Kathleen Smet

Kathleen Smet (Beveren, 19 January 1970) is a Belgian triathlete. She was world champion in this discipline in the long distance, twice European champion on the Olympic distance and multiple Belgian champion. They also took part in the Olympic Gamestwice, but won no medals.



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[hide] *1 Biography  ==Biography[ Edit] == After her studies at the Free University of Brussels started Das in 1995 with Triathlon. Since then she became Belgian championseven times. Her best year was 2002;She was European champion for the second time and finished second at the World Championship long distance in Nice. At the ITU world rankings she earned a fourth place. Her biggest success came In 2005: world champion long distance in Fredericia, Denmark.
 * 2 Titles
 * 3 Awards
 * 4 Palmares
 * 4.1 Triathlon
 * 5 external links

She also took part in the Olympic Games twice; in 2000 in Sydney, she finished sixteenth (2: 04.05, 98) and four years later in Athens she was fourth (2: 05.39, 89). On World Championships long distance in 2005 she won a gold medal. With a time of 6: 19.06 defeated them with the Australian Mirinda Carfrae well ahead (Silver; 6.27.11) and the Finnish Tiina Boman (bronze; 6: 29.53).

Smet, who ended her career in 2005, has 6 december 2005 in the Kaaitheater Brussels the Flemish Sports jewel 2005 retrieved. The Flemish sports jewel is an award that is awarded to a Belgian athlete who in the course of the year, a remarkable achievement earned or an exceptional career ended.

She is living in Lommel and joined TC Mol Triamo and Lommelse Triathletes ARINSO-BIK. ==Titles[ Edit] == ==Awards[ Edit] == ==Palmares<span class="mw-editsection" len="328" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Triathlon<span class="mw-editsection" len="328" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===
 * Long distance Triathlon World Champion-2005
 * European champion Olympic Distance Triathlon-2000, 2002
 * Belgian champion Triathlon-1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
 * University champion Triathlon-1996, 1998
 * Triathlete of the year-2004
 * 1995: 26th EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Olympic distance in Stockholm -2: 09.11
 * 1996: 7th EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Olympic distance in Szombathely -2: March 15
 * 1996: 21st WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Olympic distance in Cleveland -1: 56.52
 * 1998: 10th EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Olympic distance in Fields -2: 06 h 40
 * 1998: 14th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Olympic distance in Lausanne -2: at 12: 33 pm
 * 1999: 5th EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Olympic distance in Funchal -2: 03.03
 * 1999: 28th Olympic distance WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Montreal -1: 59.22
 * 2000: EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Olympic distance in Stein -2: 06.48
 * 2000: 22nd WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Olympic distance in Perth -1: 57.01
 * 2000: 16th Olympic Games in Sydney -2: 04.05, 98
 * 2001: EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Olympic distance in Karlovy Vary -2: 20.07
 * 2001: 5th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Olympic distance in Edmonton -2: 00.46
 * 2001: DNF Ironman Hawaii
 * 2002: ITU World Cup race in Lausanne
 * 2002: ITU World Cup race in Corner Brook
 * 2002: EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Olympic distance in Győr -1: 59.06
 * 2002: World Championships long distance in Nice -7: 11.55
 * 2002: 11th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Olympic distance in Cancun -2: 03.48
 * 2003: EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Olympic distance in Karlovy Vary-2: 10.35
 * 2003: 20th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Olympic distance in Queenstown -2: 11.21
 * 2004: ITU World Cup race in Corner Brook
 * 2004: 10th EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Olympic distance in Valencia -1: 59.33
 * 2004: 15th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Olympic distance in Funchal-1: 55.17
 * 2004: 4th Olympic Games in Athens -2: 05.35, 89
 * 2004: 17th Ironman Hawaii -10: 33.11
 * 2005: 14th overall Ironman South Africa-9: 33.18
 * 2005: World Championships long distance in Fredericia -6: 19.06
 * 2005: 14th Ironman Hawaii -9: 45.27