Kristof Beyens (born 13 July 1983 in

Herentals Herentals () is a city in the province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Herentals proper and the towns of Morkhoven and . In 2021, Herentals had a total population of 28.194. The total area is . Saint Waltrude is the patron saint ...

) is a Belgian

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, who specialises in the

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and

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. His personal best time over 200 metres is 20.44 s, achieved in

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during the

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. Beyens finished fourth in the 200 metres final at the

2006 European Athletics Championships The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit". Gothenburg also hosted the 1995 World Champions ...

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. In the same year, he was awarded the Gouden Spike. He also competed in the 2005 World Athletics Championships in the same event, reaching the second round. Beyens represented

Belgium at the 2008 Summer Olympics 400px, the team of Belgium at the Opening Ceremony Belgium competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. 96 Belgians took part in Beijing, the biggest delegation for the country since 1976. Belgium won 2 gold medals, ...

in Beijing. He competed at the 200 metres and placed third in his first round heat after

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and

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in a time of 20.69 seconds. He improved his time in the second round to 20.50 seconds and placed third again, this time behind

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and

Churandy Martina Churandy Thomas Martina (born 3 July 1984) is a Dutch sprinter from Curaçao, currently representing the Netherlands. Previously, he represented the Netherlands Antilles until its dissolution in 2010. His personal best time over 100 metres ...

. He ran his semi final race in 20.69 seconds and placed eighth in his heat, which was not enough to reach the final.

Palmares

;2001 : 7th, European U19 Championships, 200m : 7th, European U19 Championships, 4x100m ;2006 : 4th,

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, 200m

Personal bests

;Outdoor : 100m – 10"32 (2003) : 200m – 20"44 (2007) : 300m – 33"49 (2002) : 400m – 49"17 (2002) ;Indoor : 60m – 6"80 (2008,

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) : 200m – 21"27 (2006,

)

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1983 births Living people Belgian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Belgium Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Belgium Sportspeople from Herentals {{Belgium-athletics-bio-stub