Christian Iguacel

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Christian Iguacel
Personal information
Born (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 28)
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 200 metres, 400 metres
ClubAV Lyra Lierse
Coached byJo Verduyn, Lieve Van Mechelen, Kristof Beyens
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Glasgow 4x400 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Rome 4×400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Apeldoorn 4×400 m mixed
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Apeldoorn 4×400 m relay

Christian Iguacel (born 2 May 1996) is a Belgian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. [1]

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He is a three-time national indoor champion, winning his first title in the 200 metres in 2017, followed by the 200 metres again in 2023 and the 400 metres in 2024. He also won the 400 metres at the national outdoor championships in 2020. [2]

He was on the winning team in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships and at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in The Bahamas, he was on the team that qualified Belgium for the 4 × 400 metres mixed relay at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France. [3] He was again on the winning team in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships where he ran in round 1 qualifying the team for the final. [4]

In March 2025, he won a silver medal at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands as a member of Belgium's 4×400 m mixed relay team [5] [6] and a bronze medal as a member of Belgium's men 4×400 m relay team.

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. Christian Iguacel at World Athletics
  2. "Christian Iguacel". european-athletics.com. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. "World Relays : les Tornados et le relais mixte qualifiés pour Paris, repêchage pour les Cheetahs et les relais 4X100" (in French). RTBF. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  4. "Les Belgian Tornados se qualifient pour la finale du 4x400 m" (in French). www/rtl.be. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  5. "Femke Bol inspires Dutch to historic 4x400m mixed relay title at Apeldoorn 2025". European Athletic Association. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  6. "ZILVER! Gemengde estafetteploeg schenkt België meteen medaille op openingsdag EK indoor" [SILVER! Mixed relay team immediately awards Belgium with medal on opening day of European Indoor Championships] (in Dutch). Sporza. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.