Veerle Dejaeghere (born 1 August 1973, in Izegem) is a Belgian runner, who has specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She represented her country at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2008.[1]
 Dejaeghere at the 2015 Berlin Marathon | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 August 1973 Izegem |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Club | A.C. Hulshout |
| Now coaching | Michel Ramboer |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 9:28.47 min (2007) |
Dejaeghere formerly specialized in the 1500 metres, reaching the semi-final in this event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
She has been very successful in the Lotto Cross Cup (Belgium's domestic cross country series), having won the series overall a total of 13 times, including 11 consecutive wins from 2004 to 2014.[2] This included a win at the Lotto Cross Cup Brussels in 2007, in which she finished ahead of Lornah Kiplagat and Emebt Etea.[3] She has also won twice at the Eurocross meeting in Luxembourg.[4]
Dejaeghere missed most of the 2009 and 2010 seasons. She was the runner-up at the Campaccio race in January 2011,[5] but did not compete again until November's Lotto Cross Cup van West-Vlaanderen, where she was again runner-up (this time behind Yuliya Ruban).[6]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Belgium
| |||||
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 10th | 3000 m | |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 9th | 3000 m | |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 11th | 3000 m s'chase | |
Personal bests
edit- 1500 metres – 4:05.05 min (2002)
- Mile run – 4:29.93 min (2003)
- 3000 metres – 8:49.31 min (2000)
- 3000 metres steeplechase – 9:28.47 min (2007)
- 5000 metres – 15:19.73 min (2005)
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Veerle Dejaeghere". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Palmares (in French). Lotto Cross Cup. Retrieved on 2010-02-06.
- ^ Hendrix, Ivo & Monti, David (23 December 2007). Veerle Dejaeghere and Paul Kipsiele Koech score emphatic wins in Iris Lotto Cross Cup in Brussels – UPDATED. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-08.
- ^ Civai, Franco & Gasparovic, Juraj (28 February 2009). Eurocross 10.2 km (men) 5.3 km (women). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-03-01.
- ^ Diego Sampaolo (6 January 2011). Ebuya and Kalovics take Campaccio Cross Country win. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-15.
- ^ Belgium's Bekele gets impressive home win in Roeselare . European Athletics (28 November 2011). Retrieved on 2011-12-01.
