 Dejaeghere at the 2015 Berlin Marathon | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 August 1973 |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Club | A.C. Hulshout |
| Now coaching | Michel Ramboer |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 9:28.47 min (2007) |
Veerle Dejaeghere (born 1 August 1973, in Izegem) is a Belgian runner, who has specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She represented her country at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2008. [1]
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Dejaeghere formerly specialized in the 1500 metres, reaching the semi-final in this event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
She has been very successful in the Lotto Cross Cup (Belgium's domestic cross country series), having won the series overall a total of 13 times, including 11 consecutive wins from 2004 to 2014. [2] This included a win at the Lotto Cross Cup Brussels in 2007, in which she finished ahead of Lornah Kiplagat and Emebt Etea. [3] She has also won twice at the Eurocross meeting in Luxembourg. [4]
Dejaeghere missed most of the 2009 and 2010 seasons. She was the runner-up at the Campaccio race in January 2011, [5] but did not compete again until November's Lotto Cross Cup van West-Vlaanderen, where she was again runner-up (this time behind Yuliya Ruban). [6]
