Robin Vanderbemden (born 10 February 1994) is a Belgian sprinter competing primarily in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

. He also represented his country in the

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track and field, track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap, totaling 1600 meters. It is traditionally the final event of ...

winning multiple World and European championship medals with the

Belgian men's 4 × 400 metres relay team The Belgian men's 4 × 400 metres relay team, nicknamed the Belgian Tornados from July 2014 onwards, is the Relay race#Relays in athletics, relay team of the Belgium, Belgian national athletics team that has given the highest number of medals in ...

. He competed at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

, in

200 m The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a Sprint (running), sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run th ...

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

– 20.43 (−0.3 m/s, Ninove 2018) *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

– 45.51 (Brussels 2023) Indoor *

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At indoor events, the 60 metres is run on lanes set out in the mi ...

– 6.68 (Ghent 2014)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vanderbemden, Robin 1994 births Living people Belgian male sprinters Place of birth missing (living people) World Athletics Championships athletes for Belgium World Athletics Championships medalists European Championships (multi-sport event) gold medalists European Athletics Championships winners European Athletics Championships medalists Belgian Athletics Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Belgium Sportspeople from Seraing 21st-century Belgian sportsmen

Competition record

Personal bests

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