Dutch triathlete
Mitch Kolkman
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| Nationality | Dutch |
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| Born | (2002-09-19) 19 September 2002 (age 22)
Haarlem |
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| Sport | Triathlon |
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Mitch Kolkman (born 19 September 2002) is a Dutch triathlete. He competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[1]
Early life
He is from Haarlem.[2] He found his route into triathlon via swimming at ZV Haerlem. He later moved from Haarlem to Limburg where the National Triathlon Training Centre (NTC) is located.[3]
Career
He became Dutch junior triathlon champion in 2021. That year, he won the junior Europe Triathlon Cup race in Bled, Slovenia.[4]
He was a bronze medalist at the 2023 World U23 Championships in Abu Dhabi at the Olympic distance.[5]
He became Dutch triathlon champion at the sprint distance in Rotterdam in June 2024.[6] That month, he won his first Europe Triathlon Cup race, in Holten.[7]
He competed in the men's individual event and the mixed relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8]
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