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Jonathan Sacoor (born 1 September 1999) is a Belgian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[1]

Career

He first came to prominence early 2018, winning a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2018 World Indoor Championships in a new national indoor record of 3:02.51. Later that year, he became the first ever Belgian under-20 athletics world champion by winning the gold medal in the 400m individual race at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships. He then followed up this performance with a gold in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2018 European Athletics Championships

He was a member of the University of Tennessee track and field team from 2019 to 2021.[2]

In 2024, he was on the team that won the gold for Belgium in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland[3] and at the World Athletics Relays in The Bahamas, he was on the teams that qualified Belgium for the 4 × 400 metres mixed relay and the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France.[4] Later that same year, he was on the Belgian men's 4 x 400 metres relay team that won the gold medal at the European Athletics Championships.[5]

Personal life

His father is Mozambican, of Portuguese and Indian descent, his mother is Dutch.[6]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Belgium
2015 European Youth Olympic Festival Tbilisi, Georgia 6th 400 m 49.86
2016 European Youth Championships Tbilisi, Georgia 4th 400 m 47.71
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 3rd 400 m 46.23
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.51
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 1st 400 m 45.03
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.05
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.47
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.70
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 6th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.431
World Championships Doha, Qatar 12th (sf) 400 m 45.03
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 2.58.78
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 22nd (sf) 400 m 45.88
4th 4 × 400 m relay 2:57.88
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.52
World Championships Eugene, United States 4th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.96
European Championships Munich, Germany 4th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.80
2023 European Games Chorzów, Poland 3rd 4 × 400 m mixed 3:12.97
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.54
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.16
European Championships Rome, Italy 1st 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.84 EL
4th 400 m 44.98
4th 4 × 400 m mixed 3:11.03

1Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

See also

References

  1. ^ Jonathan Sacoor at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Jonathan Sacoor - Track & Field / XC".
  3. ^ "Doom delivers again to anchor Belgium to 4x400m gold in Glasgow". World Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  4. ^ "World Relays : les Tornados et le relais mixte qualifiés pour Paris, repêchage pour les Cheetahs et les relais 4X100" (in French). RTBF. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Gold and bronze for Belgian men and women in 4x400m relay" (in French). Belga (news agency). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  6. ^ De medaille die de pijn stilt at De Standaard, 6 March 2018.

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