Simon Vroemen
Simon Vroemen (born May 11, 1969 in Delft ) is a former Dutch obstacle runner .
Career
Vroemen holds the current European record with 8: 04.95 min in the 3000 m obstacle course, run in Brussels on August 26, 2005.
At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney he finished twelfth, and at the European Athletics Championships in Munich in 2002 he won the silver medal.
At the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris / Saint-Denis, he finished seventh in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and sixth at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki fifth.
At the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg in 2006, he gave himself an infusion, which is against anti-doping regulations. In early July 2008, after meeting the qualification standard for the Beijing Olympics , it was revealed that Vroemen, who was under contract with Stefan Matschiner , tested positive for the anabolic steroid hormone metandienone and was suspended. Vroemen was acquitted in 2010.
Simon Vroumen is 1.89 m tall and weighs 69 kg. He is a microbiologist and works as an engineer at the oil company Royal Dutch Shell . His residence was Hamburg and now The Hague.
Web links
- Official website of Simon Vroemen
- Simon Vroemen in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Simon Vroemen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ Dopingautoriteit gaat zaak Vroemen onderzoeken telegraaf.nl July 25, 2008
- ^ Matschiner: From middle-distance runner to doping suspect diepresse.com March 31, 2009
- ↑ Vroemen runs half marathon despite doping ban spox.com July 19, 2009
- ^ Doping acquittal for Vroemen: Cologne mistake? grenzecho.net January 20, 2010
- ↑ Self-portrait by Simon Vroemen (PDF; 174 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vroemen, Simon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch obstacle runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Delft |