Henri Schoeman

Henri Schoeman
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 32)
Vereeniging, South Africa[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight57 kg (126 lb)[1]
SpouseFranzel Schoeman
Sport
CountrySouth Africa
SportTriathlon
Coached byJoe Schoeman
Alisdair Hatfield[1]
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Henri Schoeman (born 3 October 1991)[2] is a South African triathlete. He represented his country at the 2016 ITU Grand Final in Cozumel, where he won the gold medal; the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal; and the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where he won a silver medal in the mixed relay. He is the brother of the South African swimmer, Riaan Schoeman.[3] His bronze at Rio in 2016 is the first Olympic medal South Africa has won in the sport.[4] In 2021, he competed in the men's triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Profile". Self. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Henri Schoeman". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016 : Schoeman claims triathlon bronze". ZwemZa. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Henri Schoeman wins Bronze medal in Men's Triathlon". eNews Channel Africa. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Men's Triathlon Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.