Gregory Sedoc (born 16 October 1981 in
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
,
North Holland) is a Dutch
hurdler
Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...
.
Career
He reached his first international final at the
2007 European Indoor Championships in
60 metres hurdles, and won the event, equalling his personal best time of 7.63 seconds which was established in the previous rounds and beating fellow-countryman
Marcel van der Westen by 0.01 second. Commenting on the win, Sedoc stated that "this is so ridiculous. Unbelievable. I never thought I would be able to become European champion... Getting a one-two in the final has never happened to the Netherlands before and it's fantastic." Sedoc followed this up with a silver medal at the
2009 European Indoor Championships
The 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Turin, Italy, from Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March 2009. The championships took place at the Oval Lingotto indoor arena .
He had previously competed at the European Championships in
2002 and
2006, the World Championships in
2003 and
2005 and the
2004 Olympics, as well as numerous European Indoor (
2002,
2005) and World Indoor Championships (
2003,
2004,
2006), without ever reaching the final.
Since 2007, he has competed at the
2008
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and
2012 Summer Olympics, reaching the semifinals both times, as well as the
2009 and
2011 World Championships, and the
2012
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and
2014 European Championships, reaching the final in 2012.
His personal best time over
110 m hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hur ...
is 13.37 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in
Hengelo
Hengelo (; Tweants: ) is a city in the eastern part of the Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and it has a station for the international Amsterdam – Hannover – Berlin service.
Popu ...
.
Personal life
Sedoc grew up in a family of athletes. His father Roy Sedoc is a Dutch former athlete who became multiple Dutch champion in the long jump and triple jump disciplines. His brothers Jermaine, Randy are also athletes, and another brother,
Valery Sedoc, is a former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
for
FC Groningen.
Dutch Championships
;Event
;Indoor
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
Dutch male hurdlers
Olympic athletes of the Netherlands
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent
Athletes from Amsterdam
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