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Athletics Long distance

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Belgium
Career 1948 - 2025
Best year 1972
Total points 113
Best results 1x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#18
10-year rank
#13

Ranking Development

Points distribution

Disciplines

Contests

YearContestDisciplineCategoryPositionPointsName
2025 World Championship 5000m Men 2 6 Isaac Kimeli
2021 European Indoor Championships 3000m Men 2 2 Isaac Kimeli
2018 European Championship 10000m Men 2 2 Bashir Abdi
2001 World Indoor Championships 3000m Men 2 4 Mohammed Mourhit
1999 World Championship 5000m Men 3 3 Mohammed Mourhit
1999 World Athletics Final 3000m Men 3 2 Mohammed Mourhit
1996 European Indoor Championships 3000m Men 2 2 Christophe Impens
1994 European Championship 10000m Men 2 2 Vincent Rousseau
1986 IAAF Grand Prix 5000m Men 2 4 Vincent Rousseau
1985 European Indoor Championships 3000m Men 1 3 Bob Verbeeck
1978 European Indoor Championships 3000m Men 2 2 Emiel Puttemans
1976 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Emiel Puttemans
1975 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Emiel Puttemans
1974 European Indoor Championships 3000m Men 1 3 Emiel Puttemans
1974 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Emiel Puttemans
1974 European Indoor Championships 3000m Men 2 2 Paul Thijs
1973 European Indoor Championships 3000m Men 1 3 Emiel Puttemans
1973 World record - annual holding 5000m Men 1 1 Emiel Puttemans
1973 European Indoor Championships 3000m Men 2 2 Willy Polleunis
1973 World record - annual holding 3000m Men 1 1 Emiel Puttemans
1972 World record - improvement 5000m Men 1 8 Emiel Puttemans
1972 Olympic Games 10000m Men 2 12 Emiel Puttemans
1972 World record - improvement 3000m Men 1 8 Emiel Puttemans
1954 World record - annual holding 3000m Men 1 1 Gaston Reiff
1953 World record - annual holding 3000m Men 1 1 Gaston Reiff
1952 World record - annual holding 3000m Men 1 1 Gaston Reiff
1951 World record - annual holding 3000m Men 1 1 Gaston Reiff
1950 European Championship 5000m Men 3 1 Gaston Reiff
1950 World record - annual holding 3000m Men 1 1 Gaston Reiff
1949 World record - improvement 3000m Men 1 8 Gaston Reiff
1948 Olympic Games 5000m Men 1 24 Gaston Reiff
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