Yannick Michiels
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Medal record
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Yannick Michiels (born 29 July 1991) is a Belgian orienteer.[1] He is the first Belgian orienteer to receive a medal at the World Orienteering Championships, receiving a bronze medal in the sprint discipline at the 2022 World Orienteering Championships in Denmark.[2]
Orienteering
[edit]He represented Belgium at the 2017 World Games in Poland, where he won a silver medal in the sprint distance.[3]
Michiels competed at the 2012, 2013, 2014 (7th in sprint), 2015 (5th in sprint)[4] and 2017 World Orienteering Championships. In 2021, he became the first Belgian to receive a medal in the European Orienteering Championships.
In 2022, Michiels won Belgium's first medal at the World Orienteering Championships. In the sprint final, held in Vejle,[2] Michiels won the bronze medal, coming behind Kasper Harlem Fosser and Gustav Bergman. Originally, Michiels placed fourth, but the runner who finished in third place (Kris Jones[5]) was disqualified, giving Michiels the bronze medal.[2]
At the 2025 World Games, held in Chengdu, Michiels won the Sprint competition, receiving Belgium's third gold medal at the games.[6][7]
Athletics
[edit]Michiels has also competed for Belgium in Athletics, taking 59th place at the 2015 European Cross Country Championships in France.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Michiels is from Mol, Belgium.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Yannick Michiels". IOF Eventor. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 "Yannick Michiels from Mol is the first Belgian ever to win a medal at the World Orientation Run". Sporza. July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "Official results for Sprint". IOF Eventor. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ↑ "Results for Sprint Final on 02-Aug-2015". woc2015.org. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ↑ "Results for Sprint Final 2022". woc2022.dk. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ↑ "Yannick Michiels offre au Team Belgium sa troisième médaille d'or à Chengdu : « L'expérience a été déterminante »". www.teambelgium.be (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ Belga, Belga (11 August 2025). "Jeux Mondiaux - Yannick Michiels remporte la course d'orientation sprint, la 3e médaille d'or belge". DHnet (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics- Yannick Michiels". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Yannick Michiels at the International Orienteering Federation
- Yannick Michiels at World of O
- Yannick Michiels at the International World Games Association
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