ROB BAREL

Date of Birth:  23/12/57

Born:  Amsterdam, Netherlands

Nationality:  Dutch

Hometown: Overberg, Netherlands

Nickname: il Vecchio

Years in Triathlon:  18

Sponsors: Rider and Anics.

Education: M.Sc. in Biology

Occupation:  Triathlete

Languages: Dutch, English, French, German

Marital Status:  Married to Cora

Sports Hero:  Greg Welch

Injuries: Stress Fracture (1997)

Other: Retired after the Olympic Games in Sydney (Sept. 2000).

Rob was the oldest competitor in the Olympic Triathlon at 42yrs of age. 

Historical results

World Championships  

1989 Avignon, FRA  5th 

1990 Gold Coast, AUS 5th 

1993 Manchester, GBR 5th 

Long Distance World Championships  

1994 Nice, FRA 1st

1998 Sado Island, JPN 2nd World Cup  

2000  

Rio, BRA 11th

Kona, USA  2nd 

Ishigaki, JPN 15th 

1999  

Cancun, MEX  20th 

Sydney, AUS  24th 

Corner Brook, CAN 17th 

National  

6 time National champion 

Games 

2000 Sydney Olympic Games 43rd