Koen Naert
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| Born | 3 September 1989 (age 34) Roeselare, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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Koen Naert (born 3 September 1989) is a Belgian athlete who specializes in cross-country and long-distance running.
Naert finished seventh at the 2015 Berlin Marathon[1] and 13th at the 2015 Hamburg Marathon.[2] In 2018, he won the gold medal in the marathon at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin with 2:09:51 for a championship record. His personal best of 2:06:56 comes from the 2023 Rotterdam Marathon, where he placed sixth.
In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[3]
He qualified to represent Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics[4] and finished in 10th place.
References
- ^ "Marathon de Berlin: victoire du Kényan Eliud Kipchoge, Koen Naert (7e) et Florent Caelen (17e) avec d'excellents chronos". lameuse.be. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "Drie Belgen duiken onder OS-limiet op marathon". Sporza.be. 2015-04-26. Archived from the original on 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "Men's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Koen Naert loopt na 5 maanden afwezigheid naar PR op halve marathon". sporza.be (in Dutch). 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
External links
- Koen Naert at World Athletics
- Koen Naert at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)
- Koen Naert at Olympics.com
- Koen Naert at Olympedia
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