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Van den Hoogenband is the only swimmer in history who has managed to win both the 100–200 metre freestyle double at the Olympics and also repeat as 100 freestyle champion at the Olympics. His three Olympic gold are the only three won by a Dutch male pool swimmer.
- 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
- Netherlands
- 80 kg (176 lb)
- Freestyle
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). Olympic debut in Atlanta
Triple Olympic swimming champion reveals how he controlled his emotions in competition, and managed not to be defined by his sport. 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 ...
Jul 31, 2020 · Epic Swims: Van den Hoogenband’s 47.84 100 Freestyle at the 2000 Olympics. Also known as the Flying Dutchman, Pieter van den Hoogenband earned his place among the greatest sprint freestylers of ...
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. He confirmed his status as the best freestyle sprint swimmer at the Sydney Olympics.
- Pieter Cornelis Martijn•van den Hoogenband
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- Competed in Olympic Games
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Sep 1, 2018 · 2 min 01 September 2018 02:25 GMT-7. Swimming. Pieter Van den Hoogenband etched his name into the swimming annals when he won the 100m and 200m freestyle gold medals at Sydney 2000. Not only did the Dutchman do ‘the double’, but he also set a 200m free world record, defeating much-fancied local hero Ian Thorpe in the process.
Jun 26, 2015 · Getty Images. 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. The retired van den Hoogenband, 37, was recently in New York, in a wetsuit in the Hudson River, winning the New Amsterdam City Swim of about 1500m.
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