| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Tom Goegebuer |
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| Men's Weightlifting | ||
| Competitor for Belgium | ||
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2009 Bucharest | – 56 kg |
| Silver | 2008 Lignano | – 56 kg |
| Bronze | 2010 Minsk | – 56 kg |
Tom Goegebuer (born 27 March 1975) is a Belgian weightlifter competing in the 62 kg and 56 kg category. He is 164 cm tall (5 ft 5 inches)
He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division finishing thirteenth with 251 kg. This improved his own Belgian record by 1 kg.[1] In the 62 kg category, he participated in several Senior World Championships: 1997 Thailand, 1998 Finland, 1999 Greece, 2001 Turkey,2005 Qatar, 2006 Dominican Republic, and 2007 Thailand.[2]
Since 1999 he competed in all the European Senior Championships. At the 2008 European Championships he won overall silver in the 56 kg category, with a total of 244 kg.[2]
At the 2009 European Championships he won overall gold in the 56 kg category, with a total of 252 kg.[3][4]
At the 2010 European Championships he came only 2 kg short of the European title -56 kg with a new Belgian record of 254 kg total. With 116 kg snatch and 138 kg clean& jerk he became 3rd.
| categorie | snatch | jerk | totaal |
|---|---|---|---|
| -62 kg | 127.5 kg | 155 kg | 277,5 kg |
| -56 kg | 116 kg | 140 kg | 254 kg |