025, finished 4th at Challenge Roth 2025 (7:38:54) in his first full-distance race, and placed 4th at IRONMAN Texas 2026 (7:25:29), which earned his Kona slot. He is coached by Joël Filliol. Sources: Wikipedia, TRI247.
Who is Vincent Luis's partner?
Vincent Luis's partner is the British triathlete Georgia Taylor-Brown, herself an Olympic medallist, who was waiting for him at the Kona finish line. Sources: Triathlon Magazine, TRI247.
Vincent Luis is one of the most decorated French triathletes ever, and since October 10, 2026, the first Frenchman to win the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona. Born on June 27, 1989, in Vesoul (Haute-Saône), he came up through his hometown club before joining Sainte-Geneviève Triathlon in 2007, and spent most of his career on the Olympic-distance circuit.
That circuit made him a star. He was world champion in 2019 and 2020, won four mixed relay world titles with France (2015, 2018, 2019, 2022) and took bronze in the mixed relay at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics alongside Léonie Périault, Dorian Coninx and Cassandre Beaugrand, the country’s first Olympic medal in the sport. His last Olympic dream ended in 2024, when he was left out of the French team for the Paris Games, a decision he called “arbitrary”. He retired from short-course racing after the 2024 Grand Final in Torremolinos.
The move to long distance was steady rather than spectacular: three wins at IRONMAN 70.3 Bahrain, 4th at Challenge Roth in 2025, then 4th at IRONMAN Texas in 2026 to qualify for Hawaii. He arrived in Kona saying it would be his final race. In the IRONMAN World Championship 2026, he came off the bike 5:34 behind Magnus Ditlev, ran a patient 2:38:36 marathon and took the lead with under five miles left, winning in 7:47:27 ahead of Gustav Iden (7:49:03) and Matthew Marquardt (7:49:59).
The question now is whether he really stops. He collapsed after crossing the line, got up to embrace his partner Georgia Taylor-Brown, and then told reporters he had “a few nights out” to decide what to do next. Either way, Luis now holds the long-distance world title to go with his two short-course world crowns. Sources: Slowtwitch, NBC Sports, Triathlon Magazine, TRI247, World Triathlon, Wikipedia.
