Hans Van Alphen

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Hans Van Alphen at the 2010 European Championships

Hans Van Alphen , also Hans van Alphen , (born January 12, 1982 in Turnhout ) is a Belgian decathlete .

Life

Van Alphen first took part in a decathlon in 2002, and in 2005 he became Belgian champion. In 2007 he exceeded the 8000 point mark as second in the Universiade with 8047 points, and at the 2007 World Championships he finished eleventh with 8034 points. In 2008 he gave up after four disciplines at the Olympic Games . In 2010 he finished fifth at the European Championships with 8072 points . Van Alphen won the Götzis all- around meeting in 2012 , where he improved his Belgian national record from the previous year by 319 points. In London , the Belgian should not win a medal again at the 2012 Olympic Games . In the battle for bronze he had to admit defeat to the Cuban Leonel Suárez , van Alphen took fourth place with 8447 points.

He is 1.91 meters tall and his competition weight is 88 kilograms.

Top performances

(As of August 9, 2012)

discipline Best performance date and location
100 m
10.96 s
 May 26, 2012 in Götzis
Long jump
7.64 m
 August 8, 2012 in London
Shot put
15.68 m
 August 24, 2010 in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
high jump
2.06 m
 May 26, 2012 in Götzis
400 m
48.25 s
 August 12, 2007 in Bangkok
110 m hurdles
14.55 s
 May 27, 2012 in Götzis
Discus throwing
48.28 m
 August 9, 2012 in London
Pole vault
4.96 m
 May 27, 2012 in Götzis
Javelin
66.21 m
 June 16, 2011 in Kladno
1500 m
4: 17.51 ​​min
 September 20, 2009 in Talence
Decathlon
8519 points
 May 26 and 27, 2012 in Götzis

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ HDsports.at: Gold! But not a world record , August 9, 2012

literature

  • Hans van Kuijen: 2011 Annual Combined Events . Helmond 2011

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Van Alphen, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES van Alphen, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian decathlete
DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Turnhout