Dieter Kersten (born 25 October 1996) is a Belgian athlete who specializes in long distance and cross-country running.

Career

Kersten took part in the

2015 European Athletics Junior Championships The 2015 European Athletics Junior Championships were the 23rd edition of the biennial European U20 athletics championships. They were held in Eskilstuna, Sweden from 16 July to 19 July. The medal table was topped by Great Britain with 17 medals ...

in the 10,000 m, winning the bronze medal. In 2016, he became Belgian indoor champion in the 3000 m for the first time. In cross-country running, Kersten finished eighth in 2015 at the European U20 Cross Country Championships. The following year, he finished tenth in the U23 and won silver in the country classification with the Belgian team. In April 2021, Kersten ran the

Enschede Marathon The Enschede Marathon is an annual marathon race held in the city of Enschede, Netherlands. The race is the distance of a typical marathon (42 km, 195 metres). It has been held annually since 1991, after being bi-annual for the previous 44 years. ...

in 2:10.22 on his marathon debut, making him eligible to participate in the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

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* * * * 1996 births Living people Belgian male long-distance runners Belgian male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Belgium Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tongeren {{Belgium-athletics-bio-stub