Patrick Stevens (born 31 January 1968 in
Leut) is a retired
sprinter from
Belgium
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. He won the bronze medal in the
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 ...
at the
1994 European Championships in
Helsinki
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and a silver medal in the 200 m at the
2000 European Indoor Championships. He earned selection for four consecutive
Olympic Games
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for his native country, although he was unable to compete at
Sydney 2000
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due to injury. His best result was seventh in the famous
Michael Johnson 1996 200m WR final in
Atlanta
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. He has also competed in four
World Championships
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, between 1993 and 1999, finishing eighth in the 1997 200 m final.
Stevens has a daughter called Lauryn with British athlete
Denise Lewis
Denise Lewis (born 27 August 1972) is a British sports presenter and former track and field athlete, who specialised in the heptathlon. She won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, was twice Commonwealth Games champion, ...
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International competitions
1Representing Europe
2Did not start in the semifinals
Personal bests
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Profile and competition record
1968 births
Living people
Belgian male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Belgium
World Athletics Championships athletes for Belgium
European Athletics Championships medalists
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
People from Maasmechelen
Universiade bronze medalists for Belgium
Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade
Sportspeople from Limburg (Belgium)
20th-century Belgian people
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