Ruben Verheyden

Ruben Verheyden (born 22 December 2000) is a Belgian middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. He won the 1500m at the 2022 Belgian Athletics Championships, and the same event at the 2021 and 2022 Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships.^[2] He also won the 1500 m at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships.^[3]

Ruben Verheyden

Ruben Verheyden in 2023
Personal information
Nationality	Belgian
Born	(2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23)
Sport
Country	Belgium
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	800m, 1500m
Coached by	Kim Barbé
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Outdoor^[1] 800 m: 1:47.21 (Lier 2022) 1500 m: 3:35.19 (Heusden-Zolder 2022) 5000 m: 14:32.64 (Herve 2021) Indoor 800 m: 1:49.18 (Ghent 2022) 1500 m: 3:40.90 (Dortmund 2022)
Medal record Men’s athletics Representing  Belgium European U23 Championships 2021 Tallinn 1500 m

References

1. Ruben Verheyden at World Athletics
2. Merel Maes niet te stuiten: “Overweldigend”, Het Nieuwsblad, 21 February 2021
3. "Final Results" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-07-14.