Bob Verbeeck
Belgian long-distance runner
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1960-08-05) 5 August 1960 (age 63) Tessenderlo, Belgium |
| Education | Iowa State University |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 3000 m, 5000 m |
| College team | Iowa State Cyclones |
Robert "Bob" Verbeeck (born 5 August 1960 in Tessenderlo) is a retired Belgian long-distance runner.[1] He is best known for winning the gold medal in the 3000 metres at the 1985 European Indoor Championships. In addition, he represented his country at the 1984 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals of the 5000 metres.
He studied economics at the Iowa State University and nowadays is the CEO of a sports marketing agency, Golazo.[2]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Belgium | |||||
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 21st (sf) | 5000 m | 13:46.03 |
| 1985 | World Indoor Games | Paris, France | 6th (h) | 3000 m | 7:55.941 |
| European Indoor Championships | Piraeus, Greece | 1st | 3000 m | 8:10.84 | |
1Did not finish in the final
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 1500 metres – 3:36.96 (Woluwe 1984)
- One mile – 3:57.98 (Luxembourg 1983)
- 3000 metres – 7:47.22 (Rome 1984)
- 5000 metres – 13:24.73 (Kessel-Lo 1984)
Indoor
- One mile – 3:57.81 (Cosford 1985)
- 3000 metres – 7:55.94 (Paris 1985)
References
- ^ Bob Verbeeck at World Athletics
- ^ Stima Congress bio
- All-Athletics profile
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European Athletics Indoor Champions in men's 3000 metres
- 1966:
Harald Norpoth (FRG) - 1967: Werner Girke (FRG)
- 1968:
Viktor Kudynskyy (URS) - 1969:
Ian Stewart (SCO) - 1970:
Ricky Wilde (GBR) - 1971: Peter Stewart (GBR)
- 1972: Juris Grustiņš (URS)
- 1973:
Emiel Puttemans (BEL) - 1974: Emiel Puttemans (BEL)
- 1975: Ian Stewart (GBR)
- 1976: Ingo Sensburg (FRG)
- 1977: Karl Fleschen (FRG)
- 1978:
Markus Ryffel (SUI) - 1979: Markus Ryffel (SUI)
- 1980: Karl Fleschen (FRG)
- 1981:
Alexandre Gonzalez (FRA) - 1982: Patriz Ilg (FRG)
- 1983:
Dragan Zdravković (YUG) - 1984:
Lubomír Tesáček (TCH) - 1985: Bob Verbeeck (BEL)
- 1986:
Dietmar Millonig (AUT) - 1987:
José Luis González (ESP) - 1988: José Luis González (ESP)
- 1989: Dieter Baumann (FRG)
- 1990: Éric Dubus (FRA)
- 1992:
Gennaro Di Napoli (ITA) - 1994: Kim Bauermeister (GER)
- 1996: Anacleto Jiménez (ESP)
- 1998: John Mayock (GBR)
- 2000:
Mark Carroll (IRL) - 2002: Alberto García (ESP)
- 2005: Alistair Cragg (IRL)
- 2007: Cosimo Caliandro (ITA)
- 2009: Mo Farah (GBR)
- 2011: Mo Farah (GBR)
- 2013:
Hayle Ibrahimov (AZE) - 2015:
Ali Kaya (TUR) - 2017: Adel Mechaal (ESP)
- 2019:
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) - 2021: Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)
- 2023: Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)
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