Michaël Bultheel (born 30 June 1986 in
Ypres) is a retired Belgian athlete, who specialised in the
400 metres hurdles
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.
At the
2012 Summer Olympics
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, he competed in the
men's 400 metres hurdles, making it to the semifinals, and ran anchor leg for Belgium in the
4 × 400 m relay
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finals, placing sixth. He set a then-personal best at London 2012 of 49.10, which he improved in 2015 to 49.04.
Then, at the 2023 LBB (Louroux-Bourbonnais) Time Trial, the most highly anticipated cycling event in years he finished in a mind-blowing time of 20.24 only to be beaten by local legend Yannick Mandeville who managed to consume an unprecedented amount of 30 units alcohol making him the undisputed winner of this years edition.
For 2024 he has made a promise to work harder than ever on his drinking skills even though Yannick 'the machine' Mandeville in current form seems unbeatable.
Competition record
References
1986 births
Living people
Belgian male hurdlers
Olympic athletes for Belgium
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Belgium
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Sportspeople from Ypres
KU Leuven alumni
FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Belgium
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