Henri Schoeman
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Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Vereeniging, South Africa[1] | 3 October 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Durban, South Africa[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | RSA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Triathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by |
Joe Schoeman Alisdair Hatfield[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Henri Schoeman (born 3 October 1991)[2] is a South African triathlete. He represented his country at the 2016 ITU Grand Final in Cozumel where he won the Gold medal, the 2016 Summer Olympics where he won a bronze medal, and the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where he won a silver medal in the mixed relay. He is the brother of the South African swimmer, Riaan Schoeman.[3] His bronze at Rio in 2016 is the first Olympic medal South Africa has won in the sport.[4]
Career
Schoeman was a strong swimmer at school and soon progressed to be a strong talent at long-distance swimming for his country. He switched sports to take up the triathlon in his mid-teens and won the Under 19 South African championship in consecutive years.[5] However, he suffered stress fractures in his shins in 2009[6] which kept him from competing for two years. A motorbike accident in 2011 then ruled him out of competition, but allowed him time to recuperate and build strength in his legs, allowing him to return to competition stronger.[5]
Schoeman won the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final September 18, 2016,[7] placing him 4th overall for the series.[8] In the run-up to the Rio games Schoeman was suffering from a suspected respiratory illness, stating after the race: "I have had fever the whole week. The doctor only gave me the all-clear to be on the start line yesterday".[9][10]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Profile". Self. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Henri Schoeman". Rio 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 : Schoeman claims triathlon bronze". ZwemZa. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Henri Schoeman wins Bronze medal in Men's Triathlon". eNews Channel Africa. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Henri Schoeman". ASICS. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Henri Schoeman". ITU. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ http://www.triathlon.org/results/result/2016_itu_world_triathlon_grand_final_cozumel/281501
- ↑ http://www.triathlon.org/rankings/itu_world_triathlon_series/male
- ↑ Williamson, Norrie (18 August 2016). "Rio 2016 - Schoeman wins triathlon bronze". JacarandaFM. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ Etheridge, Mark (18 August 2016). "Brilliant Bronze for South African Henri Schoeman at Olympics in Rio". SAPeople.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.