Hanne Claes

Hanne Claes (Dutch: [ˈɦɑnə klaːs]; born 4 August 1991) is a Belgian athlete specialising first in the 200 metres and later 400 metres hurdles.^[1]

Hanne Claes

Hanne Claes in 2013
Personal information
Born	(1991-08-04) 4 August 1991 (age 33) Hasselt, Belgium
Education	KU Leuven
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 m hurdles, 200 m
Club	Daring Club Leuven Atletiek
Coached by	Anke Vanheyste Wim Van Avondt Rudi Diels Jacques Borlée Carole Bam

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics^[2] and the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[3] She ended her career soon after the 2024 Summer Olympics and before a home crowd at the 2024 Memorial Van Damme Diamond League meeting in Brussels, Belgium.^[4][5]

Career

She finished fourth at the 2018 European Championships in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 × 400 metres relay.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Belgium
2009	European Junior Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	5th (h)	100 m hurdles	13.731
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:41.86
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	19th (sf)	200 m	23.68
			9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.81
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	11th (sf)	200 m	23.85
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	23rd (h)	400 m hurdles	60.20
2015	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	7th	200 m	23.75
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	4th	400 m hurdles	55.75
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.69
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.46
	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	2nd (B)	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.71
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	12th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.25
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.15
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	28th (h)	400 m hurdles	56.38
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.61
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	9th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.31
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.12
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	23rd (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.06
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.84
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	17th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.36
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	24th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.96
			7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.40

¹Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.49 (+0.9 m/s, Heusden-Zolder 2012)
• 200 metres – 23.26 (+0.7 m/s, Helsinki 2012)
• 400 metres – 51.28 (La Chaux-de-Fonds 2024)
• 400 metres hurdles – 54.33 (La Chaux-de-Fonds 2023)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 23.94 (Ghent 2011)
• 400 metres – 52.78 (Dortmund 2023)

References

1. Hanne Claes at World Athletics
2. "Athletics CLAES Hanne". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
3. "CLAES Hanne". Paris 2024. Paris Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
4. "Hanne Claes raccroche avec fierté : « Très heureuse de m'arrêter au sommet »" (in French). Le Soir. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
5. "Hanne Claes neemt afscheid op de Memorial: "Mooi moment om te stoppen"" (in Dutch). Sporza. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Hanne Claes at Olympedia (archive)
• Hanne Claes at Olympics.com
• Hanne Claes at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)