Thomas Van der Plaetsen
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Thomas Van der Plaetsen (born 24 December 1990 in Ghent) is a Belgian decathlete.[3] His biggest achievements are winning the gold medal for decathlon at the 2016 European Athletics Championships, winning bronze medal for heptathlon at the 2014 World Indoor Championships, and gold medal for decathlon at the 2013 and 2015 Summer Universiade.
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Full name | Thomas Van der Plaetsen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1990-12-24) 24 December 1990 (age 33) Ghent, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Ghent University[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Michael Van Der Plaetsen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World finals | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 8332 pts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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