In 2008, Van Alphen was a competitor in the decathlon of the Beijing Olympics, but did not finish all the events due to injury.
He was just below the 8000-point mark at the 2010 Hypo-Meeting, where he came 13th,[2] then he set a personal best score of 8072 points to finish fifth at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona.[3] Continuing in that vein, he set a best in the men's heptathlon at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships, taking ninth place with a total of 5938 points.[4] Turning to the outdoor circuit, he improved a number of event bests at the Hypo-Meeting (including the 100 metres, high jump and long jump) and ended the competition in eleventh place with 8045 points.[5] At the 2011 TNT - Fortuna Meeting in Kladno he put together his best series of results: following a best of 66.21 m in the javelin, he moved up four places in the final 1500 metres to take the runner-up spot behind Leonel Suárez with a decathlon personal best of 8120 points.[6]
^2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships - Men's decathlon final standings. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.
^2011 Hypo Meeting Decathlon Final Standings May 31, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.
^Procházka, Michal (2011-06-17). Chernova impresses with 6773pts tally in Kladno – IAAF Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.
^van Kuijen, Hans (2012-09-16). Van Alphen and Yosypenko prevail in Talence - IAAF Combined Events Challenge - Day 2 REPORT. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-01-22.
hans, alphen, born, january, 1982, turnhout, belgian, decathlete, personal, informationfull, nameborn, 1982, january, 1982, turnhout, belgiumheight6, weight203, sportcountrybelgiumsporttrack, field, athleticseventdecathlonclubvilvoorde, acvan, alphen, silver, . Hans Van Alphen born 12 January 1982 in Turnhout is a Belgian decathlete Hans Van AlphenPersonal informationFull nameHans Van AlphenBorn 1982 01 12 12 January 1982 age 42 Turnhout BelgiumHeight6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Weight203 lb 92 kg SportCountryBelgiumSportTrack and field athleticsEventDecathlonClubVilvoorde ACVan Alphen won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade and finished eleventh at the 2007 World Championships In 2005 he became Belgian champion in the decathlon He was the first Belgian decathlete to pass the 8000 points limit 1 In 2008 Van Alphen was a competitor in the decathlon of the Beijing Olympics but did not finish all the events due to injury He was just below the 8000 point mark at the 2010 Hypo Meeting where he came 13th 2 then he set a personal best score of 8072 points to finish fifth at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona 3 Continuing in that vein he set a best in the men s heptathlon at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships taking ninth place with a total of 5938 points 4 Turning to the outdoor circuit he improved a number of event bests at the Hypo Meeting including the 100 metres high jump and long jump and ended the competition in eleventh place with 8045 points 5 At the 2011 TNT Fortuna Meeting in Kladno he put together his best series of results following a best of 66 21 m in the javelin he moved up four places in the final 1500 metres to take the runner up spot behind Leonel Suarez with a decathlon personal best of 8120 points 6 In 2012 he won the decathlon at the Hypo Meeting with a score of 8519 He ended fourth in the decathlon at the 2012 London Olympics He ended the year with a win at the Decastar 7 Contents 1 Personal bests 2 Competition record 3 References 4 External linksPersonal bests editOutdoor 100 m 10 96 2012 400 m 48 25 2007 1500 m 4 17 51 2009 110 m hurdles 14 55 2012 High jump 2 06 m 2012 Pole vault 4 96 m 2012 Long jump 7 64 m 2012 Shot put 15 97 m 2014 Discus throw 51 89 m 2012 Javelin throw 67 59 m 2012 Decathlon 8519 pts May 26 27 2012 Gotzis Indoor 60 m 7 08 2008 1000 m 2 37 06 2011 60 m hurdles 8 19 2006 High jump 1 94 m 2011 Pole vault 4 90 m 2011 Long jump 7 34 m 2006 Shot put 15 63 m 2010 Heptathlon 5938 pts 2011 nbsp Hans Van Alphen left in green running 1500m at the 2011 TNT Fortuna Meeting in KladnoCompetition record editYear Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting nbsp Belgium2005 Belgian Championship Izegem Belgium 1st Decathlon 7064 pts2006 Nordrhein Mehrkampfmeisterschaften Wesel Germany 3rd Decathlon 7411 pts2007 Universiade Bangkok Thailand 2nd Decathlon 8047 ptsWorld Championships Osaka Japan 11th Decathlon 8034 pts2008 Olympic Games Beijing China Decathlon DNF2010 European Championships Barcelona Spain 5th Decathlon 8072 pts2011 Hypo Meeting Gotzis Austria 11th Decathlon 8045 ptsTNT Fortuna Meeting Kladno Czech Republic 2nd Decathlon 8120ptsDecastar Talence France 1st Decathlon 8200 pts2012 Hypo Meeting Gotzis Austria 1st Decathlon 8519 ptsOlympic Games London England 4th Decathlon 8447 ptsDecastar Talence France 1st Decathlon 8293 ptsReferences edit Belgian athletics records Archived September 26 2007 at the Wayback Machine 2010 Hypo Meeting Results Men www meeting goetzis at 2010 05 30 Archived from the original on 2019 12 15 Retrieved 2010 12 02 Swiss Timing Swiss Timing 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships Men s decathlon final standings European Athletics Retrieved on 2011 06 18 2011 Hypo Meeting Decathlon Final Standings Archived May 31 2011 at the Wayback Machine IAAF Retrieved on 2011 06 18 Prochazka Michal 2011 06 17 Chernova impresses with 6773pts tally in Kladno IAAF Combined Events Challenge IAAF Retrieved on 2011 06 18 van Kuijen Hans 2012 09 16 Van Alphen and Yosypenko prevail in Talence IAAF Combined Events Challenge Day 2 REPORT IAAF Retrieved on 2013 01 22 External links editHans Van Alphen at World Athletics nbsp Results at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hans Van Alphen amp oldid 1215483658, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
