Athlete Profile: Nicola Spirig

Nicola Spirig

Switzerland
Born: 1982

Rankings
World Ranking	82
World Triathlon Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	21
Long Distance Triathlon Ranking	11
Continental Cup Ranking	92
Continental Ranking	47

Starts

123

Podiums

48

Wins

28 Biography

Nicola started her career with great success after becoming the Junior European and World Champion as well as winner of multiple ITU World Series and Half-Ironman-Races.

Her career went from strength to strength winning Vice-World Champion and Team World Champion 2010, then becoming a six-time European Champion (2009,2010,2012, 2014 and 2015, 2018) as well as winning gold at the Ironman Cozumel 2014 and at the European Games 2015.

After winning Olympic gold at London 2012 in a thrilling finale, Spirig then came second to Gwen Jorgensen at Rio 2016, making her the most successful female Olympic triathlete.

During her long career she has also managed to study and become a lawyer and has a family of three children with husband Reto Hug.

Recent Highlights:

- Winner 2021 European middle distance Championships
- Winner World Cup Lisbon 2021
- 6th place individual and 7th place mixed team relay at the Olympics in Tokyo, 5th Olympic Games

- Winner London 2012 Olympic Games
- 2nd Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Latest Athlete Results

6	Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games 27 Jul, 2021 - Elite Women - 01:58:05
1	2021 Europe Triathlon Challenge Middle Distance Championships Walchsee 27 Jun, 2021 - Elite Women - 03:58:00
4	2021 Europe Triathlon Sprint and Relay Championships Kitzbühel 18 Jun, 2021 - Elite Women - 00:35:37
1	2021 World Triathlon Cup Lisbon 23 May, 2021 - Elite Women - 01:59:05
2	2020 Valencia ITU Triathlon World Cup 07 Nov, 2020 - Elite Women - 00:56:38
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10	2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne 2019-08-29 - Elite Women - 02:05:53
8	2019 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon 2019-07-06 - Elite Women - 00:59:59
5	2018 ITU World Triathlon Montreal 2018-08-25 - Elite Women - 02:00:52
4	2018 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 2018-07-14 - Elite Women - 00:58:42
13	2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam 2017-09-14 - Elite Women - 02:03:23
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6	Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games 2021-07-26 - Elite Women - 01:58:05
2	Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games 2016-08-18 - Elite Women - 01:56:56
1	2015 Baku European Games 2015-06-13 - Elite Women - 02:00:28
1	London 2012 Olympic Games 2012-08-04 - Elite Women - 01:59:48
6	Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 2008-08-18 - Elite Women - 02:00:30
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Podcast #40: Carolyn Hayes

29 Jun, 2021
Women’s Olympic Qualification continues with World Triathlon Cup Lisbon

20 May, 2021
Valencia gears up for final World Cup of 2020

04 Nov, 2020
Nicola Spirig on the magic of the Olympics and one of the all-time finishes at London 2012

30 Jul, 2020
World Triathlon Olympic Day Roundtable with Olympic Legends

23 Jun, 2020

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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Nicola
Family Name	Spirig
Representing	SUI
Year of Birth	1982
Place of Birth	Bülach
Residence	Bachenbülach, Switzerland
Coach	2006-now: Brett Sutton before: 15 years Sepp Spirig
Sponsors	Main Sponsors: gaz energie Sponsors: Specialized, Descente, On, Atupri, Bico, Lian Chinaherb, Toppharm, Sponser, Polar, Zollinger, Krauers Radstudio, Micarna, ISM, LZC,
Hobbies	Other sports, going to the movies, reading
Website	http://www.nicolaspirig.ch
Twitter	@NicolaSpirig
Facebook	Athlete Facebook
Instagram	@nicolaspirigofficial