Patrick Stitzinger

Career
Patrick Stitzinger
Patrick Stitzinger at the NK 10,000 m 2008
nation	Netherlands Netherlands
birthday	25th August 1981 (age 39)
place of birth	Maastricht , the Netherlands
size	182 cm
Weight	65 kg
discipline	Long distance running
society	ADRT Pegasus , formerly: AV '34 Maastricht
Trainer	Hub Tummers, formerly: Carel van Nisselroy, Sander Schutgens
status	resigned
last change: April 4, 2018

Patrick Stitzinger at the Amsterdam Marathon / Dutch Championships 2009

Patrick Stitzinger (born August 25, 1981 in Maastricht ) is a former Dutch long-distance runner .

Life

Patrick Stitzinger started running at the Maastricht sports club AV '34 at the age of 12 after winning a school competition. At the same time he was still a hooligan in the ultra-movement of MVV Maastricht and was once banned from the stadium at the football derby against Fortuna Sittard . By moving away from the Maastricht district of Wittevrouwenveld, where he grew up, and with the help of his girlfriend Susan, he managed to leave the ultra scene. From then on he devoted himself entirely to athletics. Patrick Stitzinger later married Susan and had two children with her.

When his previous club AV '34 in Atletiek Maastricht went up, Patrick Stitzinger switched to ADRT Pegasus from Venlo and trained under the multiple Dutch champion Sander Schutgens , later under Carel van Nisselroy. On January 14, 2007 he made his half marathon debut at the Egmond Half Marathon , on October 18, 2009 he ran his first marathon at the Amsterdam Marathon with integrated Dutch championships in a personal best of 2:15:01 h.

In his career, Patrick Stitzinger took part in competitions in Germany several times. At the sports festival in Troisdorf on August 31, 2002 he ran the 10,000 m in 29: 53.88 minutes and took 5th place, at the Askina sports festival on June 13, 2003 in Kassel , he finished over 5000 m in 14: 29.19 min 17th place. In 2005 he started over 10 km in the street races Korschenbroicher City-Lauf (April 10, 30:07 min, 16th place) and Kö-Lauf in Düsseldorf (September 4th, 29:34 min, 5th place).

The following year, Patrick Stitzinger ran out of valuation starting at the German Athletics Championships 2006 on May 6, 2006 in Tübingen, the 10,000 m in 28: 44.74 min and took part again on June 8, 2006 at the Askina Sports Festival, where he over 5000 m in 14: 26.84 min reached 16th place. At the end of the year he achieved third place in the Trier New Year's Eve run .

In 2007 he started twice over 3000 m in Germany: On May 28, 2007 at the Whitsun Sports Festival in Rehlingen (15th place, 8: 11.61 min) and on August 12, 2007 in Wattenscheid (7th place, 7: 56.09 min , personal best). Other participations in German competitions were again in 2008 in the Korschenbroich City Run (April 13, 29:25 min, 4th place) and in 2009 in the Mini-International in Koblenz . There he was able to run the 3rd place on May 20th over 5000 m with a time of 2:00 p.m. In 2010 he reached 7th place in the Korschenbroich City Run over 10 km with 29:50 minutes on April 18, and a time of 28:57 out of valuation at the German Athletics Championships 2010 on May 1 in Ohrdruf over 10,000 m, 52 min. As in the 2006 DM, he crossed the finish line in fourth place.

Also in 2010 and 2011, Patrick Stitzinger ran again at the Trier New Year's Eve run, but was unable to repeat his 2006 podium success with fourth and ninth place. This was followed by the German Athletics Championships 2012 over 10,000 m on May 5, 2012 in Marburg with another finish in fourth place and a repeated start at the Korschenbroich City Run (April 21, 2013, 10 km, 29:50 min, 15 . Space).

His last competitions on German soil were at the Mini-International on the 5000 m distance in 2013 (May 15, 14:08:09 min, 9th place) and 2014 (May 28, 14:17.77 min, 15 . Place), winning the open classification of the Kö run over 10 km on September 7, 2014 with a time of 30:12 minutes and a 32nd place in the Berlin half marathon in 1:09:09 h on April 2, 2017.

After Patrick Stitzinger had to stop the Edinburgh Marathon on May 28, 2017 after eighteen kilometers, he ended his career in competitive sports. Before that, he had suffered all sorts of injuries for two years. On June 11, 2017, Patrick Stitzinger was honored and bid farewell in his hometown as part of the Maastrichts Mooiste running competition . He stated that in future he would only continue as a recreational athlete and devote himself more to cycling.

Personal bests

1500 m : 3: 47.07 min, August 25, 2007, Antwerp ( BEL )
3000 m : 7: 56.09 min, August 12, 2007, Bochum - Wattenscheid ( DEU )
5000 m : 13: 47.51 min, July 28, 2007, Heusden-Zolder (BEL)
10,000 m : 28: 34.22 min, June 15, 2011, Wageningen ( NLD )
10 km road run : 28:57 min, February 10, 2008, Bergen - Schoorl (NLD)
15 km road race: 44:19 min, November 16, 2008, Nijmegen (NLD)
Half marathon : 1:02:42 h, March 21, 2010, Venlo (NLD)
Marathon : 2:15:01 h, October 18, 2009, Amsterdam (NLD)

Personal achievements

International

09th place 10,000 meter European Cup 2011, Oslo ( NOR ) , June 4th, 29: 01.73 min
26th place European Athletics Championships 2010 , Barcelona ( ESP ) , August 1st, 2:28:02 h
14th place 10,000 meter European Cup 2010, Marseille ( FRA ) , June 5th, 28: 48.62 min
39th place European Cross Country Championships 2006 , San Giorgio su Legnano ( ITA ) , December 10th, 9950 m, 29:25 min
17th place 10,000 meter European cup 2006, Antalya ( TUR ) , April 15th, 29: 12.66 min
31st place European Cross Country Championships 2005 , Tilburg ( NLD ) , December 11th, 9840 m, 28:17 min
41st place European Cross Country Championships 2004 , Heringsdorf ( DEU ) , December 12th, 9600 m, 28:59 min
79th place Cross Country World Championships 2004 , Brussels ( BEL ) , March 21, 12,000 m, 39:28 min
40th place European Cross Country Championships 2003 , Edinburgh ( GBR ) , December 14, 10,100 m, 32:18 min
10th place European Athletics U23 Championships 2003 , Bydgoszcz ( POL ) , July 20, 5000 m, 14: 25.99 min
67th place European Cross Country Championships 2002 , Medulin ( HRV ) , December 8th, 9800 m, 31:30 min
58th place European Cross Country Championships 2000 Juniors / Age Group U20, Malmö ( SWE ) , December 10, 6140 m, 20:20 min

National

15th place Dutch 10 km Championships 2017, Bergen (NLD) , February 12th, 31:55 min, 50th place Groet uit Schoorl Run
10th place Dutch Half marathon Championships 2016, The Hague (NLD) , March 6th, 1:09:49 h, 36th place CPC Loop The Hague
05th place Dutch 10 km Championships 2016, Bergen (NLD) , February 14, 30:27 min, 9th place Groet uit Schoorl Run
11th place Dutch 10 km Championships 2015, Bergen (NLD) , February 8th, 30:09 min, 17th place Groet uit Schoorl Run
04th place Dutch 10,000 m Championships 2014, Amsterdam (NLD) , July 27, 30: 09.47 min
04th place Dutch Half marathon Championships 2014, The Hague (NLD) , March 9, 1:05:47 h, 20th place CPC Loop The Hague
02nd place Dutch 10 km Championships 2014, Bergen (NLD) , February 9, 29:23 min, 4th place Groet uit Schoorl Run
08th place Dutch Cross Country Championships 2013, Tilburg (NLD) , November 24th, 10,000 m, 32:06 min, 29th place Warandeloop
01st place Dutch Marathon Championships 2013, Eindhoven (NLD) , October 13, 2:18:53 p.m., 15th place Eindhoven Marathon
04th place Dutch Half marathon Championships 2013, Venlo (NLD) , March 24th, 1:06:03 h, 12th place Venloop
01st place Dutch Marathon Championships 2012, Eindhoven (NLD) , October 14th, 2:16:51 am, 18th place Eindhoven Marathon
07th place Dutch 5000 m Championships 2012, Amsterdam (NLD) , June 17th, 14:31.20 min
01st place Dutch Half marathon Championships 2012, Venlo (NLD) , March 25, 1:03:28 h, 4th place Venloop
02nd place Dutch Marathon Championships 2011, Amsterdam (NLD) , October 16, 2:15:20 h, 19th place Amsterdam Marathon
03rd place Dutch 10 km Championships 2011, Tilburg (NLD) , September 4th, 29:20 min, 3rd place Tilburg Ten Miles
01st place Dutch Half marathon Championships 2010, Breda (NLD) , October 3rd, 1:05:00 am, 4th place Bredase Singelloop
02nd place Dutch 10 km Championships 2010, Tilburg (NLD) , September 5th, 29:29 min, 5th place Tilburg Ten Miles
03rd place Dutch Marathon Championships 2009, Amsterdam (NLD) , October 18th, 2:15:01 am, 16th place Amsterdam Marathon
01st place Dutch Half marathon Championships 2009, The Hague (NLD) , March 14th, 1:02:43 h, 9th place CPC Loop The Hague
02nd place Dutch Cross Country Championships 2009, Gilze en Rijen (NLD) , March 1st, 10,200 m, 32:04 min
01st place Dutch 10,000 m Championships 2008, Gouda (NLD) , May 1st, 29: 20.28 min
02nd place Dutch Cross Country Championships 2008, Gilze en Rijen (NLD) , March 2nd, 10,200 m, 32:08 min
02nd place Dutch 10 km Championships 2008, Bergen (NLD) , February 10, 28:57 min, 2nd place Groet uit Schoorl Run
03rd place Dutch 5000 m Championships 2007, Amsterdam (NLD) , July 1st, 14: 28.38 min
03rd place Dutch Cross Country Championships 2007, Wageningen (NLD) , February 25, 10,300 m, 33:41 min
03rd place Dutch 10 km Championships 2007, Bergen (NLD) , February 11, 29:21 min, 4th place Groet uit Schoorl Run
05th place Dutch 5000 m Championships 2006, Amsterdam (NLD) , July 9, 14: 29.52 min
02nd place Dutch Cross Country Championships 2006, Noordenveld (NLD) , March 5th, 12,100 m, 37:25 min
01st place Dutch 10 km Championships 2006, Bergen (NLD) , February 12, 29:09 min, 3rd place Groet uit Schoorl Run
03rd place Dutch 5000 m Championships 2005, Amsterdam (NLD) , July 10, 14:07:27 min
03rd place Dutch Cross Country Championships 2005, Roggel en Neer (NLD) , February 27, 11,850 m, 36:58 min
08th place Dutch 5000 m Championships 2004, Utrecht (NLD) , July 10, 14: 17.99 min
05th place Dutch Cross Country Championships 2004, Rijssen-Holten (NLD) , February 29, 12,000 m, 37:17 min
05th place Dutch 10,000 m Championships 2003, Epe (NLD) , April 25, 30: 07.01 min
04th place Dutch Cross Country Championships 2003, Harderwijk (NLD) , March 2nd, 12,000 m, 37:36 min
07th place Dutch 5000 m Championships 2002, Sittard (NLD) , July 7th, 14: 37.19 min
02nd place Dutch Cross Country Championships 2000 Junior A / age group U20, Heythuysen (NLD) , March 5th, 7400 m, 23:35 min

Various wins

Mescherbergloop , Eijsden-Margraten (NLD) , December 14, 2014, 15.6 km, 50:02 min
Meerssen Marathon , Meerssen (NLD) , September 9, 2012, half marathon, 1:06:30 h
Sevenaer Run , Zevenaar (NLD) , August 26th 2007, 10 km, 29:23 min
Abdijcross , Kerkrade (NLD) , January 30, 2005, 9500 m

Web links

Commons : Patrick Stitzinger - Collection of Images

Patrick Stitzinger in the database of World Athletics (English)
Patrick Stitzinger in the database of European Athletics (English)
Athlete profile with the Association of Road Racing Statisticians

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Maastricht pays homage to atleet Patrick Stitzinger. In: 1limburg.nl. June 8, 2017, Retrieved April 4, 2018 (Dutch).
↑ ^a ^b Frank Buschmann, Robin van der Kloor: Topatleet was voorheen MVV-hooligan: 'Vond het stoer mee te doen'. In: limburger.nl. June 10, 2017, Retrieved April 4, 2018 (Dutch).
↑ ^a ^b Frank Buschmann, Robin van der Kloor: Patrick Stitzinger: van rebel tot topatleet. In: limburger.nl. June 9, 2017, Retrieved April 4, 2018 (Dutch).

personal data
SURNAME	Stitzinger, Patrick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH	August 25, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH	Maastricht

[1limburg-1] Maastricht pays homage to atleet Patrick Stitzinger. In: 1limburg.nl. June 8, 2017, Retrieved April 4, 2018 (Dutch).

[limburger1-2] Frank Buschmann, Robin van der Kloor: Topatleet was voorheen MVV-hooligan: 'Vond het stoer mee te doen'. In: limburger.nl. June 10, 2017, Retrieved April 4, 2018 (Dutch).

[limburger2-3] Frank Buschmann, Robin van der Kloor: Patrick Stitzinger: van rebel tot topatleet. In: limburger.nl. June 9, 2017, Retrieved April 4, 2018 (Dutch).