Joeri Jansen (born 28 May 1979 in

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) is a

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, specialised in the

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Biography

Jansen made his international breakthrough, when he was awarded the

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at the

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. Four years later, he came in as 5th at the European Indoor Championship. He competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

and was eliminated in the heats.

Achievements

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jansen, Joeri 1979 births Living people Belgian male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Belgium Sportspeople from Turnhout 21st-century Belgian people