Kathleen Smet

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Kathleen Smet

Smet (centre) in 2000, after winning the Zundert triathlon
Personal information
Born	(1970-01-19) 19 January 1970 (age 54)
Sport
Country	Belgium
Medal record Representing  Belgium Women's triathlon ITU Long Distance World Championships 2005 Fredericia Individual 2002 Nice Individual European Triathlon Championships 2000 Stein Individual 2002 Győr Individual 2001 Karlovy Vary Individual 2003 Karlovy Vary Individual

Kathleen Smet (born 19 January 1970, in Beveren) is a Belgian former triathlete, becoming European champion in 2000 and 2002. She competed in Olympic and Long Distance Triathlons.

Smet competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took sixteenth place with a total time of 2:04:05.98. Four years later, Smet again raced in the triathlon. This time, she placed fourth with a total time of 2:05:39.89.

In 2005, Smet won the gold medal at the World Championships and retired from the sport.^[1]