Nicola Spirig

Nicola Spirig Hug
Nicola Spirig at the Sprint World Championships in Lausanne, 2011
Personal information
NicknameNic[1]
Born (1982-02-07) 7 February 1982 (age 42)
Winkel, Switzerland[1]
Alma materUniversity of Zurich[1]
SpouseReto Hug[1]
Sport
SportTriathlon, long-distance running
Coached byBrett Sutton (2006- )[1]
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Women's triathlon
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Individual
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual
ITU Team Triathlon World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lausanne Team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Individual
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Holten Individual
Gold medal – first place 2010 Atholne Individual
Gold medal – first place 2012 Eilat Individual
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kitzbuehel Individual
Gold medal – first place 2015 Genf Individual
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kopenhagen Individual
Updated on 9 August 2018

Nicola Spirig Hug (born 7 February 1982) is a Swiss lawyer and former professional triathlete. She is the 2012 Olympic and six times European champion in women's triathlon.

  1. ^ a b c d e "SPIRIG Nicola". olympics.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.