Peter Croes (born March 16, 1984) is a

triathlete A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the d ...

from Belgium, specialized in the Olympic distance. He is a double titleholder at the European Junior Triathlon Championships, and is also currently ranked no. 73 in the world by the

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. Born in

Bonheiden Bonheiden () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Bonheiden proper and Rijmenam. In 2021, Bonheiden had a total population of 15,177. The total area is 29.27 km2 (11.30 sq ...

, Croes started out his sporting career as a football player in his early childhood, until he discovered triathlon at age twelve in a local school. From then on, he began competing in various local and national triathlon championships at the peak of his career. His first major success happened when he came third at the 2001 European Junior Triathlon Championships in

Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. ...

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, followed by his winning triumphs at the same event twice, in 2002 and in 2003. Because of his repeated successes in the championships, Croes eventually made his international debut in triathlon for the ITU World Cup in

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, where he finished fifth. Croes was also selected for the national team, together with his teammate

Axel Zeebroek Axel Zeebroek (born 25 July 1978) is a triathlete from Belgium. He has won two triathlon race in his career, including the 2009 Ironman 70.3 Monaco. He is a member of the Pro Uplace Triathlon Team, coached by Bart Decru. Born in Dinant, Zeebroek ...

, at the

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. According to the

, he was ranked no. 52 on the list of Olympic qualifiers, which guaranteed him a place for the Olympics, because of his fifth-place finish at the ITU World Cup in

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. In the men's triathlon, he finished only in twenty-seventh place with a time of 1:51:40.

Results

Triathlon

*2001: EC Juniors in Karlsbad *2002: EC Juniors in

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*2003: EC Juniors in Karlovy Vary *2003: 5th WC Juniors in Queenstown *2004: 5th ITU World Cup in

*2005: 17th WC Olympic distance in Gamagori - 1:51.16 *2006: European Cup in San Remo *2006: 6th ITU World Cup in

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*2006: 19th EC Olympic distance in

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- 2:00.52 *2006: 63rd WC Olympic distance in

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- 2:02.02 *2007: 31st EC Olympic distance in

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- 1:54.41 *2008: 5th ITU World Cup in

New Plymouth New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. ...

*2008: 16th EC Olympic distance in

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- 1:55.45 *2008: 27th Olympic Games in Beijing - 1:51.40.94 *2009: 12th EC Olympic distance in

Holten Holten (Dutch Low Saxon: ''Hooltn'') is a village in the municipality of Rijssen-Holten in the Dutch province of Overijssel. Holten is located in a forested area just south of the Holterberg, a hill, and is part of the Sallandse Heuvelrug Nati ...

- 1:45.35 *2009: 19th ITU World Cup in

- 1:54.44 *2009: 20th ITU World Cup in

Washington D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, Na ...

- 1:52.27 *2010: 5th ITU Triathlon World Cup

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- 01:50:22 *2010: 14th ITU Elite Sprint Triathlon World Championships

- 0:53:59 *2010: 6th ITU Triathlon Premium European Cup

Brasschaat Brasschaat () is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Brasschaat proper. In November 2006, Brasschaat won the LivCom-Award 200 ...

- 1:45:13 *2011: 8th ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup

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- 1:57:55 *2011: 9th Cremona ITU Sprint Triathlon European Cup

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- 0:55:54

Duathlon

*2003: WC Juniors in Affoltern *2004: 4th WC under-23 in

Geel Geel () is a city located in the Belgian province of Antwerp, which acquired city status in the 1980s. It comprises Central-Geel which is constituted of 4 old parishes a/o towns: Sint-Amand, Sint-Dimpna, Holven and Elsum. Further on around the cen ...

References

External links

Blog van Peter Croes en Angie BlandProfile at the ITU website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Croes, Peter Belgian male triathletes Olympic triathletes for Belgium Triathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from Bonheiden 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Antwerp Province