Godfried Dejonckheere (born 1 July 1952) is a retired Belgian race walker.
He was born in Roeselare [1] and represented the club KKS Kortrijk. He finished 25th at the 1976 Olympic Games (20 km), [2] tenth at the 1987 World Championships (50 km), [3] 35th at the 1988 Olympic Games (20 km), [2] and ninth at the 1991 World Championships (50 km). [4] He was disqualified at the 1992 Olympic Games (50 km) [2] and the 1993 World Championships (50 km). [5]
He became Belgian champion 21 times. [6] He was given the Golden Spike award in 1989 and 1991.
Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully assess that this is maintained throughout the race. Typically held on either roads or running tracks, common distances range from 3,000 metres (1.9 mi) up to 100 kilometres (62.1 mi).
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