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Tom Goegebuer
Personal information
Full nameTom Richard Goegebuer
Born (1975-03-27) 27 March 1975 (age 49)
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country Belgium
SportWeightlifting
Event56 kg
Coached byRichard Goegebuer
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Belgium
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Bucharest – 56 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Lignano – 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Minsk – 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tirana – 56 kg
Updated on 8 April 2013

Tom Richard Goegebuer (born 27 March 1975) is a former Belgian weightlifter competing in the 62 kg and 56 kg category.[1] He is 164 cm tall (5 ft 5 inches)

He coaches Belgian weightlifter Nina Sterckx.

Career

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He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division finishing thirteenth with 251 kg. This improved his own Belgian record by 1 kg.[2] In the 62 kg category, he participated in several Senior World Championships: 1997 Thailand, 1998 Finland, 1999 Greece, 2001 Turkey, 2005 Qatar, 2006 Dominican Republic, and 2007 Thailand.[3]

Since 1999 he competed in all the European Senior Championships. At the 2008 European Championships he won overall silver in the 56 kg category, with a total of 244 kg.[3]

At the 2009 European Championships he won overall gold in the 56 kg category, with a total of 252 kg.[4][5]

At the 2010 European Championships he came only 2 kg short of the European title -56 kg with a new Belgian record of 254 kg total. With 116 kg snatch and 138 kg clean & jerk he came 3rd.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished 12th with a total of 247 kg.[6][7]

National records

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Category Snatch Jerk Total
-62 kg 127.5 kg 155 kg 277.5 kg
-56 kg 116 kg 140 kg 254 kg

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Tom Goegebuer hangt halters aan de haak" (in Dutch). Team Belgium. 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ^ "OS 2008 - Gewichtheffer Tom Goegebuer verbetert zijn BR". Knack.be (in Dutch). 10 August 2008. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
  3. ^ a b "GOEGEBUER Tom". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Tom Goegebuer is Europees kampioen gewichtheffen" (in Dutch). Metro. 5 April 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Tom Goegebuer neemt revanche met EK-goud". De Standaard (in Dutch). 8 April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  6. ^ "London 2012 - Men's 56 kg Bantamweight Weightlifting". www.olympic.org. IOC. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Tom Goegebuer at Sports-reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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