Joeri Jansen (born 28 May 1979 in
Turnhout
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) is a former
Belgian athlete
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that specialised in the
800 m
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.
Biography
Jansen made his international breakthrough, when he was awarded the
silver medal
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at the
2001 European Athletics U23 Championships
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. Four years later, he came in as 5th at the
European Indoor Championship. He competed at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
but was eliminated in the heats.
Achievements
External links
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1979 births
Living people
Belgian male middle-distance runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Belgium
Sportspeople from Turnhout
Athletes from Antwerp Province
21st-century Belgian sportsmen
Belgian Athletics Championships winners