David Pleše - Pro Triathlete

Personal Bio

David Plese was born on August 15th, 1983 in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia. A naturally gifted athlete, David already had his mind set on racing and winning early on. He grew up competing in tennis, skiing and Track & Field. David’s competitive mentality, intrinsic motivation and extreme determination led him to quickly excel as he placed third at the Track & Field National Championships of Slovenia.

In 2004, David got his inspiration to race triathlons while watching the Athens Olympic Games and decided that he can go to the Olympics too. At 21 years-old, David was introduced to the sport of triathlon and took on swimming as a new discipline. It was impressive and inspiring to the other athletes and triathletes to witness David becoming the 1500m Short Course Swimming National Champion of Slovenia with as little as 4 years of training.

Personal Goals

David's goal is to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympic games in London. With his mind set on achieving this goal, he has been training relentlessly and each year has brought him closer to his goal. David not only has the physical capacity but also has the mental ability to win races. He strongly believes that anything can be achieved if you really want to. His improvement in the sport of Triathlon is remarkably rapid and constant. His coach, Uros Velepec says that David is a "diamond in the rough,” and that he is helping David because "it surely is nice to work with him.” 

Outside of Training

David certainly is a hard-working and disciplined athlete filled with positivism, but is also very well-educated in the area of fitness and nutrition as he studied at the University of Sport in Slovenia. It also is one of his personal and dear goals to promote healthy lifestyles in and beyond his community through sports activities and balanced nutrition. When David is not training, his other hobbies include tennis and skiiing.