Hoogenband, Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den (1978– )

Dutch swimmer. He won gold medals in the 100-metre and 200-metre freestyle at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, and retained his 100-metre title at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

Career highlights

Olympic Games gold 100-metre freestyle 2000, 2004; gold 200-metre freestyle 2000; silver 200-metre freestyle 2004; silver 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay 2004; bronze 50-metre freestyle 2000; bronze 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay 2000

World Championships silver 50-metre freestyle 2001; silver 100-metre freestyle 2001, 2003; silver 200-metre freestyle 2001, 2003, 2007; silver 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay 2001; silver 4 × 200- metre freestyle relay 1998; bronze 200-metre freestyle 1998; bronze 50-metre freestyle 2003

World Short Course Championships gold 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay 1999; silver 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay 1999; bronze 200-metre freestyle 1999

European Championships gold 50-metre freestyle 1999; gold 100-metre freestyle 1999, 2002; gold 200-metre freestyle 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006; gold 50-metre butterfly 1999; gold 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay 1999; gold 4 × 100-metre medley relay 1999.

European Short Course Championships gold 100-metre freestyle 1999; gold 200- metre freestyle 1998, 1999; gold 4 × 50-metre freestyle 1998.

At the 1999 European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, van den Hoogenband joined the world's elite swimmers by winning gold medals in six events: the 50-metre, 100-metre, and 200-metre freestyle events, the 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay, the 4 × 100-metre medley relay, and the non-Olympic 50-metre butterfly event. He was denied an unprecedented seventh European crown when his 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay team was disqualified after a false start.