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Willem Van Schuerbeeck

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Willem Van Schuerbeeck
Van Schuerbeeck at the 2014 Amsterdam Marathon
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born24 October 1984 (1984-10-24) (age 40)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance
ClubVAC - Koninklijke Vilvoorde Atletiek Club
Coached byGuido Hartensveld

Willem Van Schuerbeeck (born 24 October 1984) is a Belgian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics on 21 August 2016 finishing 56th in 2:18:56.

Biography

Willem Van Schuerbeeck was born in 1984, and has two sisters and a brother. He lives in Merchtem, and is married and father of a son and daughter. He works as a teacher in physical education in Brussels.

Olympic qualification

With a personal best of 2 hours 12 minutes and 49 seconds (achieved at the 2015 Berlin Marathon), Van Schuerbeeck was the second-fastest Belgian runner to meet the requirements for qualification of the Belgian Olympic Committee.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ "Rechter beslist: marathonloper Florent Caelen naar Rio". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Belga. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.