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Belgian National Sports Merit Award
The Belgian National Sports Merit Award is an annual award handed out to a Belgian sportsperson or -team for exceptional merit. Players can only win the award once during their career, making this trophy one of the most prestigious in Belgian sports. The trophy is awarded by a jury consisting of (former) sports champions (e.g. Paul Van Himst and Ingrid Berghmans), influential sports people and sports journalists and is led by the mayor of Brussels. The trophy was established in 1928 by Alban Collignon, as a tribute to the founder of the Royal Belgian Aero-club, Fernand Jacobs. Therefore the trophy was in the first four years known as the ''Fernand Jacobs Award''. Winners See also * Belgian Sportsman of the year * Belgian Sports Personality of the Year References {{Belgian National Sports Merit Award National sportsperson-of-the-year trophies and awards Belgian sports trophies and awards Awards established in 1928 1928 establishments in Belgium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Paul Van Himst
Paul Guillaume van Himst (born 2 October 1943) is a Belgian former association football, football player and a Coach (sport), football manager who played as a forward (association football), forward, most notably for R.S.C. Anderlecht. Regarded as Anderlecht's ultimate club icon, Van Himst holds the record of four Belgian Golden Shoe awards and was named best "Belgian footballer of the twentieth century". Early years Van Himst was introduced to Anderlecht as a child because his father, who was an ardent fan of Joseph Mermans, Jef Mermans, rarely missed a home match and regularly took his three children to the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Émile Versé Stadium. The young Van Himst himself started to play football in a neighborhood of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and on the playground of the Sint-Niklaas Institute where national coach Bill Gormlie took care of the children. He was fully noticed when he went to the training fields of the Anderlecht youth complex with his cousin. Van Himst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2018 In Sports
2018 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main events for this year were the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Calendar by month *February 9 – Winter Olympics: Opening ceremony is performed in Pyeongchang County in South Korea. Air sports World Cups ;Aeromodelling * May 19 & 20: 2018 F3A Leiria World Cup in Leiria ;Parachuting * January 12 – 14: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #1 in Bad Leonfelden ** Men's individual winner: Reinhold Haibel ** Women's individual winner: Magdalena Schwertl ** Mixed team winners: HSV Red Bull SBG 1 (Manuel Sulzbacher, Magdalena Schwertl, Julia Schosser, Sebastian Graser) ** Giant slalom winners: Reinhold Haibel (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) * February 2 – 4: 2018 Paraski World Cup Series #2 in Ponte di Legno ** Paraski combi men's winner: Marco Valente ** Paraski combi women's winner: Magdalena Schwertl ** Paraski combi junior winner: Sebastian Graser ** Paraski c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Evi Van Acker
Evi Van Acker (born 23 September 1985) is a Belgian professional sailor. She has a Bachelor in Chemistry and is currently studying for a Master in bio-engineering. Career Van Acker started sailing at age 7 in an Optimist dinghy and soon started on the youth program of the Royal Belgian Sailing Club. In 1998 she became European champion in the Optimist class. In 2000, she transferred to the Europe class and placed 17th in the 2003 World Championship. Having transferred to the Laser Radial, she became European champion in 2006, 2007 and 2011 and became second in the 2011 World Championship. She went on to compete in the 2008 Olympic Sailing Competition finishing 8th in the Women's Singlehanded Class the Laser Radial. On 6 August 2012 she won the bronze medal in the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition in the Laser Radial class, behind Xu Lijia of China and Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands. She was shortlisted in 2007 by the International Sailing Federation for the ISAF Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2012 In Sports
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Frederik Van Lierde
Frederik Van Lierde (born 25 May 1979) is a Belgian professional triathlete and 2013 Ironman triathlon world champion. Van Lierde has been coached for two years by two-time Ironman champion and former world record holder Luc Van Lierde, to whom he is not related. He came in third in the 2012 Ironman World Championship The 2012 Ironman World Championship was a long distance triathlon competition held on October 13, 2012 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The championship won by Pete Jacobs of Australia and Leanda Cave of England. It was the 36th such Ironman Triathlon Wo .... On 13 October 2013, Van Lierde won the same championship, becoming only the second Belgian to win the Ironman, after Luc Van Lierde. He finished the race with a 51:02 swim, a 4:25:37 bike and a 2:51:18 marathon to capture the win in total of 8:12:29. It was the eighth-fastest time in the 35-year history of the event. In March 2017, Van Lierde was attacked and robbed while training in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2013 In Sports
2013 in sports is listing and describing the major sporting events from the current year: by month and by discipline. The year after the 2012 Summer Olympics and the year before the 2014 Winter Olympics. Calendar by month January February March April May June July August September October November December Alpine skiing American football * Super Bowl XLVII – the Baltimore Ravens (AFC) won 34–31 over the San Francisco 49ers (NFC) **Location: Superdome **Attendance: 71,024 **MVP: Joe Flacco, QB (Baltimore) *7 January: BCS National Championship Game at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (2012 season): ** The Alabama Crimson Tide defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 42–14. It is the second consecutive national title, third in the last four years, and 15th overall for Alabama. *June 28 – July 6: 2013 IFAF Women's World Championship in Vantaa (Helsinki), Finland ** Champions: (second consecutive title); Second: ; Third: Aquatics A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Daniel Van Buyten
Daniel Van Buyten (; born 7 February 1978) is a Belgian former Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre back. Nicknamed "Big Dan", Van Buyten was known for his uncompromising style of play, exploiting both his physical strength and aerial ability. Beginning at R. Charleroi S.C., Charleroi as a striker, Van Buyten's career took off when he converted to a centre back, playing for a series of top flight clubs, including Olympique de Marseille, Marseille, Manchester City F.C., Manchester City, Hamburger SV and FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich. Throughout his career, Van Buyten was also a regular starter for the Belgium national football team, Belgium national team, amassing 83 caps in an international career that spanned 13 years and which included participation at two FIFA World Cups. Van Buyten became the first-ever Belgian winner of the UEFA Champions League when Bayern Munich claimed the European crown in 2013. Club car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2014 In Sports
2014 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Calendar by month January February March April May June July August September October November December Alpine skiing Amateur boxing American football * Super Bowl XLVIII – the Seattle Seahawks (NFC) won 43–8 over the Denver Broncos (AFC) **Location: MetLife Stadium **Attendance: 82,529 **MVP: Malcolm Smith, LB (Seattle) Aquatics Archery * January 24 – December 14World Archery Official Website's Calendar * November 16, 2013 – February 9, 2014: 2013–14 Indoor Archery World Cup ** November 16 & 17, 2013, in Marrakesh *** Host nation, , and the share both the gold and overall medals wins. ** December 8 & 9, 2013, in *** The won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** January 24–26, 2014, in Telford *** and the have 2 gold medals each. However, won the overall medal tally. ** February 7 – 9, 2014, in Las Vegas (World Cup Final) *** won both the gold and overall med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 international competitions, mainly thanks to the support of the Borlée family. History The Belgian men's 4 × 400 meters relay team has won 17 medals at international athletics competitions, six at the World Championships (two gold) and eleven (seven gold) at the European Championships. Of these medals, eight were won in Track and field, outdoor competitions (four gold) and nine in Track and field#Indoor, indoor competitions (five gold). At the Olympic Games the team's best result was 4th place four times. Borlée family The progenitor of the Borlee family is Jacques Borlée, Jacques (born 1957), bronze medalist at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships, 1983 European Indoor Championships in Budapest on 200 m, while his fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2015 In Sports
2015 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. This year, some sporting events listed below are qualifying ones, for athletes, to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. From July 2015 to May 2016, the venues for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics will be tested, by hosting various events in them. Calendar by month January February March April May June July August September October November December Air sports * February 13 – October 13: 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship ** February 13 & 14: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi *** Open Master Class winner: Paul Bonhomme *** Open Challenger Class winner: Cristian Bolton ** May 16 & 17: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Chiba in Chiba *** Open Master Class winner: Paul Bonhomme *** Open Challenger Class winner: Petr Kopfstein ** May 30 & 31: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Rovinj in Rovinj *** Open Master Class winner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nafissatou Thiam
Nafissatou "Nafi" Thiam (; born 19 August 1994) is a Belgian Sport of athletics, athlete specialising in multi-event competition. She is the first athlete with three multi-event gold medals at the Olympic Games, winning the heptathlon at the Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Rio, Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Tokyo and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2024 Paris Olympics. Her three individual Olympic golds in a row for a woman equals the record of Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland in the hammer throw, hammer and Faith Kipyegon in the 1500 metres Thiam is also the only Belgian athlete to successfully defend an Olympic title. She won gold at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, 2017 and 2022 World Championships in Athletics, 2022 World Championships, the 2018 European Athletics Championships, 2018, 2022 European Athletics Championships, 2022 and 2024 European Athletics Championships, 2024 European Championships as well as the silver medal at the 2019 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2016 In Sports
2016 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main highlight for this year is the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The year is considered by many to be the greatest year in sports history, featuring many underdog stories, huge comebacks, broken curses and exciting and historic moments. Calendar by month * January * February * March * April * May * June * July * August * September * October * November * December Air sports Alpine skiing Amateur boxing American football * Super Bowl 50 – the Denver Broncos (AFC) won 24–10 over the Carolina Panthers (NFC) **Location: Levi's Stadium **Attendance: 71,088 **MVP: Von Miller, LB (Denver) Aquatics Archery * November 21, 2015 – September 17, 2016: 2015–16 World Archery Federation Events Page 2016 Summer Olympics ( WA) * August 5 – 12: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí ** Men's individual: Ku Bon-chan; Jean-Charles Valladont; B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
