Adriënne Herzog (born 30 September 1985, Amersfoort) is a Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. She has had most of her success in cross country running, being twice a bronze medallist at the European Cross Country Championships (2009 and 2012). She represented the Netherlands on the track at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but failed to make the final on either occasion. She was a finalist, however, at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
She is a seven-time Dutch national champion in cross country. She also won a bronze medal at the 2003 European Athletics Junior Championships.European Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-25. On the circuit, she won the 2009 Lotto Cross Cup Brussels.Hendrix, Ivo (2009-12-20). Lalli and Herzog triumph in wintry Brussels. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-25.
Herzog was implicated in doping practices as part of investigations connected with Operación Galgo. Her coach at the time, Manuel Pascua Piqueras, was a central figure in the scandal. After being interrogated by the police, she was ultimately not charged of an offence after the evidence against her was destroyed.Arribas, Carlos (2010-12-10). El dopaje derriba otro mito . El País. Retrieved on 2010-12-11. In 2013, Dutch magazine Vrij Nederland published a series of email excerpts which it claimed demonstrated Herzog obtaining performance-enhancing drugs during 2011 and 2012. Following this, her new coach Brad Hudson decided to cease working with Herzog, despite her claims that the magazine's assertions were untrue and no formal proceedings were brought against her.Gugala, Jon (2013-08-16). Coach Brad Hudson cuts ties with Adrienne Herzog. Daily Relay. Retrieved on 2016-01-25. Herzog received a two-year doping ban after she gave a positive test in March 2014. She claimed that the positive test was a mistake and that she had never used banned substances.Adrienne Herzog: Dutch athlete handed two-year doping ban. BBC Sport (2015-02-18). Retrieved on 2016-01-25.
National titles Dutch Athletics Championships 1500 m: 2005, 2006, 2009About. Adrienne Herzog. Retrieved on 2016-01-25. Dutch Cross Country Championships Short course: 2004 Long course: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012Dutch Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-25.
International competitions
2002IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsDublin, Ireland30thJunior race22:00World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica10th3000 m9:31.1513th5000 m16:46.53European Cross Country ChampionshipsMedulin, Croatia5thJunior race12:304thJunior team109 pts2003World Cross Country ChampionshipsLausanne, Switzerland —Junior raceEuropean Junior ChampionshipsTampere, Finland3rd3000 m9:26.012004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy7th3000 m9:32.33European Cross Country ChampionshipsSeebad Heringsdorf, Germany4thJunior race16:062005European U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany7th5000 m16:26.84European Cross Country ChampionshipsTilburg, Netherlands15thSenior race2006European ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden17th (heats)1500 m4:11.16European Cross Country ChampionshipsSan Giorgio, Italy7thUnder-23 race19:204thUnder-23 team97 pts2007European Cross Country ChampionshipsToro, Spain2ndUnder-23 race22:372008European Cross Country ChampionshipsBrussels, Belgium6thSenior race28:194thSenior team97 pts2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany27th (heats)1500 m4:10.10European Cross Country ChampionshipsDublin, Ireland3rdSenior race28:042010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar12th3000 m9:12.992011European Cross Country ChampionshipsVelenje, Slovenia5thSenior race26:342012European Cross Country ChampionshipsSzentendre, Hungary3rdSenior race27:48
See also List of doping cases in athletics
References
External links
Official website