Kathleen Smet

Kathleen Smet is a Belgian former triathlete, born on 19 January 1970 in Beveren, who became European champion in 2000 and 2002 and won the gold medal at the World Championships in 2005. She competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics, taking sixteenth place in 2:04:05.98, and raced again four years later, when she placed fourth in 2:05:39.89. She retired after her 2005 world title and received the Flemish Sportswoman of the Year trophy at a ceremony in the Kaaitheater in Brussels. Afterwards she worked as a sports coordinator within the Belgian Triathlon League and became a swimming instructor at the University of Leuven.