Nicola Spirig
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Updated on 20 August 2016. |
Nicola Spirig Hug (born 7 February 1982) is a Swiss professional triathlete. She is the 2012 Olympic and 2015 European Games champion in women's triathlon.
Career
She is a member of the Swiss National Team and a double Olympian. She is an Olympic champion, and was World Championship runner up in 2010, Junior World Champion in 2001, Junior European Champion in 1999, and Elite European Champion in 2009 and 2010.
Spirig was born in Bülach. On 4 August 2012, Spirig won Gold in the Olympic Women's Triathlon,[1] winning a close race in a photo finish with Sweden's Lisa Nordén.
In the 13 years from 1998 to 2010, Spirig took part in 72 ITU competitions and achieved 39 top ten positions. In 2010, she won the European Championships and the World Championship Series triathlon in Madrid, and the silver medal at the World Championship Series triathlon in London. In the overall World Championship Series ranking she place second.
Spirig has also competed as a long-distance runner, finishing second at the Swiss Cross-Country Championships in 2014 and competing at the 2014 Zurich Marathon.[2] She subsequently competed in the marathon at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zurich, where she finished 24th in a time of 2:37.12.[3]
Personal life
Nicola Spirig lives in Winkel and holds a degree in law (lic.iur.). Both her elder sister Kathrin and her elder brother Thomas were high-performance sports people before they started their academic career, and Nicola Spirig's parents Ursula and Sepp are PE teachers. She is married to former Swiss triathlete Reto Hug. They have a son, born 2013.[4]
ITU competitions
The following lists are based upon the official ITU rankings and the athlete's Profile Page.[5] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons and belong to the Elite category.
Olympics
Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
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2012-08-04 | Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2016-08-20 | Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ![]() |
2008-08-18 | Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | 6 |
2004-08-25 | Summer Olympics | Athens, Greece | 19 |
World Championships
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Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
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2012-06-23 | World Triathlon | Kitzbuehel, Austria | ![]() |
2012-05-26 | World Triathlon | Madrid, Spain | ![]() |
2012-04-14 | Dextro Energy World Championships Series | Sydney, Australia | 5 |
2011-08-21 | Team World Championships | Lausanne, Switzerland | ![]() |
2011-08-20 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Sprint World Championship | Lausanne, Switzerland | 16 |
2011-08-06 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London, United Kingdom | 8 |
2011-07-16 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Hamburg, Germany | 12 |
2010-09-08 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final | Budapest, Hungary | ![]() |
2010-08-21 | World Championships (Sprint) | Lausanne, Switzerland | 6 |
2010-08-14 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Kitzbuhel, Austria | 18 |
2010-07-24 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2010-06-05 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Madrid, Spain | ![]() |
2010-05-08 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Seoul, South Korea | 4 |
2009-08-22 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Yokohama, Japan | 10 |
2009-08-15 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2009-07-11 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Kitzbuhel, Austria | ![]() |
2007-08-30 | BG World Championships | Hamburg, Germany | 19 |
2005-09-10 | World Championships (U23) | Gamagori, Japan | ![]() |
2004-05-09 | World Championships | Madeira | DNF |
2003-12-06 | World Championships | Queenstown, New Zealand | 33 |
2002-11-09 | World Championships (U23) | Cancun, Mexico | ![]() |
World Cups
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Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
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2012-03-25 | World Cup | Mooloolaba, Australia | ![]() |
2010-10-10 | World Cup | Huatulco, Mexico | ![]() |
2008-09-27 | BG World Cup | Lorient, France | 8 |
2008-07-20 | BG World Cup | Kitzbuhel, Austria | ![]() |
2008-04-26 | BG World Cup | Tongyeong, South Korea | 8 |
2008-04-13 | BG World Cup | Ishigaki, Japan | 6 |
2007-12-01 | BG World Cup | Eilat, Israel | ![]() |
2007-10-07 | BG World Cup | Rhodes, Greece | 6 |
2007-09-15 | BG World Cup | Beijing, China | 7 |
2007-07-29 | BG World Cup | Salford, United Kingdom | 10 |
2007-07-22 | BG World Cup | Kitzbuhel, Austria | 6 |
2007-05-13 | BG World Cup | Richards Bay, South Africa | 5 |
2007-05-06 | BG World Cup | Lisbon, Portugal | 8 |
2007-04-15 | BG World Cup | Ishigaki, Japan | 6 |
2007-03-25 | BG World Cup | Mooloolaba, Australia | 17 |
2006-11-12 | BG World Cup | New Plymouth, New Zealand | 12 |
2006-11-05 | BG World Cup | Cancun, Mexico | 17 |
2006-07-23 | BG World Cup | Corner Brook, Canada | DNS |
2006-06-11 | BG World Cup | Richards Bay, South Africa | 8 |
2006-06-04 | BG World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 17 |
2005-09-17 | OSIM World Cup | Beijing, China | 32 |
2005-08-06 | World Cup | Hamburg, Germany | DNF |
2005-07-31 | World Cup | Salford, United Kingdom | 12 |
2005-06-05 | World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 11 |
2004-07-25 | World Cup | Salford, United Kingdom | 13 |
2004-04-25 | World Cup | Mazatlan, Mexico | 11 |
2004-04-11 | World Cup | Ishigaki, Japan | 14 |
2003-10-25 | World Cup | Athens, Greece | 24 |
2003-10-19 | World Cup | Madeira | 17 |
2003-09-21 | World Cup | Madrid, Spain | DNF |
2003-09-06 | World Cup | Hamburg, Germany | 15 |
2003-07-20 | World Cup | Corner Brook, Canada | 11 |
2003-07-13 | World Cup | Edmonton, Canada | 19 |
2003-06-07 | World Cup | Tongyeong, South Korea | 26 |
2002-10-13 | World Cup | Madeira | 20 |
2002-09-21 | World Cup | Nice, France | 21 |
2002-08-31 | World Cup | Lausanne, Switzerland | 15 |
2002-07-21 | World Cup | Corner Brook, Canada | 9 |
2001-08-25 | World Cup | Lausanne, Switzerland | 9 |
European Championships
Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
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2012-04-20 | European Championships | Eilat, Israel | ![]() |
2010-07-03 | European Championships | Athlone, Ireland | ![]() |
2009-07-02 | European Championships | Holten, Netherlands | ![]() |
2008-05-10 | European Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 4 |
2007-06-29 | European Championships | Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
2006-06-23 | European Championships | Autun, France | 13 |
2005-08-20 | European Championships | Lausanne, Switzerland | 12 |
2005-07-17 | European Championships (U23) | Sofia, Bulgaria | ![]() |
2004-04-18 | European Championships | Valencia, Spain | 14 |
2003-06-21 | European Championships | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | 12 |
2002-07-06 | European Championships | Győr, Hungary | 14 |
European Games
Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
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2015-06-13 | 1st European Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | ![]() |
European Cups
Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
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2007-08-19 | European Cup | Geneva, Switzerland | ![]() |
2002-06-08 | European Cup | Belgrade, Serbia | ![]() |
Junior results
Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
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2001-07-22 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | ![]() |
2001-06-23 | European Championships | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | ![]() |
2000-07-08 | European Championships | Stein, Netherlands | 5 |
2000-04-30 | World Championships | Perth, Australia | ![]() |
1999-07-03 | European Championships | Funchal, Madeira | ![]() |
1998-08-30 | World Championships | Lausanne, Switzerland | 5 |
1998-07-04 | European Championships | Velden, Austria | 18 |
Awards
References
- ↑ "Nicola Spirig". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ↑ "Spirig can set the tone on a marathon day in Europe". European Athletics Association. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (16 August 2014). "Euro marathon gold for Christelle Daunay". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ↑ Jörg Greb: Der «schnelle» Sohn der Triathlon-Olympiasiegerin. In: Tages-Anzeiger vom 24. März 2013
- ↑ "Results for: Spirig, Nicola (SUI)". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
Further reading
- Carlson, Timothy (12 September 2012). "Anatomy of Olympic gold - Part 1". slowtwitch.com. Retrieved 12 March 2013. Part 2 The story of how Spirig trained for, and won, her 2012 London Olympic title.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nicola Spirig. |
- Official website
- Profile at triathlon.org
- Archived profile at triathlon.org
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Sarah Meier |
Swiss Sportswoman of the Year 2012 |
Succeeded by Giulia Steingruber |