| European
Champion in both 2000 and 2002, Kathleen Smet has been successful
in both Olympic Distance and Long Distance Triathlon. Kathleen
is one of the strongest European women and is a long running
Belgian National Champion.
Highlights:
2003 Corner Brook ITU World Cup - 5th
2002 Nice ITU Long Distance World Championships - 2nd
2002 Lausanne ITU World Cup - 3rd
2002 Corner Brook ITU World Cup - 3rd
| Date
of Birth: |
19/01/70 |
| Born:
|
Beveren,
Belgium |
| Hometown:
|
Lommel,
Belgium |
| Nationality: |
Belgian |
| Years
in Triathlon: |
Since
1991 (national level), 1996 (international level) |
| Sponsors: |
BLOSCO,
BOIC, BIK, Maximize, Minerva, Asics, Orca |
| Other
sports: |
A
bit of tennis (our new national sport) |
| Hobbies: |
Reading,
cooking, coaching some Belgian triathletes, including
her brother Karel. |
| Marital
Status: |
married
(husband Niko) |
| Spoken
Languages: |
Dutch,
French, English and a bit of German |
| Sports
Hero: |
Belgian
cyclist Johan Museeuw, Belgian swimmer Fredrick Deburghraeve |
| Proudest
Moment: |
Winning
my first European title in Stein 2000 (Netherlands) |
| Education: |
Physical
Education and physiotherapy (at the University of Brussels) |
| Occupation:
|
Triathlete |
| Injuries: |
Nothing
really bad. I just fell from my bike a couple of times
(unfortunately quite often just before important races
like Olympic Games 2000, World Championships 2001 and
2002, Ironman 2001) |
| Training
Week: |
Session/
week (max. km)
- swimming: 5-8 (35 km)
- cycling: 3-5 (400 km)
- running: 4-7 (75 km)
- fitness training: 2 |
| Website: |
www.kathleensmet.be
(coming soon) |
| Other:
|
Favourite
Food: Italian, Favourite Music: Bryan Adams |
| Historical
results |
| World
Championships |
|
| 2004
Madeira, POR |
15th |
| 2003
Queenstown, NZL |
20th |
| 2002
Nice Long Disance, FRA |
2nd |
| 2002
Cancun, MEX |
11th |
| 2001
Edmonton, CAN |
5th |
| 2000
Perth, AUS |
22nd |
|
1998
Lausanne, SUI
|
14th
|
| World
Cup |
|
| 2004 |
|
| Salford,
GBR |
DNF |
| Corner
Brook, CAN |
1st |
| 2003 |
|
| Geelong,
AUS |
13th |
| Athens,
GRE |
27th |
| Madeira,
POR |
23rd |
| Madrid,
ESP |
DNF |
| Nice,
FRA |
11th |
| Hamburg,
GER |
16th |
| Corner
Brook, CAN |
5th |
| Edmonton,
CAN |
DNF |
| 2002 |
|
| Funchal,
POR |
8th |
| Lausanne,
SUI |
3rd |
| Corner
Brook, CAN |
3rd |
| Edmonton,
CAN |
6th |
| St.
Anthony's, USA |
8th |
| 2001 |
|
| Rennes,
FRA |
7th |
| Corner
Brook, CAN |
4th |
| Lausanne,
SUI |
7th |
| Cancun,
MEX |
9th |
| 2000
|
|
| Sydney,
AUS |
20th
|
| Lausanne,
SUI |
5th
|
| 1998
|
|
| Corner
Brook, CAN |
6th |
| Lausanne,
SUI |
5th
|
| National
|
|
| 2003
Belgian Championships |
1st |
| 2002
Belgian Championships |
1st |
| 2000
Belgian Championships |
1st |
| 1998
Belgian Championships |
1st |
| 1996
Belgian Championships |
1st |
| Regional
|
|
| 2004
European Championships |
10th |
| 2002
Gyor European Championships |
1st |
| 2001
Carlsbad European Championships |
2nd |
| 2000
Stein European Championships |
1st |
| 1996
European Championships |
7th |
| Games |
|
| 2004
Athens Olympics |
4th |
| 2000
Sydney Olympic Games, AUS |
16th |
| Other |
|
| 1998
World University Championships |
1st
|
| 1996
World University Championships |
1st
|
|
1994 World University Championships |
3rd |
| International
Events |
|
| 2004
Echternach
International, LUX |
1st |
| 2004
Bloemfontein
Continental, RSA |
1st |
| 2003
Praia
Da Vitoria, International |
10th |
| 2002
Ghent
International |
4th |
| 2002
Estoril
International |
2nd |
| 2002
De
Bode Zundert International |
5th |
| 2001
Forte dei Marmi International |
4th |
| 2001
Echternach, LUX |
1st |
| 2001
Ironman South Africa |
2nd |
| 2001
Sevilla Triathlon, Spain |
1st |
| 2001
Athens,
GRE |
1st |
| 2000
Zundert International, NED |
1st |
| 2000
Nuenen, NED |
1st |
| 1999
Grauss Spain Triathlon |
2nd |
| 1999
Long Distance Triathlon, Nice, France |
2nd |
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