Guus Hoogmoed is a retired
Dutch
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sprinter, who specialised in the
100
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and
200 metres
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He finished fourth in
60 metres
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at the
2005 European Indoor Championships and eighth in
4 x 100 metres relay
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at the
2006 European Championships.
He participated in both
100 metres
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and
200 metres
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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 (
Gregory Sedoc
Gregory Sedoc (born 16 October 1981) is a Dutch retired hurdler.
Career
He reached his first international final at the 2007 European Indoor Championships in 60 metres hurdles, and won the event, equalling his personal best time of 7.63 seconds ...
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
Australia
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n team they were allowed to start in
Beijing
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antilliaans.caribiana.nl, ret: Aug 3, 2008 In their qualification heat Heisen, Hoogmoed, Van Luijk and Douglas placed third in behind Trinidad and Tobago
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and Japan
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, but in front of Brazil
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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
*100 metres
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- 10.15 s (2007)
*200 metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...
- 20.48 s (2007)
*400 metres
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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
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External links
Official website of Guus Hoogmoed
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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