Thomas De Bock Explained

Thomas De Bock
Birth Date:1991 8, df=yes
Country:Belgium
Sport:Long-distance running

Thomas De Bock (born 20 August 1991)[1] is a Belgian long-distance runner. In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[1] He finished in 42nd place.[1]

Career

In 2017, he represented Belgium at the 2017 Summer Universiade, held in Taipei, Taiwan, in the men's half marathon event.[2] He did not finish his race.[2]

He won the silver medal in the men's 5000 metres event at the 2018 Belgian Athletics Championships held in Brussels, Belgium. In the same year, he also finished in 15th place in the 2018 Berlin Marathon held in Berlin, Germany.[3]

In 2019, he finished in 22nd place in the 2019 London Marathon held in London, United Kingdom.

Competition record

Representing
2018Berlin MarathonBerlin, Germany15thMarathon2:15:19
2019London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom22ndMarathon2:14:45
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar42ndMarathon2:21:13
2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States30thMarathon2:11:54

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marathon Men − Final − Results. IAAF. 5 October 2019. 6 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20200627234043/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-MAR-M-f----.RS6.pdf. 27 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Men's half marathon. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190712194530/https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/resTP2017/pdf/TP2017/AT/TP2017_AT_C73K_ATM098101.pdf. 12 July 2019. 28 June 2020. 2017 Summer Universiade.
  3. News: 16 September 2018. Nick Van Peborgh en Thomas De Bock halen top vijftien in stevige persoonlijke records. Metro. 28 June 2020. nl.