Hanne Claes

Hanne Claes

Hanne Claes in 2013
Personal information
Born	(1991-08-04) 4 August 1991 Hasselt, Belgium
Education	KU Leuven
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 m hurdles, 200 m
Club	Daring Club Leuven Atletiek
Coached by	Anke Vanheyste Wim Van Avondt Rudi Diels Jacques Borlée

Hanne Claes (Dutch: [ˈɦɑnə klaːs]; born 4 August 1991) is a Belgian athlete specialising first in the 200 metres and later 400 metres hurdles.

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career

She finished fourth at the 2018 European Championships in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 × 400 metres relay.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Belgium
2009	European Junior Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	5th (h)	100 m hurdles	13.731
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:41.86
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	19th (sf)	200 m	23.68
			9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.81
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	11th (sf)	200 m	23.85
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	23rd (h)	400 m hurdles	60.20
2015	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	7th	200 m	23.75
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	4th	400 m hurdles	55.75
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.69
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.46
	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	2nd (B)	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.71
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	12th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.25
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.15
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	28th (h)	400 m hurdles	56.38
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.61
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	9th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.31
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.12
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	23rd (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.06
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.84

¹Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.49 (+0.9 m/s, Heusden-Zolder 2012)
• 200 metres – 23.26 (+0.7 m/s, Helsinki 2012)
• 400 metres – 54.36 (Oordegem 2012)
• 400 metres hurdles – 54.33 (La Chaux-de-Fonds 2023)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 23.94 (Ghent 2011)
• 400 metres – 54.34 (Ghent 2018)

External links

• Official website
• Hanne Claes at Olympedia
• Hanne Claes at Olympics.com
• Hanne Claes at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)