Thomas De Bock (born 20 August 1991) is a Belgian

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

. In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the

2019 World Athletics Championships The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships () was the seventeenth edition of the biennial, global sport of athletics, athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), since renamed World Athleti ...

held in Doha, Qatar. He finished in 42nd place.

Career

In 2017, he represented Belgium at the

2017 Summer Universiade The 2017 Summer Universiade (), officially known as the XXIX Summer Universiade ( zh, t=第二十九屆夏季世界大學運動會, p=Dì èrshíjiǔ jiè xiàjì shìjiè dàxué yùndònghuì) and commonly called Taipei 2017 ( zh, t=台北201 ...

, held in Taipei, Taiwan, in the men's half marathon event. He did not finish his race. He won the silver medal in the men's 5000 metres event at the

2018 Belgian Athletics Championships The 2018 Belgian Athletics Championships (, ) was the year's national outdoor track and field championships for Belgium. It was held on 7 and 8 July at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels. The 10,000 m for men and women and the 3000 m steeplec ...

held in Brussels, Belgium. In the same year, he also finished in 15th place in the

2018 Berlin Marathon The 2018 Berlin Marathon was the 45th edition of the Berlin Marathon. The marathon took place in Berlin, Germany, on 16 September 2018 and was the fourth World Marathon Majors race of the year. The men's race was won by Eliud Kipchoge, who set a ...

held in

Berlin, Germany Berlin ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union. The city is also one of the states of ...

. In 2019, he finished in 22nd place in the

2019 London Marathon The 2019 London Marathon was the 39th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on 28 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, who took his fourth London Marathon victory in a time of ...

held in London, United Kingdom.

Competition record

References

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* Living people 1991 births Place of birth missing (living people) Belgian male long-distance runners Belgian male marathon runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Belgium Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade 21st-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-athletics-bio-stub