Originally a swimmer, Barel competed and won his first triathlon in 1982 (Amsterdam). Won the very first ETU European Championships in 1985 (Immenstadt). Competed in the first ITU World Championships in 1989 (Avignon, 5th place). Won the first ITU Long Distance Championships in 1994 (Nice). Competed in the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took forty-third place with a total time of 1:55:36.69 at the age of 42.
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World Champion Long Distance triathlon: 1994
European Champion Middle Distance triathlon EK: 1986, 1988, 1994
European Champion Olympic distance triathlon: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
barel, robert, alexander, barel, born, december, 1957, amsterdam, athlete, from, netherlands, competes, triathlon, medal, record, representing, netherlands, triathlon, triathlon, world, championships, 1992, huntsville, elite, long, distance, world, championshi. Robert Alexander Barel born 23 December 1957 in Amsterdam is an athlete from the Netherlands He competes in triathlon Rob Barel Medal record Representing the Netherlands Men s Triathlon ITU Triathlon World Championships 1992 Huntsville Elite ITU Long Distance World Championships 1994 Nice Elite 1997 Nice Elite 1998 Sado Island Elite ETU Triathlon European Championships 1985 Immenstadt Elite 1986 Marseille Elite 1987 Milton Keynes Elite 1989 Cascais Elite 1990 Linz Elite 1991 Geneva Elite ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships 1994 Nove Mesto Elite 1991 Trier Elite ETU Long Distance Triathlon European Championships 1985 Almere Elite 1987 Joroinen Elite 1993 Embrun Elite ETU Cross Triathlon European Championships 2008 Ameland Elite Contents 1 Career 2 Titles 3 Major achievements 4 ReferencesCareer editOriginally a swimmer Barel competed and won his first triathlon in 1982 Amsterdam Won the very first ETU European Championships in 1985 Immenstadt Competed in the first ITU World Championships in 1989 Avignon 5th place Won the first ITU Long Distance Championships in 1994 Nice Competed in the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics He took forty third place with a total time of 1 55 36 69 at the age of 42 Titles editWorld Champion Long Distance triathlon 1994 European Champion Middle Distance triathlon EK 1986 1988 1994 European Champion Olympic distance triathlon 1985 1986 1987 1988 National Champion Olympic distance triathlon 1986 1988 1989 1990 1994 1998 National Champion duatlon 1993 1994 1997 National Champion cross triathlon 2005 2008 European Champion cross triathlon 2008 National Champion Mountainbike Masters2 2005 2006 2007Major achievements editYear Pst Tournament Venue 1984 3rd National Championship Long Distance Almere Netherlands 1985 2nd European Championships Long Distance Almere Netherlands 1987 2nd European Championships Long Distance Joroinen Finland 1988 1st European Championships Olympic Distance Venice Italy 1989 5th World Championship Olympic Distance Avignon France 1989 2nd European Championships Olympic Distance Cascais Portugal 1990 5th World Championship Olympic Distance Orlando Florida United States 1990 2nd European Championships Olympic Distance Linz Austria 1991 2nd European Championships Olympic Distance Geneva Switzerland 1992 2nd National Championship duatlon Den Dungen Netherlands 1992 3rd World Championship Olympic Distance Huntsville Ontario Canada 1993 2nd European Championships Long Distance Embrun France 1995 3rd National Championship Long Distance Almere Netherlands 1996 3rd European Championships duatlon Mafra Portugal 1997 2nd Long Distance World Championships Nice France 1997 3rd National Championship Olympic Distance Roermond Netherlands 1998 2nd World Long Distance Sado Island Japan 2000 43rd Olympic Games Sydney Australia 2003 2nd National Championship Middle Distance Nieuwkoop Netherlands 2004 3rd National Championship Middle Distance Nieuwkoop Netherlands 2008 2nd Masters 2 National Championship Mountainbike Oss NetherlandsReferences edit in Dutch Dutch Olympic Committee in English sports reference nbsp This biographical article related to a Dutch athlete known for competing in triathlons is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rob Barel amp oldid 1156999609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
