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Nicola Spirig

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Swiss triathlete

Nicola Spirig Hug
Nicola Spirig at the Sprint World Championships in Lausanne, 2011
Personal information
Nickname
Nic[1]
Born (1982-02-07)7 February 1982 (age 43)
Alma materUniversity of Zurich[1]
Spouse
Reto Hug[1]
Sport
SportTriathlon, long-distance running
Coached byBrett Sutton (2006- )[1]
Updated on 9 August 2018

Nicola Spirig Hug (born 7 February 1982) is a Swiss lawyer and former professional triathlete. She is the 2012 Olympic and six times European champion in women's triathlon.

Career

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Nicola Spirig is a five times Olympian. She was Olympic champion in 2012 and runner up in 2016. She was World Championship runner up in 2010, Junior World Champion in 2001, Junior European Champion in 1999, and Elite European Champion in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018. She was the second oldest competitor in the field when she won the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow.[2]

Spirig was born inWinkel.[1] On 4 August 2012, Spirig won Gold in theOlympic Women's Triathlon,[3] winning a close race in a photo finish with Sweden'sLisa 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 2014Neujahrsmarathon Zürich.[4] She subsequently competed in the marathon at the2014 European Athletics Championships inZürich, where she finished 24th in a time of 2:37.12.[5] More recently she finished second in the 10,000 metres at the Swiss National Athletics Championships in 2021. In 2015, she andheptathleteLinda Züblin competed at theSt. Moritz track in a round of theBobsleigh World Cup, racing at the invitation of Swiss pilotBeat Hefti alongside him and brakemanAlex Baumann in the four man event, with the quartet placing 27th.[1]

In 2021, she competed in thewomen's event at the2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She also competed in themixed relay event.[6]

Personal life

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Nicola Spirig lives inBachenbülach[7] and holds a degree in law (lic.iur.). Both her elder sister and her elder brother were competing in different sports for fun before they started their academic careers. Their parents are teachers of physical education. Spirig is married to former Swiss triathleteReto Hug. They have a son, born 2013[8] and a daughter, born 2017.[9] When 2012 Olympic champion Nicola Spirig had her first child, she was not sure whether she would ever return to triathlon. But just 12 weeks after her third child was born in April 2019, the 37-year-old was back competing in the World Triathlon Series Grand Final held in Lausanne, Switzerland between 30 August 2019 to 1 September 2019.[10]

ITU competitions

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The following lists are based upon the officialITU rankings and the athlete's Profile Page.[11] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons and belong to the Elite category.

Olympics

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DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2004-08-25  Summer OlympicsAthens, Greece19
  2008-08-18  Summer OlympicsBeijing, China6
  2012-08-04  Summer OlympicsLondon, United Kingdom1st place, gold medalist(s)
  2016-08-20  Summer OlympicsRio de Janeiro, Brazil2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  2021-07-26  Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan6

World Championships

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Nicola Spirig and Helen Jenkins at the World Championship Series triathlon in Madrid, 2010.
Nicola Spirig at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2010
DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2012-06-23  World TriathlonKitzbühel, Austria1st place, gold medalist(s)
  2012-05-26  World TriathlonMadrid, Spain1st place, gold medalist(s)
  2012-04-14  Dextro Energy World Championships SeriesSydney, Australia5
  2011-08-21  Team World ChampionshipsLausanne, Switzerland2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  2011-08-20  Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Sprint World ChampionshipLausanne, Switzerland16
  2011-08-06  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon, United Kingdom8
  2011-07-16  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburg, Germany12
  2010-09-08  Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand FinalBudapest, Hungary3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  2010-08-21  World Championships (Sprint)Lausanne, Switzerland6
  2010-08-14  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbühel, Austria18
  2010-07-24  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon, United Kingdom2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  2010-06-05  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid, Spain1st place, gold medalist(s)
  2010-05-08  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSeoul, South Korea4
  2009-08-22  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesYokohama, Japan10
  2009-08-15  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon, United Kingdom1st place, gold medalist(s)
  2009-07-11  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbühel, Austria2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  2007-08-30  BG World ChampionshipsHamburg, Germany19
  2005-09-10  World Championships (U23)Gamagori, Japan3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  2004-05-09  World ChampionshipsMadeiraDNF
  2003-12-06  World ChampionshipsQueenstown, New Zealand33
  2002-11-09  World Championships (U23)Cancún, Mexico3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

World Cups

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Gold medalist Spirig withEmmie Charayron andHelen Jenkins at the World Championship Series triathlon in Madrid, 2010.
DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2012-03-25  World CupMooloolaba, Australia2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  2010-10-10  World CupHuatulco, Mexico2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  2008-09-27  BG World CupLorient, France8
  2008-07-20  BG World CupKitzbühel, Austria1st place, gold medalist(s)
  2008-04-26  BG World CupTongyeong, South Korea8
  2008-04-13  BG World CupIshigaki, Japan6
  2007-12-01  BG World CupEilat, Israel1st place, gold medalist(s)
  2007-10-07  BG World CupRhodes, Greece6
  2007-09-15  BG World CupBeijing, China7
  2007-07-29  BG World CupSalford, United Kingdom10
  2007-07-22  BG World CupKitzbühel, Austria6
  2007-05-13  BG World CupRichards Bay, South Africa5
  2007-05-06  BG World CupLisbon, Portugal8
  2007-04-15  BG World CupIshigaki, Japan6
  2007-03-25  BG World CupMooloolaba, Australia17
  2006-11-12  BG World CupNew Plymouth, New Zealand12
  2006-11-05  BG World CupCancún, Mexico17
  2006-07-23  BG World CupCorner Brook, CanadaDNS
  2006-06-11  BG World CupRichards Bay, South Africa8
  2006-06-04  BG World CupMadrid, Spain17
  2005-09-17  OSIM World CupBeijing, China32
  2005-08-06  World CupHamburg, GermanyDNF
  2005-07-31  World CupSalford, United Kingdom12
  2005-06-05  World CupMadrid, Spain11
  2004-07-25  World CupSalford, United Kingdom13
  2004-04-25  World CupMazatlán, Mexico11
  2004-04-11  World CupIshigaki, Japan14
  2003-10-25  World CupAthens, Greece24
  2003-10-19  World CupMadeira, Portugal17
  2003-09-21  World CupMadrid, SpainDNF
  2003-09-06  World CupHamburg, Germany15
  2003-07-20  World CupCorner Brook, Canada11
  2003-07-13  World CupEdmonton, Canada19
  2003-06-07  World CupTongyeong, South Korea26
  2002-10-13  World CupMadeira, Portugal20
  2002-09-21  World CupNice, France21
  2002-08-31  World CupLausanne, Switzerland15
  2002-07-21  World CupCorner Brook, Canada9
  2001-08-25  World CupLausanne, Switzerland9

European Championships

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DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2018-08-09  European ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom1st place, gold medalist(s)
  2014-06-20  European ChampionshipsKitzbühel, Austria1st place, gold medalist(s)
  2012-04-20  European ChampionshipsEilat, Israel1st place, gold medalist(s)
  2010-07-03  European ChampionshipsAthlone, Ireland1st place, gold medalist(s)
  2009-07-02  European ChampionshipsHolten, Netherlands1st place, gold medalist(s)
  2008-05-10  European ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal4
  2007-06-29  European ChampionshipsCopenhagen, Denmark3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  2006-06-23  European ChampionshipsAutun, France13
  2005-08-20  European ChampionshipsLausanne, Switzerland12
  2005-07-17  European Championships (U23)Sofia, Bulgaria2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  2004-04-18  European ChampionshipsValencia, Spain14
  2003-06-21  European ChampionshipsKarlovy Vary, Czech Republic12
  2002-07-06  European ChampionshipsGyőr, Hungary14

European Games

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DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2015-06-13  1st European GamesBaku, Azerbaijan1st place, gold medalist(s)

European Cups

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DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2007-08-19  European CupGeneva, Switzerland2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  2002-06-08  European CupBelgrade, Serbia3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Junior results

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DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2001-07-22  World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada1st place, gold medalist(s)
  2001-06-23  European ChampionshipsKarlovy Vary, Czech Republic2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  2000-07-08  European ChampionshipsStein, Netherlands5
  2000-04-30  World ChampionshipsPerth, Australia3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  1999-07-03  European ChampionshipsFunchal, Portugal1st place, gold medalist(s)
  1998-08-30  World ChampionshipsLausanne, Switzerland5
  1998-07-04  European ChampionshipsVelden am Wörther See, Austria18

Awards

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References

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  1. ^abcdefghijk"SPIRIG Nicola".olympics.com. Retrieved27 July 2021.
  2. ^"Start List: Elite Women • 2018 Glasgow ETU Triathlon European Championships".
  3. ^"Nicola Spirig". Sports Reference LLC. Archived fromthe original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved4 October 2012.
  4. ^"Spirig can set the tone on a marathon day in Europe".European Athletics Association. 5 April 2014. Retrieved16 August 2014.
  5. ^Henderson, Jason (16 August 2014)."Euro marathon gold for Christelle Daunay".Athletics Weekly. Retrieved16 August 2014.
  6. ^"Mixed Relay Results"(PDF).Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved3 August 2021.
  7. ^zuonline.ch)
  8. ^Jörg Greb:Der «schnelle» Sohn der Triathlon-Olympiasiegerin. In:Tages-Anzeiger vom 24. März 2013
  9. ^Nicola Spirig bringt ein Mädchen zur Welt (11. Juli 2017)
  10. ^"World Triathlon Series: Nicola Spirig on racing 12 weeks after having third child". 29 August 2019. Retrieved29 August 2019.
  11. ^"Results for: Spirig, Nicola (SUI)". International Triathlon Union. Archived fromthe original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved4 October 2012.

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