Koen Naert

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Koen Naert
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Naert at the 2015 Berlin Marathon
Personal information
Born3 September 1989 (1989-09-03) (age 36)
Roeselare, Belgium
Sport
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Berlin Marathon

Koen Naert (born 3 September 1989) is a Belgian athlete who specializes in cross-country and long-distance running.

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Naert finished seventh at the 2015 Berlin Marathon [1] and 13th at the 2015 Hamburg Marathon. [2] In 2018, he won the gold medal in the marathon at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin with 2:09:51 for a championship record. His personal best of 2:06:56 comes from the 2023 Rotterdam Marathon, where he placed sixth.

In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland. [3]

As a marathon runner, he represented Belgium in 3 successive Summer Olympic Games, finishing in 22nd place in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, [4] in 10th place in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, [5] and, after an offday, in 61st place in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [6]

Statistics

International competition

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
2008 European Cross Country Championships Brussels, Belgium 35thU20 Men Individual19:35
2009 European Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland 40thU23 Men Individual26:26
2010 European Cross Country Championships Albufeira, Portugal 39thU23 Men Individual25:22
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 6th 10000 m 29:18.73
European Cross Country Championships Velenje, Slovenia 14thU23 Men Individual24:05
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th 10000 m 29:02.08
2013 European Team Championships Dublin, Ireland 6th3000 m8:20.63
European Cross Country Championships Belgrade, Serbia 9thSenior Men Individual29:54
2014 European Team Championships Tallinn, Estonia 2nd5000 m14:16.51
European Championships Zurich, Switzerland 11th 10000 m 29:04.87
2015 Hamburg Marathon Hamburg, Germany 13thMarathon2:13:39
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 7thMarathon2:10:31
European Cross Country Championships Hyères, France 28thSenior Men Individual30:54
2016 Great Birmingham Run Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rdHalf Marathon1:04:24
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22nd Marathon 2:14:53
Frankfurt Marathon Frankfurt, Germany 8thMarathon2:12:27
2017 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 10thMarathon2:10:16
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 8thMarathon2:13:21
2018 World Half Marathon Championships Valencia, Spain 22ndHalf Marathon1:01:42
European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st Marathon 2:09:51
2019 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 7thMarathon2:07:39
Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 17thMarathon2:15:51
2020 World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia, Poland 73rdHalf Marathon1:03:44
2021 Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 10th Marathon 2:12:13
Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain 18thMarathon2:08:41
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 8th Marathon 2:11:28
2023 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 6thMarathon2:06:56
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 5thMarathon2:10:25
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 61st Marathon 2:16:55
2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 17th Marathon 2:12:52

References

  1. ↑ "Marathon de Berlin: victoire du Kényan Eliud Kipchoge, Koen Naert (7e) et Florent Caelen (17e) avec d'excellents chronos". lameuse.be. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Drie Belgen duiken onder OS-limiet op marathon". Sporza.be. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Men's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Koen Naert wordt knap 22e in olympische marathon". De Standaard (in Dutch). 21 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Bashir Abdi doet er een zevende medaille bij! Belg pakt brons op marathon, Koen Naert knap 10de". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 8 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Koen Naert beleeft offday op olympische marathon: "Heb er geen verklaring voor"". www.hardloopnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 10 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.


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