Athlete · Coach · Entrepreneur

JanMatiaska

Functional Fitness world and European champion, Ironman finisher and Tortour winner. Athlete, coach and owner of TRUE Training.

Jan Matiaska at Barbell FactoryFoto: Dimdam Media
iF3 world and European champion
2022
qualified for the CrossFit Semifinals
3×
IRONMAN Switzerland 2026, first full distance
11:22:28
Instagram followers
111k
views in 90 days
941k
Portrait of Jan Matiaska
Story

Every chapter, a new discipline.

I am an athlete, coach and owner of TRUE Training. What I learn in one sport, I carry into the next and pass on as a coach.

It started with tennis, handball, track and field and American football. I played as a junior for the Basel Gladiators, later for the Zürich Renegades and the Swiss national team. In 2014, I set a record in the Swiss Army fitness test with 119 out of 125 points.

CrossFit led me to Functional Fitness: vice world champion in 2021, European and world champion in 2022, plus three qualifications for the CrossFit Semifinals. An injury stopped me in 2023, and I retired from professional competition at the end of 2024.

Since then, I keep picking new disciplines: bobsleigh, HYROX, triathlon, ultracycling. And I am building TRUE Training, where I pass all of this on as a coach.

  1. 2014Swiss Army fitness test record: 119 out of 125 points
  2. 2018MVP Offense, Zürich Renegades · Swiss national American football team
  3. 2021Functional Fitness vice world champion (iF3)
  4. 2022Functional Fitness European and world champion (iF3)
  5. 20252nd place bobsleigh cup race, Olympia Bobrun St. Moritz
  6. 2026IRONMAN Switzerland · 1st place Tortour (team) · Gladiator «Titan»
Results

Results from twelve years of competitive sport.

Every entry is backed by an official ranking, the organiser or the press.

YearResultDiscipline
20261st place TORTOUR500 km, team of six KA-EX Switzerland, 14:57:23 hUltracycling
2026IRONMAN Switzerland, ThunFirst full distance in 11:22:28Triathlon
2026IRONMAN 70.3 Alcúdia-Mallorca5:30:12Triathlon
2026First HYROX, St. GallenMen's Pro Doubles, 1:07 hHYROX
20252nd place bobsleigh cup raceBrakeman, Olympia Bobrun St. MoritzBobsleigh
2023Lake Walen crossing24.5 km in 7:49 hSwimming
2023Qualified for the CrossFit SemifinalsWithdrew due to injuryCrossFit
2022Functional Fitness world champion (iF3)Hermosillo, MexicoFunctional Fitness
2022Functional Fitness European champion (iF3)Functional Fitness
2022Swiss champion Olympic weightliftingM -102 kg, Basel, total 255 kgWeightlifting
202216th place CrossFit SemifinalStrength in DepthCrossFit
20221st place Swiss Throwdown EliteCrossFit
2021Functional Fitness vice world champion (iF3)Functional Fitness
2021Swiss champion Olympic weightliftingM -102 kg, Reinach, total 262 kgWeightlifting
202128th place CrossFit SemifinalLowlands ThrowdownCrossFit
2021Swiss champion indoor rowing500 m in 1:18.1Rowing
2018MVP Offense, Zürich RenegadesAmerican football
until 2018Swiss national American football teamAmerican football
2014Swiss Army fitness test record119 out of 125 pointsFitness test

Red square: title. Rankings and sources on request.

Projects

Current projects

Jan Matiaska as Gladiator «Titan»
TV · 2026

Gladiator «Titan»

In «Gladiators – Die Show der Giganten», I am one of 17 gladiators. Filmed in Düsseldorf in March 2026, aired from August 2026 on RTL, RTL+ and Prime Video. Titan is an exaggerated version of me: I am confident, Titan is full of himself.

Jan Matiaska at the finish of IRONMAN Switzerland in Thun
Triathlon · July 2026

First full distance

After IRONMAN 70.3 Mallorca in May, IRONMAN Switzerland in Thun followed in July.

SwimBikeRun1:16:075:24:104:32:01
Jan Matiaska with his road bike at the Tortour
Ultracycling · August 2026

Winning the Tortour

My first bike race ever: 500 km in the six-rider team KA-EX Switzerland, including former pro Ide Schelling. 1st place in 14:57 h.

Cycling · 2027

Mallorca 312 and Rad am Ring

On 24 April, I ride the full 312 km of the Mallorca 312. From 23 to 25 July, Rad am Ring follows: 24 hours at the Nürburgring in a team of four, about 26 km and 560 m of climbing per lap.

Coaching

What I learn as an athlete, I pass on as a coach.

I coach athletes from beginners to Semifinal level, run camps and seminars, and work with teams on athletic performance. All my coaching runs through TRUE Training.

  • Owner and coach, TRUE Trainingsince 2023
  • Head coach, fitnessholiday Performance Campssince 2023
  • Instructor, J+S coach education, Swiss Wrestling2025
  • Physical prep manager, Odyssée Méditerranée2025
  • Weightlifting seminars and training days at Swiss CrossFit boxes, more than 20 so farsince 2022

Qualifications

  • CrossFit Level 3 Trainer
  • Weightlifting Coach Level 2, Swiss Weightlifting Federation
  • EXOS Performance Specialist
Train with TRUE Training
Media

TV, press and podcasts

Featured in: RTL, Prime Video, 20 Minuten, March-Anzeiger, Bote der Urschweiz, ERFOLG Magazin, MyWorkout

Press

TV and video

Podcasts

Partners

Partners

I work with a small number of brands that I use myself and that fit my training. For partnerships, campaigns and projects, I share my media kit on request.

Projects with: KA-EX Switzerland, ISEY Skyr, ZOVOZ, Team Duxsports

Contact

Let's work together.

For partnerships, campaigns, talks and media requests. I share my media kit with all figures on request.

Email me directly

jan@truetraining.ch

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