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William Van Dijck (born 24 January 1961) is a Belgian former athlete, primarily active on the 3000m steeplechase.
Biography
Van Dijck was born in Leuven. He was the first Belgian to win a medal at the World Championships, winning the bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships. He won a second bronze at the 1994 European Championships. He became Belgian Sportsman of the year in 1986. Van Dijck quit athletics in 1997 and now works in a bank in Geel.
He also applied himself to cross country running and won the Lotto Cross Cup in the 1993–94 and 1995–96 seasons.
Achievements
- All results regarding 3000 metres steeplechase
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Belgium
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| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | semi-final | 8:39.01 |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | semi-final | 8:23.08 |
| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | 8:20.19 |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 8:12:19 |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 5th | 8:13.99 |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 5th | 8:21.71 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 9th | 8:30.46 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 9th | 8:22.51 |
| World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 8:32.06 | |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 8:24.86 |
- 1986: Belgian record in Brussels: 8:10.01, the best year performance worldwide
- 1986: National Trophy for Sporting Achievements
Van Dijck was 9 times Belgian Champion steeplechaser between 1983 and 1994.
References
- "Hoe zou het nog zijn met William Van Dijck?". VRT.
- Palmares (in French). Lotto Cross Cup. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- Representing Europe
- Article at the Memorial van Damme site
- Article in La Dernière Heure
- Results at Belgian Championships from Vlaamse Atletiek Liga
External links
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Preceded by Henry Marsh
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Men's 3.000m Steeple Best Year Performance 1986 |
Succeeded by Francesco Panetta
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Leuven
- Belgian male steeplechase runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Belgium
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Belgium
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Belgian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Belgian sportsmen