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Tom Trogh
Medal record
Quizzing
Representing Belgium
IQA European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Paris National Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Blackpool National Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Blackpool Club
Gold medal – first place 2007 Blackpool Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2008 Oslo National Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Dordrecht National Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Derby National Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Derby Club
Silver medal – second place 2011 Bruges Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Bruges National Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tartu National Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Liverpool National Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Liverpool Club
Silver medal – second place 2015 Rotterdam National Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Rotterdam Club
Silver medal – second place 2017 Zagreb National Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Venice Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Venice Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2018 Venice National Team

Tom Trogh (b. 17 June 1984) is a Belgian quiz player who has won several international titles with the national team of quizzing powerhouse Belgium. He has established himself as the third best player of his country behind Ronny Swiggers and Nico Pattyn. Like all Belgian stars he is an amateur, he works as an actuary in a life insurance company.

He has been a member of the National Team since 2006 and has won two European team titles (EQC) in 2006 and 2008, four Silver medals in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2013, and twice Bronze in 2011 and 2012. With his club "Clockwork" from Leuven (other members are Erik Derycke (the fourth national player), Marnix Baes, Bart Permentier) he reached European Silver in 2007 and Bronze in 2010 and 2013.

He also won the European double competition with Derycke in 2007, and was second in 2011.

On an individual level he has made a big jump from 2008 to 2009 from rank #39[1] to 10+-.[2] He placed 11th at the World Quizzing Championship (WQC) both in 2009 and 2010 and 10th (2009) and 8th (2010) respectively at the EQC (all results at iqa.be), making him the only contender under the age of 30.

His strongest subject is Sports.

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