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Koen Naert

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Koen Naert
Naert at the 2015 Berlin Marathon
Personal information
Born3 September 1989 (1989-09-03) (age 36)
Sport
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Belgium
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 BerlinMarathon

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]

As a marathon runner, he represented Belgium in 3 successive Summer Olympic Games, finishing in 22nd place in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,[4] in 10th place in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan,[5] and, after an offday, in 61st place in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6]

Statistics

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International competition

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Belgium
2008 European Cross Country Championships Brussels, Belgium 35th U20 Men Individual 19:35
2009 European Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland 40th U23 Men Individual 26:26
2010 European Cross Country Championships Albufeira, Portugal 39th U23 Men Individual 25:22
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 6th 10000 m 29:18.73
European Cross Country Championships Velenje, Slovenia 14th U23 Men Individual 24:05
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th 10000 m 29:02.08
2013 European Team Championships Dublin, Ireland 6th 3000 m 8:20.63
European Cross Country Championships Belgrade, Serbia 9th Senior Men Individual 29:54
2014 European Team Championships Tallinn, Estonia 2nd 5000 m 14:16.51
European Championships Zurich, Switzerland 11th 10000 m 29:04.87
2015 Hamburg Marathon Hamburg, Germany 13th Marathon 2:13:39
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 7th Marathon 2:10:31
European Cross Country Championships Hyères, France 28th Senior Men Individual 30:54
2016 Great Birmingham Run Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd Half Marathon 1:04:24
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22nd Marathon 2:14:53
Frankfurt Marathon Frankfurt, Germany 8th Marathon 2:12:27
2017 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 10th Marathon 2:10:16
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 8th Marathon 2:13:21
2018 World Half Marathon Championships Valencia, Spain 22nd Half Marathon 1:01:42
European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st Marathon 2:09:51
2019 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 7th Marathon 2:07:39
Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 17th Marathon 2:15:51
2020 World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia, Poland 73rd Half Marathon 1:03:44
2021 Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 10th Marathon 2:12:13
Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain 18th Marathon 2:08:41
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 8th Marathon 2:11:28
2023 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 6th Marathon 2:06:56
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 5th Marathon 2:10:25
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 61st Marathon 2:16:55
2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 17th Marathon 2:12:52

References

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  1. "Marathon de Berlin: victoire du Kényan Eliud Kipchoge, Koen Naert (7e) et Florent Caelen (17e) avec d'excellents chronos". lameuse.be. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. "Drie Belgen duiken onder OS-limiet op marathon". Sporza.be. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. "Men's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. "Koen Naert wordt knap 22e in olympische marathon". De Standaard (in Dutch). 21 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  5. "Bashir Abdi doet er een zevende medaille bij! Belg pakt brons op marathon, Koen Naert knap 10de". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 8 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  6. "Koen Naert beleeft offday op olympische marathon: "Heb er geen verklaring voor"". www.hardloopnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 10 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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