Ben Broeders
Personal information | |
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Born | Leuven, Belgium | 21 June 1995
Education | Daring Club Leuven Atletiek Rotterdam Atletiek |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
Coached by | Steven Taeleman |
Ben Broeders (born 21 June 1995) is a Belgian athlete specialising in the pole vault.[1] He won the gold medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships. In addition, he finished fourth at the European Championships
His personal bests in the event are 5.61 metres outdoors (Oordegem 2016) and 5.65 metres indoors (Bad Oeynhausen 2018).
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Belgium | ||||
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 20th (q) | 5.00 m |
2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 9th | 5.20 m |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 4th | 5.50 m |
2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 5.60 m |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | – | NM |