Guus Hoogmoed is a retired

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sprinter, who specialised in the

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and

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.Athlete biography: Guus Hoogmoed
, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 29, 2008 He finished fourth in

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at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and eighth in

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at the 2006 European Championships. He participated in both

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and

at the 2005 World Championships, where he reached the quarter finals. The 4 x 100 metres relay team together with team mates Maarten Heisen, Caimin Douglas and Patrick van Luijk (

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and Virgil Spier as reserves) did qualify for the Olympics. Initially they finished in 17th position during the qualification process, while only the first 16 teams would qualify, but due to the cancellation of the

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n team they were allowed to start in

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.Atleet Caimin Douglas toch naar Peking
antilliaans.caribiana.nl, ret: Aug 3, 2008 In their qualification heat Heisen, Hoogmoed, Van Luijk and Douglas placed third in behind

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, but in front of

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. Their time of 38.87 was the fifth fastest out of all sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. In the final, the second baton change between Hoogmoed and Van Luijk failed, resulting in a slow time. They still finished the race to place seventh, before the disqualified Chinese team.

Personal bests

- 10.15 s (2007) *

- 20.48 s (2007) *

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- 47.13 s (2003)

Honours

* 100 metres - Dutch National Championships, 2005, 2007 * 200 metres - Dutch National Championships, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

References

External links

Official website of Guus Hoogmoed

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoogmoed, Guus 1981 births Living people Dutch male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Utrecht (city) Athletes from Utrecht (province) 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch sportsmen