Claire Michel has been named Belgian Triathlon's Female Athlete of the Year twice, in 2014 and 2015, she's part of the National Team and represented Belgium at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
11 Facts About Claire Michel
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Claire Michel is Belgian Champion on Sprint distance for 2016.
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Claire Michel then moved back to Belgium, where she worked at the American Chamber of Commerce in Brussels and she completed "Advanced Masters in Innovation and Strategic Management" in 2014 at the Solvay Business School.
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Claire Michel started her sport career at 12 years, after reading about her mother competing in the Montreal Olympics, representing her high-school in swimming competitions.
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Claire Michel then joined the University of Oregon athletic team, thanks to a scholarship for her sport results.
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Claire Michel set a 3,000 meter steeplechase school-record and got 8th place in the NCAA Championship in 2011.
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Claire Michel became Belgian Champion on the Sprint distance in 2012.
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Claire Michel finished the year in 33rd position in the World Triathlon Series ranking, first female Belgian.
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Claire Michel arrived 8th in the Women competition, a bit less than 4 minutes behind race winner Nicola Spirig.
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Claire Michel was around the 30th position after T2, but thanks to the 6th split in the run fraction she overtook most of chase pack, finishing in the top 10.
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The Olympic year did not start very well for Claire Michel, finishing the first 4 races of 2016 always at the bottom of the standings, always due to bad performances in the bike fraction.