Jonathan Sacoor (born 1 September 1999) is a Belgian
sprinter specialising in the
400 metres.
Career
He first came to prominence early 2018, winning a bronze medal in the
4 × 400 metres relay
The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...
at the
2018 World Indoor Championships in a new
national indoor record of 3:02.51. Later that year, he became the first ever Belgian under-20 athletics world champion by winning the gold medal in the 400m individual race at the
2018 IAAF World U20 Championships
The 2018 World U20 Championships in Athletics, also known as the World Junior Championships, was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 1999) which was held at Tampere Stadiu ...
. He then followed up this performance with a gold in the
4 × 400 metres relay
The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...
at the
2018 European Athletics Championships
The 2018 European Athletics Championships were held in Berlin, Germany, from 6 to 12 August 2018. The championships were part of the first European Championships with other events happening in the United Kingdom.
For the second Championships in ...
He is currently a member of the
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state ...
track and field team.
His father is Mozambican, of Portuguese and Indian descent, his mother is Dutch.
De medaille die de pijn stilt
at '' De Standaard'', 6 March 2018.
International competitions
1Did not finish in the final
Personal bests
Outdoor
*200 metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...
– 21.35 (+0.6 m/s, Huizingen 2017)
* 400 metres – 45.03 (Tampere, 2018)
Indoor
*200 metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...
– 21.58 (Ghent 2018)
* 400 metres – 46.95 (Ghent 2018)
See also
* Belgian men's 4 × 400 metres relay team
The Belgian men's 4 × 400 metres relay team, nicknamed the Belgian Tornados from July 2014 onwards, is the Relay race#Relays in athletics, relay team of the Belgium, Belgian national athletics team that has given the highest number of medals in ...
References
External links
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1999 births
Living people
Belgian male sprinters
European Championships (multi-sport event) gold medalists
European Athletics Championships winners
Belgian people of Dutch descent
Belgian people of Mozambican descent
Belgian people of Indian descent
Indian people of Portuguese descent
Indian people of Dutch descent
Belgian people of Portuguese descent
World Athletics Championships athletes for Belgium
World Athletics Championships medalists
Belgian Athletics Championships winners
World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
World Athletics U20 Championships winners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Belgium
Sportspeople from Namur (city)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
European Games bronze medalists for Belgium
European Games medalists in athletics