Hanne Verbruggen (born 27 May 1993) is a Belgian long-distance runner. She represented Belgium at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon.
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Belgian |
| Born | 27 May 1993 Brussels, Belgium |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long-distance running |
| Club | Atletiekclub VITA Ninove |
| Coached by | Frans Mattens |
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| Personal bests |
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Career
editVebruggen won multiple Belgian titles over several distances on the track and on the road. In July 2017 she was the Belgian track champion over 5000 metres, in August of that same year, she won the Belgium championship 10km road race,[1] and a month later, she won the national title in the half marathon.[2] In May 2018, Verbruggen competed at the 2018 Belgian Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the 5,000 metres and gold medal in the 10,000 metres. In August 2019, she won for the second time the Belgium championship 10km road race,[3] and later that month she competed at the 2019 Belgian Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the 5000 metres. In September 2020, she competed at the 2020 Belgian Athletics Championships in the 10,000 metres and won a gold medal.[4] In March 2023 she won her second national title in the half marathon.[5]
Verbruggen represented Belgium at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, finishing 8th in the marathon,[6] and at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy, finishing 30th in the half marathon.[7] She also participated at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, finishing 39th in the marathon.[8]
Verbruggen represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon and finished in 49th place.[9] 4 years later, she finished 19th in the women's marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, the best ever finish in an Olympic marathon for a Belgian women up to that time.[10][11]
Personal life
editVerbruggen is a full-time science teacher in the Middenschool in Halle, Belgium.[12] An amateur throughout her whole athletics career, she would take unpaid leave to prepare for the Olympics, financing her training camps and sporting materials by selling cakes.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Naert en Verbruggen Belgisch kampioen 10km op de weg". www.www.atni.be.be (in Dutch). 5 August 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Hanne Verbruggen pakt Belgische titel halve marathon!". www.atletiekvita.be (in Dutch). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Hanne Verbruggen Belgisch kampioen 10km". www.atletiekvita.be (in Dutch). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Hanne Verbruggen". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Hanne Verbruggen, Belgisch kampioen halve marathon, Simon Debognies pakt zilver". www.persinfo.org (in Dutch). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "EK München – Hanne Verbruggen: "Eerste marathon waar ik zo van kon genieten"". www.atni.be (in Dutch). 15 August 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "EK atletiek: Carmoy vlot naar finale hoogspringen, Couckuyt haalt halve finales 400 meter horden, top 30 voor Belgen op halve marathon" (in Dutch). Sporza. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "WK atletiek: Shankule soleert naar winst op de marathon, Verbruggen finisht als 39e" (in Dutch). Sporza. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Hanne Verbruggen". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "VERBRUGGEN Hanne". Paris 2024. Paris Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Atletiekclub VITA huldigt Hanne Verbruggen: "Rolmodel voor onze jonge atleten"". www.atletiekvita.be (in Dutch). 13 September 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Ook voor olympiër Hanne Verbruggen was het eerste schooldag: "Leerlingen die me proficiat wensten, dat deed echt deugd aan mijn hart"" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Loopster Hanne Verbruggen uit Herne verkoopt taarten om training voor Olympische marathon in Parijs te financieren" (in Dutch). VRT NWS. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
External links
edit- Hanne Verbruggen at World Athletics
- Hanne Verbruggen at Olympics.com
- Hanne Verbruggen at Olympedia
- Hanne Verbruggen at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
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