Koen Naert Explained

Koen Naert
Birth Place:Roeselare, Belgium
Sport:Athletics
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Koen Naert (born 3 September 1989) is a Belgian athlete who specializes in cross-country and long-distance running.

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]

He qualified to represent Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics[4] and finished in 10th place.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marathon de Berlin: victoire du Kényan Eliud Kipchoge, Koen Naert (7e) et Florent Caelen (17e) avec d’excellents chronos . lameuse.be . 2015-09-27 . 2016-03-13.
  2. Web site: Drie Belgen duiken onder OS-limiet op marathon . Sporza.be . 2015-04-26 . 2016-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170217120517/http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/atletiek/1.2317748 . 2017-02-17 . dead .
  3. Web site: Men's Half Marathon. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017121310/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138821/AT-HMAR-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=1990771859. 17 October 2020. 17 October 2020. 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships.
  4. Web site: 2021-03-21. Koen Naert loopt na 5 maanden afwezigheid naar PR op halve marathon. 2021-04-11. sporza.be. nl.

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