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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 Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband es un nadador neerlandés y triple campeón olímpico. Biografía. Nacido en Maastricht el 14 de marzo de 1978, creció en Geldrop, donde nadó para el equipo PSV Eindhoven. En los Juegos Olímpicos de Sídney 2000, ganó dos medallas de oro, en los 100 m y 200 m estilo libre.
- Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn, van den Hoogenband
Hace 3 días · First Olympic Games Atlanta 1996. Year of Birth 1978. Olympic Results. Biography. 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).
Su nombre es Pieter van den Hoogeband, quien vivió su mejor momento antes de las olimpiadas de Beijing de 2008. Esta gloria de la natación logró 7 medallas olímpicas, tres de las cuales fueron de oro durante las Olimpiadas de Sydney 2000 y Atenas 2004. Alcanzó además nueve podios mundiales y 17 títulos en Europa.
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 ...
2 min. 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.
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.
