Thomas van der Plaetsen (0)

June 12, 2024

Thomas van der Plaetsen won gold medal at the European Championships in Amsterdam 2016

Belgium
Belgium

Date of birth: 24 December 1990
Place of birth: Gent, Belgium
Height: 188cm / Weight: 82kg
Decathlon: 8430 Götzis 2021
Heptathlon: 6259 Sopot 2014
Coach: Michael van der Plaetsen
Full career

Personal bests
100 m	11,04 (+0.6)	Götzis 2014
Long jump	7.90 (+1.1)	Götzis 2021
Shot put	14.72	Desenzano del Garda 2023
High jump	2.17	Daegu 2011
400 m	48,64	Ostrava 2011
110 m hurdles	14,36 (-0.3)	Götzis 2021
Discus throw	48.81	Deinze 2018
Pole vault	5.50i	Gent 2019
Javelin throw	68.94	Ratingen 2023
1500 m	4.32,52	Götzis 2011
Total points based on PB	8943
Total 10 best decathlons	82312

Decathlons over 8000 points (16)
Pts	Results	1st day	2nd day	P	Venue
8157	11,29 - 7.68 - 13.31 - 2.07 - 48,64 - 14,68 - 37.73 - 5.10 - 63.57 - 4.35,84	4209	3948	1	Ostrava 2011
8069	11,20 - 7.79 - 12.76 - 2.17 - 49,46 - 14,79 - 37.20 - 5.10 - 58.91 - 4.45,86	4280	3789	13	Daegu 2011
8164	11,12 - 7.80 - 13.48 - 2.07 - 49,36 - 14,77 - 38.74 - 5.30 - 62.43 - 4.50,48	4253	3911	1	Kazan 2013
8255	11,09 - 7.64 - 13.57 - 2.05 - 49,00 - 14,66 - 41.17 - 5.10 - 65.31 - 4.37,93	4204	4051	15	Moscow 2013
8184	11,04 - 7.68 - 13.65 - 2.03 - 49,16 - 14,76 - 39.63 - 5.16 - 60.92 - 4.35,09	4224	3960	6	Götzis 2014
8105	11,25 - 7.54 - 14.12 - 2.10 - 50,41 - 14,85 - 41.92 - 5.20 - 60.95 - 4.48,18	4179	3926	10	Zurich 2014
8035	11,44 - 7.42 - 13.83 - 2.13 - 50,28 - 14,76 - 43.01 - 5.30 - 55.23 - 4.47,38	4125	3910	14	Beijing 2015
8218	11,23 - 7.64 - 13.17 - 2.10 - 50,50 - 14,64 - 44.32 - 5.40 - 57.23 - 4.37,84	4146	4072	1	Amsterdam 2016
8332	11,24 - 7.66 - 12.84 - 2.16 - 49,63 - 15,01 - 43.58 - 5.40 - 62.09 - 4.34,21	4225	4107	8	Rio de Janeiro 2016
8007	11,14 - 7.67 - 14.00 - 2.06 - 50,26 - 14,78 - 44.46 - 5.20 - 59.41 - 5.14,93	4197	3810	13	Götzis 2018
8214	11,35 - 7.50 - 13.45 - 2.04 - 49,95 - 14,95 - 46.23 - 5.45 - 60.85 - 4.37,99	4071	4143	3	Talence 2019
8125	11,38 - 7.20 - 13.78 - 2.08 - 50,89 - 14,80 - 46.17 - 5.30 - 63.67 - 4.43,95	4007	4118	9	Doha 2019
8027	11,22 - 7.48 - 13.07 - 2.05 - 51,32 - 14,60 - 47.66 - 5.20 - 56.53 - 4.48,30	4019	4008	1	Deinze 2020
8430	11,21 - 7.90 - 13.81 - 2.09 - 50,29 - 14,36 - 46.64 - 5.40 - 60.05 - 4.41,39	4254	4176	3	Götzis 2021
8233	11,53 - 7.61 - 14.08 - 2.04 - 50,01 - 14,53 - 46.80 - 5.00 - 68.94 - 4.45,91	4095	4138	4	Ratingen 2023
8084	11,52 - 7.47 - 14.13 - 1.96 - 50,72 - 14,75 - 47.37 - 5.00 - 68.45 - 4.44,54	3960	4124	11	Roma 2024

Heptathlons over 6000 points (4)
6020	7,23 - 7.48 - 13.16 - 2.06 - 8,18 - 5.20 - 2.42,80	6	Paris 2011
6188	7,24 - 7.78 - 14.14 - 2.08 - 8,16 - 5.30 - 2.44,64	2	Apeldoorn 2014
6259	7,13 - 7.67 - 14.32 - 2.12 - 8,16 - 5.20 - 2.40,50	3	Sopot 2014
6132	7,27 - 7.67 - 14.30 - 2.02 - 8,22 - 5.50 - 2.46,45	1	Gent 2019

International medals (6)
Year	Venue	Championships	Event	Total	Medal
2009	Novi Sad 2009	U20 European	Decathlon	7769	Gold
2011	Ostrava 2011	U23 European	Decathlon	8157	Gold
2013	Kazan 2013	Universiade	Decathlon	8164	Gold
2014	Sopot 2014	World Indoor	Heptathlon	6259	Bronze
2015	Gwangju 2015	Universiade	Decathlon	7952	Gold
2016	Amsterdam 2016	European	Decathlon	8218	Gold