Wieke Hoogzaad

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Wieke Hoogzaad at the Salford Triathlon, 2007
Wieke Hoogzaad at the Salford Triathlon, 2007
Personal information
Date of birth 29th June 1970 (age 50)
place of birth Dordrecht
Nickname Wiki de Viking
size 170 cm
Weight 57 kg
societies
successes
1998 ETU European triathlon champion
status
inactive

Ludowieka "Wieke" Victoria Hoogzaad (born June 29, 1970 in Dordrecht ) is a former Dutch triathlete . She is a European triathlon champion (1998) and a two-time Olympian (2000, 2004).

Career

Wieke Hoogzaad came to triathlon through her then partner in 1991. Her nickname is "Wiki de Viking".

In July 1998 in Velden am Wörther See she became European triathlon champion on the Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running).

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia she finished 25th. In 2001 she was fourth at the European Triathlon Championships. In November 2003 she won her first World Cup race in Australia.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, she finished 25th, just like four years earlier.

It has not appeared internationally since 2008.

Sporting successes

Triathlon
Date / year rank competition venue time comment
0July 6, 2008 17th BG Triathlon World Cup GermanyGermany Hamburg 02:10:10 behind the German Ricarda Lisk
Aug 25, 2004 25th 2004 Summer Olympics GreeceGreece Athens 02:09:47
Nov 23, 2003 1 ITU Triathlon World Cup AustraliaAustralia Geelong 02:08:57 first world cup victory
Aug 25, 2001 2 ITU Triathlon World Cup SwitzerlandSwitzerland Lausanne 02:07:51 behind the American Siri Lindley
June 23, 2001 4th ETU Triathlon European Championships Czech RepublicCzech Republic Carlsbad 02:21:04
16 Sep 2000 25th 2000 Summer Olympics AustraliaAustralia Sydney 02:06:45
04th July 1998 1 ETU Triathlon European Championships AustriaAustria Velden am Wörther See 02:04:31 ETU European champion on the triathlon short distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running)
July 30, 1995 10 ETU Triathlon European Championships SwedenSweden Stockholm 002:05:36 behind the French Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys

(DNF - Did Not Finish )

Web links

  • Wieke Hoogzaad's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on January 5, 2020 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ITU WORLD CUP: CRAIG WALTON WINS ALONE (November 25, 2003)
  2. Jump to the top of the world (August 27, 2001)
personal data
SURNAME Hoogzaad, Wieke
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoogzaad, Ludowieka Victoria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch triathlete
DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Dordrecht