Christophe Impens Explained

Christophe Impens
Birth Date:9 December 1969
Birth Place:Ghent, Belgium
Height:1.84 m[1]
Weight:70 kg
Sport:Track and field
Event:1500 metres, 3000 metres
Club:BTC
Coach:Jef Van Driessche, Robert Bracke

Christophe Impens (born 9 December 1969 in Ghent) is a retired Belgian athlete who competed in middle-distance events. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships. His biggest success is the silver medal in the 3000 metres at the 1996 European Indoor Championships.

Competition record

Representing
1987European Junior ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom15th (h)1500 m3:54.47
1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada8th1500 m3:51.73
1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia18th (h)1500 m3:41.64
1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy13th (h)1500 m3:45.24
1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada17th (h)3000 m7:56.07
World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany20th (sf)1500 m3:42.85
1994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France13th (h)3000 m8:00.59
European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland18th (h)1500 m3:41.25
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden21st (sf)1500 m3:44.86
1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Swedenbgcolor=silver2nd3000 m7:50.19
Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States18th (sf)1500 m3:37.64
1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France9th1500 m3:42.89

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111213/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/im/christophe-impens-1.html Sports-Reference profile