Hanne Claes

Hanne Claes
	Hanne Claes in 2013
Personal information
Born	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

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]

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
2009	European Junior Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:41.86
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	19th (sf)	200 m	23.68
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.81
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	11th (sf)	200 m	23.85
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	–	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
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	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
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	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
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.12
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	23rd (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.06
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	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
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	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

^ Hanne Claes at World Athletics
^ "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.
^ "CLAES Hanne". Paris 2024. Paris Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
^ "Hanne Claes raccroche avec fierté : « Très heureuse de m'arrêter au sommet »" (in French). Le Soir. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ "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
Hanne Claes at Olympics.com
Hanne Claes at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)

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[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.

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Personal information
Hanne Claes in 2013
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