William Van Dijck (born 24 January 1961) is a Belgian former athlete, primarily active on the 3000m steeplechase.

Biography

Van Dijck was born in Leuven. He was the first Belgian to win a medal at the World Championships, winning the bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships. He won a second bronze at the 1994 European Championships. He became

Belgian Sportsman of the year The Belgian Sportsman of the Year is elected at the end of each year by professional sportjournalists and former winners, annually since 1967. A Belgian Sportswoman of the Year title has been given out since 1975. Top winners include Ingrid Berghm ...

in 1986. Van Dijck quit athletics in 1997 and now works in a bank in

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. He also applied himself to

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and won the Lotto Cross Cup in the 1993–94 and 1995–96 seasons.

Achievements

* All results regarding 3000 metres steeplechase * 1986: Belgian record in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

: 8:10.01, the best year performance worldwide * 1986: National Trophy for Sporting Achievements Van Dijck was 9 times Belgian Champion steeplechaser between 1983 and 1994.Results at Belgian Championships
from Vlaamse Atletiek Liga

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Dijck, William 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Leuven Flemish sportspeople Belgian male steeplechase runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Belgium World Athletics Championships athletes for Belgium World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists