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A Class Act Steps Down from Sport’s Center Stage

July 2nd, 2009

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Sindballe,shown here at the 2008 Ford Ironman World Championships in Kona Hawaii, was a strong, determined and well-respected figure.

I was saddened when I learned from a photo colleague today that Danish triathlete Torbjorn Sindballe had retired from triathlon competition due to a heart irregularity. The Great Dane retired Tuesday June 30 after determining medical evaluations by Danish doctors showed signs of complications from an abnormal heart valve. He had been aware of the [...]