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Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpitər 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.
Pieter van den Hoogenband is op 16 september 2016 getrouwd met Marie-José Crooijmans. Hij heeft vier kinderen, van wie twee uit een eerder huwelijk: Bas, Bob, Daphne en Sander. In 2008 lag een biografie van Van den Hoogenband klaar, geschreven door Hans Vandeweghe , maar vlak voor publicatie trok Van den Hoogenband zijn toestemming in. [ 7 ]
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).
Sep 26, 2018 · Pieter van den Hoogenband won three Olympic freestyle gold medals but is also famous for being part of swimming's Race of the Century, the 200m freestyle final at Athens 2004. The Dutchman took silver behind Ian Thorpe, finishing ahead of Michael Phelps with Klete Keller in fourth and Grant Hackett fifth.
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.
Alongside his coach, Jacco Verhaeren!Pieter van den Hoogenband won the 100 and 200 Freestyles at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Pieter van den Hoogenband was well on his way to become Holland’s greatest male swimmer alongside female swimmer Inge de Bruin. His international breakthrough came at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics...
Jun 26, 2015 · Pieter van den Hoogenband is not only a seven-time Olympic medalist, but the Dutch great is also the only swimmer to beat both Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe in individual Olympic races.
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Pieter van den Hoogenband is één van Nederlands meest succesvolle Olympiërs. De zwemmer won in 2000 en 2004 in totaal zeven Olympische medailles, waaronder drie gouden. Sinds 2018 is hij chef de mission van TeamNL.
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