Dmitri Gaag
Dmitri Vladimirovich Gaag ( Russian Дмитрий Владимирович Гааг * 20th March 1971 in Karaganda ) is a former Kazakh triathlete . He is triathlon world champion (1999) and three-time Olympic athlete (2000, 2004, 2008).
Career
In September 1999 he became World Triathlon Champion on the Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) in Montreal (Canada).
Dmitri Gaag took part in the Olympic Games three times. He achieved his best placement at the 2000 Olympic Games , where he finished fourth. In the 2004 Olympics he finished 25th place and at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, he was 47th
He has not appeared internationally since 2012.
Sporting successes
Triathlon
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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May 27, 2012 | 40 | ITU Triathlon World Championship Series 2012 | Madrid | 01:57:25 | |
Aug 19, 2008 | 47 | 2008 Summer Olympics | Beijing | 01: 55: 53.38 | |
Dec 2006 | 1 | Asian Games 2006 | Doha | ||
Aug 26, 2004 | 25th | 2004 Summer Olympics | Athens | 01: 56: 28.97 | |
May 9, 2004 | 3 | ITU Triathlon World Championships | Madeira | 01:41:17 | |
Sep 2 2001 | 5 | Goodwill Games | Brisbane | 01: 49: 00.44 | |
2001 | 5 | ETU Triathlon Cup | Alanya | 01:47:58 | Dmitri Gaag European Champion despite falling |
16 Sep 2000 | 4th | 2000 Summer Olympics | Sydney | 01: 49: 03.57 | |
Oct 10, 1999 | 3 | ITU Triathlon World Cup | Cancun | 01:48:27 | |
Sep 11 1999 | 1 | ITU Triathlon World Championships | Montreal | 01:45:25 | World champion in the Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) |
Aug 30, 1998 | 6th | ITU Triathlon World Championships | Lausanne | 01:56:20 | World Championship |
4th July 1993 | 19th | ETU Triathlon European Championships | Echternach | 01:58:16 | European championship on the Olympic distance |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Profile of Dmitri Gaag on the ITU website
- Dmitri Gaag in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Profile for Dmitri Gaag at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed on May 13, 2014
- Profile for Dmitriy Gaag at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed on May 13, 2014
- Profile and results of Dmitri Gaag in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on September 24, 2018 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Triathlon at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane. Triathlon Association Saxony Anhalt eV, September 3, 2001, archived from the original on September 13, 2012 ; Retrieved November 26, 2013 .
- ↑ Dmitri Gaag European Champion despite falling. (No longer available online.) In: Tri2b.com. October 24, 2001, formerly in the original ; Retrieved November 26, 2013 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Gaag, Dmitri |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gaag, Dmitri Wladimirowitsch; Gaag, Dmitry; Gaag, Dmitriy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kazakh triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Karagandy , Kazakh SSR |