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In 2008 Lange won the military world championships team Triathlon in Estonia and made Bronze in the ITU Duathlon Short Distance World Championships mixed team 2012 in Nancy (France).[3]
In 2018 he won the Ironman World Championships in Kona for second consecutive year with a new course record of 7:52:38, the first time the race has been finished in under 8 hours. At the 2016 Ironman World Championships, Lange had a breakthrough performance and placed third behind Jan Frodeno and Sebastian Kienle. Lange completed a 48:57 swim, a 4:37:39 bike and a 2:39:45 run to finish in 8:11:14.[4] In 2017, Lange placed first at the Ironman World Championship. Having completed a 48:45 swim, a 4:28:53 bike and a 2:40:00 run, Lange won the race in a total time of 8:01:40, beating Craig Alexander's 2011 record of 8:03:56.[5] After breaking the course record, during celebrations, Lange duly apologized to Craig Alexander for breaking his previously held record. At the 2023 Ironman World Championships, held in Nice, France, Lange placed 2nd with a time of 8:10:17. Lange set a new Ironman World Championships marathon record with a time of 2:32:41, breaking a record he set himself in 2017.
Lange won the Ironman World Championship for a third time in 2024 with a time of 7:35:53, a new course record, including a 2:37:34 run split.
