Ben Broeders | |
Honorific Suffix: | OLY |
Birth Date: | 21 June 1995 |
Birth Place: | Leuven, Belgium |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Weight: | 75 kg |
Life Partner: | Femke Bol[1] |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Pole vault |
Coach: | Steven Taeleman |
Education: | Daring Club Leuven Atletiek Rotterdam Atletiek |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Ben Broeders (born 21 June 1995) is a Belgian athlete specialising in the pole vault. He won the gold medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships. In addition, he finished fourth at the European Championships.
His personal bests in the event are 5.85 metres outdoors (Merzig 2022) and 5.82 metres indoors (Toruń 2023).[2]
Representing | |||||
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2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 20th (q) | 5.00 m | |
2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 9th | 5.20 m | |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 4th | 5.50 m | |
2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.60 m |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | – | NM | |
2019 | Universiade | Naples, Italy | 3rd | 5.51 m | |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 12th | 5.55 m | ||
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 18th (q) | 5.65 m | |
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 5th | 5.75 m | |
World Championships | Eugene, United States | 11th | 5.70 m | ||
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 15th (q) | 5.50 m | ||
2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 8th | 5.60 m | |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th | 5.75 m | ||
2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 6th | 5.65 m | |
European Championships | Rome, Italy | 12th | 5.50 m |