Naomi Van Den Broeck

Naomi Van den Broeck (born 3 January 1996) is a Belgian sprinter.^[1] She represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, competing in women's 4 × 400 metres relay.^[2]

Naomi Van den Broeck

at 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Belgian
Born	(1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 28)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Belgium European Championships 2024 Rome 4×400 m relay

In 2024, at the World Athletics Relays in The Bahamas, she was on the team that qualified Belgium for the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France.^[3] And later that same year, she was on the Belgian 4 x 400 metres women's relay team that won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships.^[4] At the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, she ran in the heats and final of both the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay and the women's 4 × 400 metres relay with the Belgium teams finishing 4th resp. 7th in the finals.^[5][6] She also participated in the women's 400 metres hurdles reaching the semi-finals.^[7]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Belgium
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:23.96
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.61
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	2nd (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:25.44
			16th (h)	400 m	52.80
	World Championships	Eugene, Oregon, USA	4th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.02
			40th	400 m	53.16
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:23.63
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.05
	World Relays	Nassau, The Bahamas	1st (r)	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.79
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	11th (sf)	400 m	51.65
				4 × 400 m relay	3:22.95
			4th	4 × 400 m relay mixed	3:11.03
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	18th (sf)	400 m hurdles	54.94
			7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.40
			4th	4 × 400 m relay mixed	3:09.36

Personal life

Van den Broeck was born in Belgium to a Senegalese mother and Belgian father. As a youth, she grew up in Belgium, South Africa, Jamaica, Ireland and Norway.^[8]

References

1. "Naomi Van Den Broeck". olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
2. "van den BROECK Naomi". olympics.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
3. "World Relays - Les Belgian Cheetahs décrochent leur entrée aux JO lors des repêchages du 4x400 m dames" (in French). La Libre Belgique. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
4. "Gold and bronze for Belgian men and women in 4x400m relay" (in French). Belga (news agency). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
5. "WOMEN'S 4 X 400M RELAY FINAL RESULTS". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
6. "4 X 400M RELAY MIXED FINAL RESULTS". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
7. "400 METRES HURDLES WOMEN". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
8. "Belgian Cheetah en globetrotter Naomi Van den Broeck: "Antwerpen is mijn tweede thuis"". www.gva.be.

External links

• Naomi Van Den Broeck at World Athletics
• Naomi Van Den Broeck at Diamond League
• Naomi Van Den Broeck at Olympics.com
• Naomi Van Den Broeck at Olympedia
• Naomi Van Den Broeck at Team Belgium (in Dutch)