title: Sione Jongstra
text: # Sione Jongstra
  
  Sione Jongstra (born 5 February 1976 in Ruinen, Drenthe) is a Dutch triathlete.
  
  Jongstra, born in Ruinen and currently residing in Leerdam performed in artistic gymnastics, swimming, football and tennis, before making the step to focus completely on triathlon in 1996.
  
  ## Honours
  
  ### 2002
  
      1st Dutch national championships (Nieuwkoop) - half triathlon
      1st Dutch national championships (Soesterberg) - duathlon
      8th World Championships (Nice) - long distance
      1st Enschede - quarter triathlon
      1st Groningen - Olympic distance
      2nd Stein - quarter triathlon
      1st Eupen - half marathon
  
  ### 2003
  
      3rd World Championships age group 25-29 (Queenstown) - Olympic distance
      9th World Championships (Queenstown) - aquathlon
      2nd Assen- winter triathlon
      1st Dutch national championships (Stein) - long distance
      3rd European Championships (Fredericia) - long distance
      3rd World Championships (Ibiza) - long distance
      1st Nijeveen - Olympic distance
      1st Groningen - triathlon
      1st Lage - triathlon
      1st Xanten - triathlon
  
  ### 2004
  
      1st Assen - duathlon
      3rd Knokke - triathlon
      6th Shelbourne - half ironman
      2nd Embrun - quarter triathlon
      3rd World Championships (Säter) - long distance
      1st Groningen - speedman
      1st Obernai - triathlon
      1st Dutch national championships (Nieuwkoop) - half triathlon
      1st Paderborn - triathlon
      2nd 's Gravenvoeren - cycle challenge
      2nd European Championships (Venray) - powerman
      1st Dutch national championships (Venray) - powerman
      2nd Assault on the Carolinas (Spain) - 100 km cycling
      8th New Zealand - ironman
      5th Tauranga - half ironman
  
  ### 2005
  
      3rd Obernai - triathlon
      1st Dutch national championships (Nieuwkoop) - middle distance
      1st Veendam - 10 kilometres
      4th Saint Croix - half ironman
      1st Knoxville, Tennessee - trideltalon
      1st Loon - canoe triathlon
      1st Groningen - run-skate-run
      1st Inzell - winter triathlon
      1st Venray - run-ATB-run
  
  ### 2006
  
      1st Deventer - winter triathlon
      9th Florida - ironman
      1st Xanten - triathlon
      1st Veenendaal - triathlon
      1st Utrecht - sprint triathlon
      1st Dutch national championships - long distance
      1st Dutch national championships (Nieuwkoop) - middle distance
      1st Obernai - triathlon
      1st Ter Aar - quarter triathlon
      1st Enschede - super sprint
  
  ### 2007
  
      1st Muscat - sprint triathlon
  