Joske Van Santberghe

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Joske Van Santberghe
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Women's athletics
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IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1973 Waregem Senior race

Joske Van Santberghe (born 8 August 1949) is a Belgian middle- and long-distance runner.

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She competed mainly in cross country running and was bronze medallist at the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, held on home turf in Waregem. Van Santberghe represented Belgium for five straight years across the International Cross Country Championships and the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, from 1970 to 1974.

During her career she was a member of Daring Club Leuven athletics club and claimed five national titles, four in cross country and one in the 1500 metres. [1]

In 1972 she married fellow Belgian world cross country medallist Eric De Beck. [2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1970 International Cross Country Championships Vichy, France14thSenior race11:26
5thSenior team69 pts
1971 International Cross Country Championships San Sebastián, Spain55thSenior race12:49
10thSenior team190 pts
1972 International Cross Country Championships Cambridge, United Kingdom4thSenior race16:20
7thSenior team100 pts
1973 World Cross Country Championships Waregem, Belgium3rd Senior race 14:01
7thSenior team107 pts
1974 World Cross Country Championships Monza, Italy11th Senior race 13:18.6
4thSenior team97 pts

National titles

References

  1. 1 2 3 Belgian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.
  2. Lemmens, N. (1974). In de schijnwerper: Erik De Beck. De Atletiekwereld nr. 8: KNAU