william, dijck, born, january, 1961, belgian, former, athlete, primarily, active, 3000m, steeplechase, personal, informationborn24, january, 1961medal, record, athleticsrepresenting, belgiumworld, championships1987, rome, 3000, steeplechaseeuropean, championsh. William Van Dijck born 24 January 1961 is a Belgian former athlete primarily active on the 3000m steeplechase William Van DijckPersonal informationBorn24 January 1961Medal record Men s athleticsRepresenting BelgiumWorld Championships1987 Rome 3000 m steeplechaseEuropean Championships1994 Helsinki 3000 m steeplechase Contents 1 Biography 2 Achievements 3 References 4 External linksBiography editVan Dijck was born in Leuven He was the first Belgian to win a medal at the World Championships winning the bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships He won a second bronze at the 1994 European Championships He became Belgian Sportsman of the year in 1986 Van Dijck quit athletics in 1997 and now works in a bank in Geel 1 He also applied himself to cross country running and won the Lotto Cross Cup in the 1993 94 and 1995 96 seasons 2 Achievements editAll results regarding 3000 metres steeplechaseYear Competition Venue Position NotesRepresenting nbsp Belgium1983 World Championships Helsinki Finland semi final 8 39 011984 Olympic Games Los Angeles United States semi final 8 23 081986 European Championships Stuttgart Germany 5th 8 20 191987 World Championships Rome Italy 3rd 8 12 191988 Olympic Games Seoul South Korea 5th 8 13 991990 European Championships Split Yugoslavia 5th 8 21 711991 World Championships Tokyo Japan 9th 8 30 461992 Olympic Games Barcelona Spain 9th 8 22 51World Cup Havana Cuba 2nd 8 32 06 3 1994 European Championships Helsinki Finland 3rd 8 24 861986 Belgian record in Brussels 8 10 01 the best year performance worldwide 4 1986 National Trophy for Sporting Achievements 5 Van Dijck was 9 times Belgian Champion steeplechaser between 1983 and 1994 6 References edit Hoe zou het nog zijn met William Van Dijck VRT Palmares in French Lotto Cross Cup Retrieved 2010 02 06 Representing Europe Article at the Memorial van Damme site Article in La Derniere Heure Results at Belgian Championships from Vlaamse Atletiek LigaExternal links editWilliam Van Dijck at World Athletics nbsp Sporting positionsPreceded by nbsp Henry Marsh Men s 3 000m Steeple Best Year Performance1986 Succeeded by nbsp Francesco Panetta Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Van Dijck amp oldid 1195113638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
