Pieter van den Hoogenband

In this Dutch name, the surname is van den Hoogenband.
Pieter van den Hoogenband
van den Hoogenband in 2008
Personal information
Full namePieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband
Nickname(s)The Flying Dutchman, The Dutch Dolphin, Hoogie[1]
Nationality Netherlands
Born (1978-03-14) 14 March 1978 (age 46)[2]
Maastricht, Netherlands
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  Netherlands
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 2 2
World Championships (LC) 0 8 2
World Championships (SC) 1 1 1
Goodwill Games 2 0 2
European Championships (LC) 10 5 4
European Championships (SC) 8 4 3
Total 24 20 14
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Perth 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona 50 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Hong Kong 200 m freestyle
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 New York 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1998 New York 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1998 New York 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Brisbane 4×100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2002 Berlin 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2002 Berlin 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2004 Madrid 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Budapest 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2000 Helsinki 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2000 Helsinki 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2000 Helsinki 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Seville 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Budapest 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sheffield 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sheffield 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lisbon 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lisbon 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antwerp 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2003 Dublin 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2003 Dublin 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2003 Dublin 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sheffield 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1999 Lisbon 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Antwerp 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Antwerp 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sheffield 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Lisbon 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Antwerp 50 m freestyle

Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpitər vɑn də(n) ˈɦoːɣə(m)ˌbɑnt]; born 14 March 1978) is a Dutch retired swimmer. He is a triple Olympic champion and former world record holder.[3]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pieter van den Hoogenband". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Pieter van den Hoogenband Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pieter van den Hoogenband". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.