Nicola Spirig
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Nicola Spirig is a professional Swiss triathlete, vice World Champion 2010, member of the Swiss National Team (i.e. Team London 2012), double Olympian, Junior World Champion of the year 2001, Junior European Champion of the year 1999, and Elite European Champion of the years 2009 and 2010.
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.
Nicola Spirig lives in Dielsdorf
and holds a degree in law (lic.iur.). Both her elder sister Kathrin and her elder brother Thomas were high-performance sports people before they started their academic career, and Nicola Spirig's parents Ursula and Sepp are PE teachers.
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.
Nicola Spirig lives in Dielsdorf
Dielsdorf
Dielsdorf is a municipality, seat of the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Dielsdorf has an area of . Of this area, 37% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.2% is forested...
and holds a degree in law (lic.iur.). Both her elder sister Kathrin and her elder brother Thomas were high-performance sports people before they started their academic career, and Nicola Spirig's parents Ursula and Sepp are PE teachers.
ITU Competitions
The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons and belong to the Elite category.| Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-07-04 | European Championships (Junior) | Velden | 18 |
| 1998-08-30 | World Championships (Junior) | Lausanne | 5 |
| 1999-07-03 | European Championships (Junior) | Funchal | 1 |
| 2000-04-30 | World Championships (Junior) | Perth | 3 |
| 2000-07-08 | European Championships (Junior) | Stein | 5 |
| 2001-06-23 | European Championships (Junior) | Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) | 2 |
| 2001-07-22 | World Championships (Junior) | Edmonton | 1 |
| 2001-08-25 | World Cup | Lausanne | 9 |
| 2002-06-08 | European Cup | Belgrade | 3 |
| 2002-07-06 | European Championships | Győr | 14 |
| 2002-07-21 | World Cup | Corner Brook | 9 |
| 2002-08-31 | World Cup | Lausanne | 15 |
| 2002-09-21 | World Cup | Nice | 21 |
| 2002-10-13 | World Cup | Madeira | 20 |
| 2002-11-09 | World Championships (U23) | Cancun | 3 |
| 2003-06-07 | World Cup | Tongyeong | 26 |
| 2003-06-21 | European Championships | Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) | 12 |
| 2003-07-13 | World Cup | Edmonton | 19 |
| 2003-07-20 | World Cup | Corner Brook | 11 |
| 2003-09-06 | World Cup | Hamburg | 15 |
| 2003-09-21 | World Cup | Madrid | DNF |
| 2003-10-19 | World Cup | Madeira | 17 |
| 2003-10-25 | World Cup | Athens | 24 |
| 2003-12-06 | World Championships | Queenstown | 33 |
| 2004-04-11 | World Cup | Ishigaki | 14 |
| 2004-04-18 | European Championships | Valencia | 14 |
| 2004-04-25 | World Cup | Mazatlan | 11 |
| 2004-05-09 | World Championships | Madeira | DNF |
| 2004-07-25 | World Cup | Salford | 13 |
| 2004-08-25 | Olympic Games | Athens | 19 |
| 2005-06-05 | World Cup | Madrid | 11 |
| 2005-07-17 | European Championships (U23) | Sofia | 2 |
| 2005-07-31 | World Cup | Salford | 12 |
| 2005-08-06 | World Cup | Hamburg | DNF |
| 2005-08-20 | European Championships | Lausanne | 12 |
| 2005-09-10 | World Championships (U23) | Gamagori | 3 |
| 2005-09-17 | OSIM World Cup | Beijing | 32 |
| 2006-06-04 | BG World Cup | Madrid | 17 |
| 2006-06-11 | BG World Cup | Richards Bay | 8 |
| 2006-06-23 | European Championships | Autun | 13 |
| 2006-07-23 | BG World Cup | Corner Brook | DNS |
| 2006-11-05 | BG World Cup | Cancun | 17 |
| 2006-11-12 | BG World Cup | New Plymouth | 12 |
| 2007-03-25 | BG World Cup | Mooloolaba | 17 |
| 2007-04-15 | BG World Cup | Ishigaki | 6 |
| 2007-05-06 | BG World Cup | Lisbon | 8 |
| 2007-05-13 | BG World Cup | Richards Bay | 5 |
| 2007-06-29 | European Championships | Copenhagen | 3 |
| 2007-07-22 | BG World Cup | Kitzbuhel | 6 |
| 2007-07-29 | BG World Cup | Salford | 10 |
| 2007-08-19 | European Cup | Geneva | 2 |
| 2007-08-30 | BG World Championships | Hamburg | 19 |
| 2007-09-15 | BG World Cup | Beijing | 7 |
| 2007-10-07 | BG World Cup | Rhodes | 6 |
| 2007-12-01 | BG World Cup | Eilat | 1 |
| 2008-04-13 | BG World Cup | Ishigaki | 6 |
| 2008-04-26 | BG World Cup | Tongyeong | 8 |
| 2008-05-10 | European Championships | Lisbon | 4 |
| 2008-07-20 | BG World Cup | Kitzbuhel | 1 |
| 2008-08-18 | Olympic Games | Beijing | 6 |
| 2008-09-27 | BG World Cup | Lorient | 8 |
| 2009-07-02 | European Championships | Holten | 1 |
| 2009-07-11 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Kitzbuhel | 2 |
| 2009-08-15 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | 1 |
| 2009-08-22 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Yokohama | 10 |
| 2010-05-08 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Seoul | 4 |
| 2010-06-05 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Madrid | 1 |
| 2010-07-03 | European Championships | Athlone | 1 |
| 2010-07-24 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | 2 |
| 2010-08-14 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Kitzbuhel | 18 |
| 2010-08-21 | World Championships (Sprint) | Lausanne | 6 |
| 2010-09-08 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final | Budapest | 3 |
| 2010-10-10 | World Cup | Huatulco | 2 |
| 2011-07-16 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Hamburg | 12 |
| 2011-08-06 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | 8 |
| 2011-08-20 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Sprint World Championship | Lausanne | 16 |
| 2011-08-21 | Team World Championships | Lausanne | 2 |
External links
- Official website
- Profile at triathlon.org
- Archived profile at triathlon.org
- teamTBB profile
- Nicola Spirig's blog