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Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpitɛr vɑn dən ˈɦoːɣə(m)ˌbɑnt]; born 14 March 1978) is a Dutch retired swimmer. He is a triple Olympic champion and former world record holder.
Out of the top five in that race, van den Hoogenband is the only one not to suffer from depression or serious mental health issues. Now 40, Olympic Channel caught up with 'Hoogie' to talk about his career and life after swimming. Pieter VAN DEN HOOGENBAND Netherlands
17 de nov. de 2022 · 17 november 2022. Pieter van den Hoogenband en Esther Vergeer zijn door NOC*NSF aangesteld als chefs de mission voor de Olympische en Paralympische Spelen van Parijs 2024. Beide chefs vervulden deze rol ook al op eerdere Spelen.
31 de jul. de 2020 · It’s been nearly 20 years since Dutchman Pieter van den Hoogenband broke the 48-second barrier in the 100 LCM freestyle for the first time in history, and even in 2020, the 48-second...
Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband es un nadador neerlandés y triple campeón olímpico . Biografía. Nacido en Maastricht el 14 de marzo de 1978, creció en Geldrop, donde nadó para el equipo PSV Eindhoven. En los Juegos Olímpicos de Sídney 2000, ganó dos medallas de oro, en los 100 m y 200 m estilo libre.
Hace 2 días · Pieter van den Hoogenband is only the fourth swimmer in history to secure gold in the 100m freestyle at two different editions of the Olympic Games, equalling the exploits of Duke Kahanamoku (1912-1920), Johnny Weissmuller (1924-1928) and Alexander Popov (1992-1996). Olympic debut in Atlanta. Born into a sporting family (his mother, Astrid, won ...
After narrowly missing the podium twice in Atlanta, Pieter van den Hoogenband broke through to the top in the next Olympiad. His first international titles came in 1999, when he won six gold medals at the European Championships in Istanbul. He confirmed his status as the best freestyle sprint swimmer at the Sydney Olympics.
