Henri Schoeman

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South AfricaSouth Africa 0 Henri Schoeman
Personal information
Date of birth 3rd October 1991 (age 28)
place of birth Vereeniging , South Africa
size 170 cm
Weight 59 kg
societies
Since 2017 EC Sartrouville Triathlon
2020 EJOT Team TV Buschhütten
successes
2013-2016 4 × national champion triathlon short distance
2016 3rd place Summer Olympics
2016 4th place ITU World Championship Triathlon Short Distance
2018 Commonwealth Games winner
status
active

Henri Schoeman (born October 3, 1991 in Vereeniging ) is a South African duathlete and triathlete . He is a four-time national champion (2013-2016) and third in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career

In his youth, Henri Schoeman was active in swimming and his older brother Riaan Schoeman (* 1989) was also active as a triathlete and started as a swimmer in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2010 Commonwealth Games .

In March 2016, Henri Schoeman became national champion in the triathlon short distance for the fourth time in a row (Olympic distance: 1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running).

2016 Summer Olympics

He finished third at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and thus achieved the first ever Olympic medal for South Africa in triathlon. He started in Rio together with Richard Murray (4th place), Mari Rabie (11th place) and Gillian Sanders (23rd place).

In September he finished fourth in the 2016 Triathlon World Championship in Mexico by winning the last race of the World Cup racing series ("Grand Final").

Doping allegation 2016

At the end of 2016, a group of hackers revealed documents indicating that Henri Shoeman had given a positive doping test ( prednisolone , a banned glucocorticoid ) at the Olympic Games . The International Triathlon Union (ITU) said it was informed of the allegations against Henri Schoeman and has opened an investigation. In January 2018 he was acquitted of all allegations by the ITU.

In March 2018, he won the first race of the 2018 World Championship racing series on the sprint distance in Abu Dhabi .

He is trained by his father Joe Schoeman and lives with his partner in Durban .

Sporting successes

Triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
Jan. 26, 2020 3 Ironman 70.3 South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa East London 04:07:30
0Nov 4, 2018 2 Super League Mallorca SpainSpain Manacor First edition on Mallorca
Oct 28, 2018 2 Super League Malta MaltaMalta Malta behind Vincent Luis
Sep 24 2018 3 Beijing International Triathlon China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Beijing 01:51:58
April 28, 2018 8th ITU World Championship Series 2018 BermudaBermuda Bermuda 01:56:24
0April 5, 2018 1 Commonwealth Games 2018 AustraliaAustralia Gold coast 00:52:31
02nd Mar 2018 1 ITU World Championship Series 2018 United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 00:57:03 Winner in the first race of the season
Feb 11, 2018 2 ITU Triathlon World Cup South AfricaSouth Africa Cape Town 00:52:49 behind Richard Murray
19 Nov 2017 3 Island House Invitational Triathlon United StatesUnited States Nassau two day competition
Sep 10 2017 1 Beijing International Triathlon China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Beijing 01:54:14
04th June 2017 2 ITU Triathlon World Cup ItalyItaly Cagliari 00:54:52
May 13, 2017 4th ITU World Championship Series 2017 JapanJapan Yokohama 01:48:29
08 Apr 2017 8th ITU World Championship Series 2017 AustraliaAustralia Gold coast 00:53:11
Feb 11, 2017 2 ITU Triathlon World Cup South AfricaSouth Africa Cape Town 00:51:41
19 Sep 2016 1 ITU World Championship Series 2016 MexicoMexico Cozumel 01:46:50 Grand Final
Aug 20, 2016 3 2016 Summer Olympics BrazilBrazil Rio de Janeiro 01:45:43
20 Mar 2016 1 ATU African Triathlon Championships South AfricaSouth Africa Buffalo City 02:00:48
0Nov 1, 2015 1 Ekurhuleni 5150 South AfricaSouth Africa Ekurhuleni African Championships
May 10, 2015 1 ATU African Triathlon Championships EgyptEgypt Sharm El Sheikh 01:52:17
0Nov 2, 2014 1 Ekurhuleni 5150 South AfricaSouth Africa Ekurhuleni African Championships
July 26, 2014 2 Commonwealth Games 2014 ScotlandScotland Glasgow 01:14:13 Mixed season - with Kate Roberts , Gillian Sanders and Richard Murray
Apr 12, 2014 1 ATU African Triathlon Championships ZimbabweZimbabwe Troutbeck 02:00:15
0Nov 3, 2013 1 Ekurhuleni 5150 South AfricaSouth Africa Ekurhuleni African Championships
May 25, 2013 1 ATU African Triathlon Championships MoroccoMorocco Agadir 01:54:14
31 Mar 2012 5 ATU African Triathlon Championships MauritiusMauritius Le Morne 02:03:55
0May 9, 2010 3 ATU African Triathlon Championship Junior Men South AfricaSouth Africa Durban 01:00:20
04th July 2009 3 ATU African Triathlon Championship Junior Men South AfricaSouth Africa Durban 01:01:06

(DNF - Did Not Finish ; DSQ - Disqualified)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Henri Schoeman nabs bronze for South Africa in Rio (18 August 2016)
  2. ↑ Jonny collapses, Schoeman takes GF, Mola the world title (September 18, 2016)
  3. ↑ Doping suspicion: World Triathlon Federation investigates third-placed Olympic Schoeman (January 18, 2018)
  4. ↑ South African Olympic medalist tested positive?
  5. ↑ SUSPECTED OF DOPING: OLYMPIA THIRD PARTY HENRI SCHOEMAN ATTACHED AFTER EMAIL REVEALS (January 18, 2018)
  6. ↑ ITU clears Olympic third party Schoeman of doping allegations (January 24, 2018)
  7. ↑ 7 things you didn't know about Henri Schoeman (August 19, 2016)
  8. ↑ Spivey, Luis win Super League Mallorca (November 4, 2018)
  9. ↑ Beijing International Triathlon - BROWNLEE WINS BEFORE BLUMMENFELT AND SCHOEMAN (September 24, 2018)
  10. ↑ ISLAND HOUSE TRIATHLON: VICTORY TO BEN KANUTE AND FLORA DUFFY, SEBASTIAN KIENLE SEVENTH (November 19, 2017)
  11. ↑ Henri Schoeman And Paula Findlay Win 2017 Beijing International Triathlon (September 13, 2017)
personal data
SURNAME Schoeman, Henri
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African triathlete
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd October 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Vereeniging