Nicola Spirig

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

Nicola Spirig Hug
Nicola Spirig at the Sprint World Championships in Lausanne, 2011
Personal information
Born (1982-02-07) 7 February 1982
Bülach
Updated on 9 August 2018.

Career

She is a member of the Swiss National Team and a four 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.[1]

Spirig was born in Bülach. On 4 August 2012, Spirig won Gold in the Olympic Women's Triathlon,[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

Personal life

Nicola Spirig lives in Bachenbülach[5] and holds a degree in law (lic.iur.). Both her elder sister and her elder brother were high-performance athletes before they started their academic careers. Their parents are teachers of physical education. Spirig is married to former Swiss triathlete Reto Hug. They have a son, born 2013[6] and a daughter, born 2017.[7] 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.[8]

ITU competitions

The following lists are based upon the official ITU rankings and the athlete's Profile Page.[9] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons and belong to the Elite category.

Olympics

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2012-08-04  Summer OlympicsLondon, United Kingdom
  2016-08-20  Summer OlympicsRio de Janeiro, Brazil
  2008-08-18  Summer OlympicsBeijing, China 6
  2004-08-25  Summer OlympicsAthens, Greece 19

World Championships

Nicola Spirig and Helen Jenkins at the World Championship Series triathlon in Madrid, 2010.
Nicola Spirig at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbuhel, 2010.
DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2012-06-23  World TriathlonKitzbuehel, Austria
  2012-05-26  World TriathlonMadrid, Spain
  2012-04-14  Dextro Energy World Championships SeriesSydney, Australia 5
  2011-08-21  Team World ChampionshipsLausanne, Switzerland
  2011-08-20  Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Sprint World ChampionshipLausanne, Switzerland 16
  2011-08-06  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon, United Kingdom 8
  2011-07-16  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburg, Germany 12
  2010-09-08  Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand FinalBudapest, Hungary
  2010-08-21  World Championships (Sprint)Lausanne, Switzerland 6
  2010-08-14  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbuhel, Austria 18
  2010-07-24  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon, United Kingdom
  2010-06-05  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid, Spain
  2010-05-08  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSeoul, South Korea 4
  2009-08-22  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesYokohama, Japan 10
  2009-08-15  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon, United Kingdom
  2009-07-11  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbuhel, Austria
  2007-08-30  BG World ChampionshipsHamburg, Germany 19
  2005-09-10  World Championships (U23)Gamagori, Japan
  2004-05-09  World ChampionshipsMadeira DNF
  2003-12-06  World ChampionshipsQueenstown, New Zealand 33
  2002-11-09  World Championships (U23)Cancun, Mexico

World Cups

Gold medalist Spirig with Emmie Charayron and Helen Jenkins at the World Championship Series triathlon in Madrid, 2010.
DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2012-03-25  World CupMooloolaba, Australia
  2010-10-10  World CupHuatulco, Mexico
  2008-09-27  BG World CupLorient, France 8
  2008-07-20  BG World CupKitzbuhel, Austria
  2008-04-26  BG World CupTongyeong, South Korea 8
  2008-04-13  BG World CupIshigaki, Japan 6
  2007-12-01  BG World CupEilat, Israel
  2007-10-07  BG World CupRhodes, Greece 6
  2007-09-15  BG World CupBeijing, China 7
  2007-07-29  BG World CupSalford, United Kingdom 10
  2007-07-22  BG World CupKitzbuhel, Austria 6
  2007-05-13  BG World CupRichards Bay, South Africa 5
  2007-05-06  BG World CupLisbon, Portugal 8
  2007-04-15  BG World CupIshigaki, Japan 6
  2007-03-25  BG World CupMooloolaba, Australia 17
  2006-11-12  BG World CupNew Plymouth, New Zealand 12
  2006-11-05  BG World CupCancun, Mexico 17
  2006-07-23  BG World CupCorner Brook, Canada DNS
  2006-06-11  BG World CupRichards Bay, South Africa 8
  2006-06-04  BG World CupMadrid, Spain 17
  2005-09-17  OSIM World CupBeijing, China 32
  2005-08-06  World CupHamburg, Germany DNF
  2005-07-31  World CupSalford, United Kingdom 12
  2005-06-05  World CupMadrid, Spain 11
  2004-07-25  World CupSalford, United Kingdom 13
  2004-04-25  World CupMazatlan, Mexico 11
  2004-04-11  World CupIshigaki, Japan 14
  2003-10-25  World CupAthens, Greece 24
  2003-10-19  World CupMadeira 17
  2003-09-21  World CupMadrid, Spain DNF
  2003-09-06  World CupHamburg, Germany 15
  2003-07-20  World CupCorner Brook, Canada 11
  2003-07-13  World CupEdmonton, Canada 19
  2003-06-07  World CupTongyeong, South Korea 26
  2002-10-13  World CupMadeira 20
  2002-09-21  World CupNice, France 21
  2002-08-31  World CupLausanne, Switzerland 15
  2002-07-21  World CupCorner Brook, Canada 9
  2001-08-25  World CupLausanne, Switzerland 9

European Championships

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2018-08-09  European ChampionshipsGlasgow, Scotland
  2014-06-20  European Championshipskitzbuehel, Austria
  2012-04-20  European ChampionshipsEilat, Israel
  2010-07-03  European ChampionshipsAthlone, Ireland
  2009-07-02  European ChampionshipsHolten, Netherlands
  2008-05-10  European ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal 4
  2007-06-29  European ChampionshipsCopenhagen, Denmark
  2006-06-23  European ChampionshipsAutun, France 13
  2005-08-20  European ChampionshipsLausanne, Switzerland 12
  2005-07-17  European Championships (U23)Sofia, Bulgaria
  2004-04-18  European ChampionshipsValencia, Spain 14
  2003-06-21  European ChampionshipsKarlovy Vary, Czech Republic 12
  2002-07-06  European ChampionshipsGyőr, Hungary 14

European Games

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2015-06-13  1st European GamesBaku, Azerbaijan

European Cups

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2007-08-19  European CupGeneva, Switzerland
  2002-06-08  European CupBelgrade, Serbia

Junior results

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2001-07-22  World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada
  2001-06-23  European ChampionshipsKarlovy Vary, Czech Republic
  2000-07-08  European ChampionshipsStein, Netherlands 5
  2000-04-30  World ChampionshipsPerth, Australia
  1999-07-03  European ChampionshipsFunchal, Madeira
  1998-08-30  World ChampionshipsLausanne, Switzerland 5
  1998-07-04  European ChampionshipsVelden, Austria 18

Awards

References

  1. "Nicola Spirig". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  2. "Spirig can set the tone on a marathon day in Europe". European Athletics Association. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  3. Henderson, Jason (16 August 2014). "Euro marathon gold for Christelle Daunay". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
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  5. Jörg Greb: Der «schnelle» Sohn der Triathlon-Olympiasiegerin. In: Tages-Anzeiger vom 24. März 2013
  6. Nicola Spirig bringt ein Mädchen zur Welt (11. Juli 2017)
  7. "World Triathlon Series: Nicola Spirig on racing 12 weeks after having third child". 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. "Results for: Spirig, Nicola (SUI)". International Triathlon Union. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.

Further reading

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Sarah Meier
Swiss Sportswoman of the Year
2012
Succeeded by
Giulia Steingruber
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