Jon Raahauge Rud (born 11 February 1986) is a
Danish
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swimmer. He participated for the first time at the
2008 Olympics in the
200 metre freestyle and the
400 metre freestyle.
In July 2007, Rud competed at the Danish Open in
Aarhus, Denmark
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...
with the West Swim Esbjerg swimming club. He finished second in the Men's 400 metre freestyle, second in the Men's 200 metre freestyle, third in the Men's 800 metre freestyle relay, fifth in the Men's 400 metre freestyle relay, and fourth in the Men's 400 metre medley relay.
In March 2008, Rud finished eighth in the 400 metre freestyle at the European Championships held in
Eindhoven
Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,[Esbjerg, Denmark
Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport town and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban population of 71,698 (1 January 2022)] . He finished eighth in the Men's 800 freestyle and 11th in the Men's 400 medley relay.
Personal background
In 2008, following his participation in the summer Olympics, Rud enrolled at Handelshøjskolen I København (
Copenhagen Business School
Copenhagen Business School (Danish'': Handelshøjskolen i København'') often abbreviated and referred to as CBS (also in Danish), is a public university situated in Copenhagen, Denmark and is considered one of the most prestigious business schoo ...
), from where he is pursuing his BSc in Economics and Business Administration.
In August 2010, Rud announced that he had lost his motivation and was retiring from his professional career as a swimmer. At that time, he accepted an offer to serve as the assistant coach of a high performance swim team at
Sigma Nordsjælland.
2008 Summer Olympic results
;Men's 200 metres Freestyle
;Men's 400 metres Freestyle
2008 European Aquatics Championships
References
External links
* http://elite.sigma-ns.dk/
1986 births
Olympic swimmers of Denmark
Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Living people
Copenhagen Business School alumni
Danish male freestyle swimmers
People from Furesø Municipality
Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark
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