Adrien Deghelt
Encyclopedia
Adrien Deghelt is a Belgian
hurdler
.
As a junior Deghelt won the silver medal
at the 2007 European U23 Championships
. He competed at the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships, the 2009 World Championships
and the 2010 World Indoor Championships
without reaching the final. He then won the bronze medal
at the 2011 European Indoor Championships
.
Deghelt's personal best is 13.55 seconds, achieved in July 2009 in Oordegem. In the 60 metres hurdles
he has 7.57 seconds, achieved at the 2011 European Indoor Championships.
He is coached by Jonathan Nsenga
.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
hurdler
110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...
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As a junior Deghelt won the silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
at the 2007 European U23 Championships
2007 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 6th European Athletics U23 Championships was held between 12 and 15 July 2007 in the Gyulai István Athletic Stadium in Debrecen, Hungary.- Men :- Women :-Medal table:-References:General*-External links:**...
. He competed at the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships, the 2009 World Championships
2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium 19 and 20 August.Just as he had done at the 2008 Olympic final, former world record holder Liu Xiang missed the competition through injury, leaving the reigning Olympic champion and world...
and the 2010 World Indoor Championships
2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles
The men's 60 metres hurdles competition at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the ASPIRE Dome on 12 and 14 March.The competition was set to be one of the highlights of the competition from the very beginning: it was the first major competition for 2004 Olympic champion Liu Xiang's...
without reaching the final. He then won the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
at the 2011 European Indoor Championships
2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles
The Men's 60 metres hurdles event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 4 with the final being held on March 4 at 18:50 local time. -Records:-Heats:...
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Deghelt's personal best is 13.55 seconds, achieved in July 2009 in Oordegem. In the 60 metres hurdles
60 metres hurdles
60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 60 metres including the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.68 seconds and 7.30 seconds ,...
he has 7.57 seconds, achieved at the 2011 European Indoor Championships.
He is coached by Jonathan Nsenga
Jonathan Nsenga
Jonathan Nsenga is a retired Belgian hurdler.He was born in Mons and represented the club OCAN. In his early career he won the silver medal at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie, the gold medal at the 1995 Universiade, the bronze medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships and the silver medal...
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