Pieter Desmet

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Pieter Desmet
Personal information

Nationality	Belgium
Born	(1983-06-07) 7 June 1983 Kortrijk, Belgium
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ¹⁄₂ in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Steeplechase
Club	Atletiek Zuid-West (BEL)
Coached by	Dirk de Maesschulck (BEL)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	3000 m st: 8:15.02 (2007)

Pieter Desmet (born June 7, 1983 in Kortrijk) is a Belgian steeplechase and long-distance runner.^[1] He is a two-time national champion for his category, and a member of Atletiek Zuid-West Club in Zwevegem, being coached and trained by Dirk de Maesschulck. He also achieved a personal best time of 8:15.02, at a world meeting in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.

Desmet represented Belgium at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed for the men's 3000 m steeplechase. He ran in the third heat of the event, against twelve other competitors, including South Africa's Ruben Ramolefi, and Kenya's Richard Mateelong. He finished and completed the race in eleventh place, with a time of 8:37.99, failing to advance into the final round.^[2]

Desmet also improved his time of 8:31.81 at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany, finishing ninth in the heats.

Personal bests

Event	Time (sec)	Venue	Date
1500 metres	3:50.73	Nivelles, Belgium	15 August 2003
3000 metres	8:05.20	Tessenderlo, Belgium	30 August 2003
5000 metres	14:15.55	Nijmegen, Netherlands	24 May 2003
10,000 metres	28:33.44	Palo Alto, California, United States	4 May 2008
3000 metres steeplechase	8:15.02	Heusden, Netherlands	28 July 2007

All information taken from IAAF profile.

References

↑ "Pieter Desmet". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
↑ "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 – Heat 3". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 3 December 2012.

External links

Profile – Flemish Athletics League (Dutch)
IAAF profile for Pieter Desmet
NBC Olympics Profile

v t e Golden Spike Award

Men's winners	1989: Godfried Dejonckheere 1990: Patrick Stevens 1991: Godfried Dejonckheere 1992: William Van Dijck 1993–1994: Vincent Rousseau 1995–1996: Patrick Stevens 1997: Mohammed Mourhit 1998: Jonathan Nsenga 1999–2001: Mohammed Mourhit 2002–2003: Cédric Van Branteghem 2004: Joeri Jansen 2005: François Gourmet 2006: Kristof Beyens 2007: Hans Van Alphen 2008: Kevin Borlée 2009: Jonathan Borlée 2010–2011: Kévin Borlée 2012: Hans Van Alphen 2013: Jonathan Borlée

Women's winners	1989: Véronique Collard 1990: Lieve Slegers 1991: Sylvia Dethier 1992: Lieve Slegers 1993: Sabrina De Leeuw 1994–1995: Lieve Slegers 1996: Ann Mercken 1997–1999: Marleen Renders 2000: Veerle Dejaeghere 2001–2005: Kim Gevaert 2006: Tia Hellebaut 2007: Kim Gevaert 2008: Tia Hellebaut 2009: Eline Berings 2010: Svetlana Bolshakova 2011: Élodie Ouédraogo 2012: Tia Hellebaut 2013: Nafissatou Thiam

Men's talent winners	1989: Gino Van Geyte 1990: Stefaan Allemeersch 1991: Yassin Guellet 1992: Benjamin Leroy 1993: Nathan Kahan 1994: Erik Nijs 1995: Sven Pieters 1996: Kjell Provost 1997: Ben Quintelier 1998: Johan Kloek 1999: Thibaut Duval & Hans Janssens 2000: Matthieu Van Diest 2001: Kevin Rans 2002: Michael Velter 2003: Xavier De Baerdemaeker 2004: Pieter Desmet 2005: Frédéric Xhonneux 2006: Jonathan Borlée 2007: Adrien Deghelt 2008: Kevin Borlée 2009: Jeroen D'hoedt & Thomas van der Plaetsen 2010: Julien Watrin 2011: Stef Vanhaeren 2012: Dario De Borger 2013: Pieter-Jan Hannes

Women's talent winners	1989: Anneke Matthijs 1990: Sandrine Hennart 1991: Anja Smolders 1992: Sabrina De Leeuw 1993: Kathleen Van Hove 1994: Annelies Demeester 1995: Kim Gevaert 1996: Cindy Stas 1997: Ludivine Michel 1998: Catherine Lallemand 1999: Veerle Dejaeghere 2000: Mieke Geens 2001: Sigrid Vanden Bempt 2002: Elfje Willemsen 2003: Olivia Borlée 2004: Lien Huyghebaert 2005: Eline Berings 2006: Annelies Peetroons 2007: Anne Zagré 2008: Hannelore Desmet 2009: Lindsey De Grande 2010: Hanne Van Hessche 2011: Marjolein Lindemans 2012: Nafissatou Thiam 2013: Justien Grillet

Persondata
Name	Desmet, Pieter
Alternative names
Short description	Belgian steeplechase runner
Date of birth	June 7, 1983
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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