Alice Walchshöfer receives Lifetime Achievement Award at the ‘Triathlon Oscars’

November 30, 2025

At this year's ‘Sailfish Night of the Year’ on 29 November near Frankfurt, Alice Walchshöfer was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest award in the triathlon scene, affectionately known as the ‘Triathlon Oscars’. With her passion, dedication and tireless commitment, she has shaped the sport of triathlon in Roth and far beyond for decades.

ROTH / LANGEN (November 30, 2025) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – At this year’s ‘sailfish Night of the Year’ on 29 November in Langen near Frankfurt, Alice Walchshöfer was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest award in the triathlon scene, affectionately known as the ‘Triathlon Oscars’. With her passion, dedication and tireless commitment, she has shaped the sport of triathlon in Roth and far beyond for decades.

With this award, the industry honours her decades of service to the sport of triathlon and her commitment to DATEV Challenge Roth, which has made the district of Roth a global mecca for triathletes. In recent years, Alice Walchshöfer has played a key role in making DATEV Challenge Roth not only a sporting highlight, but also an incomparable community experience.

Alice Walchshöfer was clearly surprised at the award ceremony: ‘I am completely speechless. When I see who has already received the award: Jan Frodeno, Werner Brombach, Daniela Ryf. It is unbelievable that I am now joining the ranks of all these big names. I did not expect such an honour at all.’

The award was presented at the ‘sailfish Night of the Year’ by none other than Anne Haug, who has won her home race three times and set the current world record there in 2024: ‘Alice, your passion, your warmth and your charisma – that very special aura you exude – make DATEV Challenge Roth what it is: a magical place and a home for us triathletes. On behalf of the entire triathlon community, I would like to thank you for everything you do for the sport.’

Together with her two children, Felix Walchshöfer and Kathrin Walchshöfer-Helneder, the grande dame of Roth triathlon has been running TEAMCHALLENGE GmbH since 2001, which organises DATEV Challenge Roth, the world’s largest long-distance triathlon, in collaboration with institutions, honorary members and volunteers.

Charitable causes are particularly close to her heart, and she supports projects such as “Weihnachten gemeinsam” (Christmas Together), which enables people in the district to spend Christmas Eve in company.

Once a year, the ‘Triathlon Oscars’ honour the best in the scene, and with Alice Walchshöfer, this year’s prestigious award goes to a personality who embodies the magic of the Roth triathlon district like no other. The award has been presented annually since 2013 by the editors of Triathlon Magazine as part of the ‘sailfish Night of the Year’.

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