Christophe Impens
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Personal information | |
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Born | Ghent, Belgium |
9 December 1969
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 1500 metres, 3000 metres |
Club | BTC |
Coached by | Jef Van Driessche, Robert Bracke |
Christophe Impens (born 9 December 1969 in Ghent) is a retired Belgian athlete who competed in middle-distance events.[2] He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships. His biggest success is the silver medal in the 3000 metres at the 1996 European Indoor Championships .
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1987 | European Junior Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 15th (h) | 1500 m | 3:54.47 |
1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 8th | 1500 m | 3:51.73 |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 18th (h) | 1500 m | 3:41.64 |
1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 13th (h) | 1500 m | 3:45.24 |
1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 17th (h) | 3000 m | 7:56.07 |
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 20th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:42.85 | |
1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 13th (h) | 3000 m | 8:00.59 |
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 18th (h) | 1500 m | 3:41.25 | |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 21st (sf) | 1500 m | 3:44.86 |
1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 2nd | 3000 m | 7:50.19 |
Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 18th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:37.64 | |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 9th | 1500 m | 3:42.89 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 1500 metres – 3:34.13 (Brussels 1996) NR
- One Mile – 3:55.75 (Brussels 1993)
Indoor
- 1500 metres – 3:38.01 (Ghent 1997)
- One Mile – 3:54.13 (Ghent 1997) NR
- 3000 metres – 7:56.07 (Toronto 1993)
References
- ↑ Sports-Reference profile
- ↑ Christophe Impens profile at IAAF
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ghent
- Belgian middle-distance runners
- Male middle-distance runners
- Belgian male athletes
- Olympic athletes of Belgium
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Belgium
- Belgian athletics biography stubs