Belgian middle-distance runner
Ruben Verheyden
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| Nationality | Belgian |
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| Born | (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 24) |
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| Country |  Belgium |
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| Sport | Track and Field |
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| Event(s) | 800m, 1500m |
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| Coached by | Kim Barbé |
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Ruben Verheyden (born 22 December 2000) is a Belgian middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres.
He won a bronze medal at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships in the Mixed relay with his teammates Vanessa Scaunet, Elise Vanderelst and Stijn Baeten.[2]
He won the 1500m at the 2022 Belgian Athletics Championships, and the same event at the 2021 and 2022 Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships.[3] He also won the 1500 m at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships.[4]
In 2024, Verheyden fell just short of the podium in fourth place at the 2024 European Athletics Championships and with a personal best time of 3:33.40 qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[5] At those Olympics, Verheyden, 12th in his heat and 10th in the repechages, failed to qualify for the semi-finals.[6] In December 2024, he picked up a silver medal with the Belgium men's team at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey.[7]
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