William Van Dijck

William Van Dijck

Personal information
Born	24 January 1961
Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for  Belgium World Championships Bronze 1987 Rome 3000 m steeplechase European Championships Bronze 1994 Helsinki 3000 m steeplechase

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

Biography

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 in 1986. Van Dijck quit athletics in 1997 and now works in a bank in Geel.^[1]

He also applied himself to cross country running and won the Lotto Cross Cup in the 1993–94 and 1995–96 seasons.^[2]

Achievements

• All results regarding 3000 metres steeplechase

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Belgium
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	Semi-final	8:39.01
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	Semi-final	8:23.08
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	5th	8:20.19
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	3rd	8:12:19
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	5th	8:13.99
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	5th	8:21.71
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	9th	8:30.46
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	9th	8:22.51
	1992 IAAF World Cup	Havana, Cuba	2nd	8:32.06
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	8:24.86

• 1986: Belgian record in Brussels: 8:10.01, the best year performance worldwide^[3]
• 1986: National Trophy for Sporting Achievements^[4]

Van Dijck was 9 times Belgian Champion steeplechaser between 1983 and 1994.^[5]

Notes

• IAAF profile for William Van Dijck

Sporting positions
Preceded by Henry Marsh	Men's 3.000m Steeple Best Year Performance 1986	Succeeded by Francesco Panetta

v t e Golden Spike Award Men's winners 1989: Godfried Dejonckheere 1990: Patrick Stevens 1991: Godfried Dejonckheere 1992: William Van Dijck 1993–1994: Vincent Rousseau 1995–1996: Patrick Stevens 1997: Mohammed Mourhit 1998: Jonathan Nsenga 1999–2001: Mohammed Mourhit 2002–2003: Cédric Van Branteghem 2004: Joeri Jansen 2005: François Gourmet 2006: Kristof Beyens 2007: Hans Van Alphen 2008: Kevin Borlée 2009: Jonathan Borlée 2010–2011: Kévin Borlée Women's winners 1989: Véronique Collard 1990: Lieve Slegers 1991: Sylvia Dethier 1992: Lieve Slegers 1993: Sabrina De Leeuw 1994–1995: Lieve Slegers 1996: Ann Mercken 1997–1999: Marleen Renders 2000: Veerle Dejaeghere 2001–2005: Kim Gevaert 2006: Tia Hellebaut 2007: Kim Gevaert 2008: Tia Hellebaut 2009: Eline Berings 2010: Svetlana Bolshakova 2011: Élodie Ouédraogo Men's talent winners 1989: Gino Van Geyte 1990: Stefaan Allemeersch 1991: Yassin Guellet 1992: Benjamin Leroy 1993: Nathan Kahan 1994: Erik Nijs 1995: Sven Pieters 1996: Kjell Provost 1997: Ben Quintelier 1998: Johan Kloek 1999: Thibaut Duval & Hans Janssens 2000: Matthieu Van Diest 2001: Kevin Rans 2002: Michael Velter 2003: Xavier De Baerdemaeker 2004: Pieter Desmet 2005: Frédéric Xhonneux 2006: Jonathan Borlée 2007: Adrien Deghelt 2008: Kevin Borlée 2009: Jeroen D'hoedt & Thomas van der Plaetsen 2010: Julien Watrin 2011: Stef Vanhaeren Women's talent winners 1989: Anneke Matthijs 1990: Sandrine Hennart 1991: Anja Smolders 1992: Sabrina De Leeuw 1993: Kathleen Van Hove 1994: Annelies Demeester 1995: Kim Gevaert 1996: Cindy Stas 1997: Ludivine Michel 1998: Catherine Lallemand 1999: Veerle Dejaeghere 2000: Mieke Geens 2001: Sigrid Vanden Bempt 2002: Elfje Willemsen 2003: Olivia Borlée 2004: Lien Huyghebaert 2005: Eline Berings 2006: Annelies Peetroons 2007: Anne Zagré 2008: Hannelore Desmet 2009: Lindsey De Grande 2010: Hanne Van Hessche 2011: Marjolein Lindemans

v t e Belgian Sportsperson of the Year Men 1967 Ferdinand Bracke 1968 Serge Reding 1969–1974 Eddy Merckx 1975 Bruno Brokken 1976 Ivo Van Damme 1977 Michel Pollentier 1978 Raymond Ceulemans 1979–1980 Robert Van de Walle 1981 Freddy Maertens 1982 Jacky Ickx 1983 Eddy Annys 1984 Claude Criquielion 1985 Gaston Rahier & Vincent Rousseau 1986 William Van Dijck 1987 Georges Jobé 1988 Eric Geboers 1989 Thierry Boutsen 1990 Rudy Dhaenens 1991 Jean-Michel Saive 1992 Georges Jobé 1993 Vincent Rousseau 1994 Jean-Michel Saive 1995–1996 Fred Deburghgraeve 1997 Luc Van Lierde 1998 Fred Deburghgraeve 1999 Luc Van Lierde 2000 Joël Smets 2001–2004 Stefan Everts 2005 Tom Boonen 2006 Stefan Everts 2007 Tom Boonen 2008 Sven Nys 2009–2011 Philippe Gilbert Women 1975 Carine Verbauwen 1976–1977 Anne-Marie Pira 1978–1979 Carine Verbauwen 1980 Ingrid Berghmans 1981 Annie Lambrechts 1982–1986 Ingrid Berghmans 1987 Ingrid Lempereur 1988–1989 Ingrid Berghmans 1990–1991 Sabine Appelmans 1992 Annelies Bredael 1993 Gella Vandecaveye 1994–1995 Brigitte Becue 1996 Ulla Werbrouck 1997 Gella Vandecaveye 1998 Dominique Monami 1999–2002 Kim Clijsters 2003–2004 Justine Henin-Hardenne 2005 Kim Clijsters 2006–2007 Justine Henin-Hardenne 2008 Tia Hellebaut 2009–2011 Kim Clijsters Team 1997 Noliko Maaseik 1998 Belgian Motorcross team 1999 Davis Cup team 2000 Anderlecht 2001 Fed Cup team 2002 La Villette 2003 Belgian Motorcross team 2004 Women's 4×100 metres relay 2005 Under-21 football team 2006 Fed Cup team 2007–2008 Women's 4×100 metres relay 2009–2011 Men's 4×400 metres relay Talent 1998 Kim Clijsters 1999 Bart Wellens 2000 Bart Aernouts 2001 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 2002 Thomas Buffel 2003 Kirsten Flipkens 2004 Aagje Vanwalleghem 2005 Niels Albert 2006 Yoris Grandjean 2007 Dominique Cornu 2008 Elise Matthysen 2009 Romelu Lukaku 2010 Luca Brecel 2011 Thomas van der Plaetsen Paralimpic 2010 Sven Decaesstecker 2011 Wim Decleir Coach 2011 Jacques Borlée

Persondata
Name	Van Dijck, William
Alternative names
Short description	athlete (long-distance runner)
Date of birth	24 January 1961
Place of birth	Leuven, Belgium
Date of death
Place of death