| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 1:48:53.28 |
| World Championship Series Ranking (Ranking) | ||||
| 4 | Men | 2010 | 2963 | |
| 4 | Men | 2009 | 3162 | |
| 27 | Men | 2011 | 909 | |
| World Championship Series Ranking | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2010 | Seoul | 1:51:49 |
| 1 | Men | 2009 | Yokohama | 1:44:31 |
| 2 | Men | 2010 | Hamburg | 1:43:23 |
| 3 | Men | 2010 | Kitzbuhel | 1:53:21 |
| 3 | Men | 2010 | London | 1:42:30 |
| 3 | Men | 2009 | Gold Coast, QLD, AUS | 1:45:21 |
| 3 | Men | 2009 | Des Moines, IA | 1:49:44 |
Nickname
Frodo. (jan-frodeno.com 18 Sep 2007)
Hobbies
Beach volleyball, surfing, cooking, reading. (frodeno.com, 17 Jun 2012)
Occupation
Athlete
Language(s) spoken
Afrikaans, English, French, German
Club name
LAZ Saarbrucken, Saarbrucken, GER
Coach
Roland Knoll [national] (frodeno.com, 17 Jun 2012)
Other sports
His girlfriend is Australian triathlete Emma Snowsill. (smh.com.au, 05 Jun 2012)
Injuries
He has been struggling with nerve inflammation in his lower leg throughout 2012. (focus.de, 29 May 2012)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He started in 2000. (jan-frodeno.com, 18 Sep 2007)
Reason for taking up this sport
There was a girl who he liked and she was a triathlete, so he did it too. (triathlon.org, 18 Sep 2007)
Training
He trains up to 45 hours per week. (triathlon.org, 17 Jun 2012)
Hero
Ethiopian long distance runner Haile Gebrselassie. (bestswimcentre.com, 05 May 2012)
Most influential person in career
His father. (triathlon.org, 18 Sep 2007)
General
SOUTH AFRICAN CHILDHOOD
He lived in Cape Town from 1992 to 2004, where his sporting career began. "At the age of 15 I learned to swim, after my mum thought it might be in my best interest since surfing was fast becoming my favourite way to spend free time." (triathlon.org, 17 Jun 2012)
BIKE PATH
After competing in his first triathlons in South Africa, he sold his bike for a plane ticket to Europe and competed in the German league. (triathlon.org, 17 Jun 2012)
POSSIBLE IRONMAN
He is considering a switch to Ironman following the London 2012 Olympic Games. (focus.de, 29 May 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
