Godfried Dejonckheere is a retired Belgian

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...

 race walker

Race walking

Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...

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He was born in Ploegsteert

Ploegsteert

Ploegsteert is a village in Belgium located in the municipality of Comines-Warneton in the Hainaut province. It is approximately 2 kilometres north of the French border. Created in 1850 on part of the territory of Warneton, it includes the hamlet of Le Bizet....

 and represented the club KKS Kortrijk. He finished 25th at the 1976 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

The official results of the Men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, held on Friday July 23, 1976. A total number of thirty-six athletes completed the race, while two of them did not finish.-Final ranking:-References:...

 (20 km), tenth at the 1987 World Championships (50 km), 35th at the 1988 Olympic Games (20 km), and ninth at the 1991 World Championships (50 km). He was disqualified at the 1992 Olympic Games (50 km) and the 1993 World Championships (50 km).

He became Belgian champion 21 times. He was given the Golden Spike Award in 1989 and 1991.