Thomas Van der Plaetsen

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Thomas Van der Plaetsen
Thomas Van der Plaetsen Sopot 2014.jpg
Thomas Van der Plaetsen during the 2014 World Indoor Championships
Personal information
Full nameThomas Van der Plaetsen
Born (1990-12-24) 24 December 1990 (age 34)
Ghent, Belgium
Education Ghent University [1]
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Weight81 kg (179 lb) [2]
Sport
CountryBelgium
Sport Track and field athletics
Event Decathlon
Coached byMichael Van Der Plaetsen
Achievements and titles
World finals2
Personal best8430 pts
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Amsterdam Decathlon
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Sopot Heptathlon
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Kazan Decathlon
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Gwangju Decathlon

Thomas Van der Plaetsen (born 24 December 1990 in Ghent) is a Belgian decathlete. [3] His biggest achievements are winning the gold medal for decathlon at the 2016 European Athletics Championships, winning bronze medal for heptathlon at the 2014 World Indoor Championships, and gold medal for decathlon at the 2013 and 2015 Summer Universiade.

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International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia1stDecathlon7769 pts
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France6thHeptathlon 6020
European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic1stDecathlon 8157
World Championships Daegu, South Korea13thDecathlon 8069
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia1stDecathlon 8164
World Championships Moscow, Russia15thDecathlon 8255
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland3rdHeptathlon 6259
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland10thDecathlon 8105
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea1stDecathlon 7952
World Championships Beijing, China14thDecathlon 8035
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands1stDecathlon 8218
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil8thDecathlon 8332
2017 World Championships London, United KingdomDecathlon DNF
2018 European Championships Berlin, GermanyDecathlon DNF
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom6thHeptathlon 5989
World Championships Doha, Qatar9thDecathlon 8125
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, JapanDecathlon DNF
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 11thDecathlon 8084

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Health problems

In October 2014, it became known that during an unannounced doping control test in September 2014, Van der Plaetsen had tested positive for the hormone HCG. On 2 October 2014, Van der Plaetsen revealed that those heightened HCG levels were caused by up to then undiagnosed testicular cancer, for which he was then treated. [4]

References

  1. 2013 Universiade profile
  2. 1 2 Sport.be. "Les 8 athlètes belges masculins à Daegu". Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. Thomas Van der Plaetsen at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. 'Betrapte' Van der Plaetsen heeft teelbalkanker