Jonathan Sacoor
Jonathan Sacoor (born 1 September 1999) is a Belgian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[1]
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Nationality | Belgian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Namur, Belgium | 1 September 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Olympic Essenbeek Halle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Jean-Marie Bras Jacques Borlée | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He first came to prominence early 2018, winning a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2018 World Indoor Championships in a new national indoor record of 3:02.51. Later that year, he became the first ever Belgian under-20 athletics world champion by winning the gold medal in the 400m individual race at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships. He then followed up this performance with a gold in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2018 European Athletics Championships
He is currently a member of the University of Tennessee track and field team.[2]
His father is Mozambican, of Portuguese and Indian descent, his mother is Dutch.[3]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2015 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Tbilisi, Georgia | 6th | 400 m | 49.86 |
2016 | European Youth Championships | Tbilisi, Georgia | 4th | 400 m | 47.71 |
2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 3rd | 400 m | 46.23 |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.51 |
2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | 400 m | 45.03 |
5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.05 | |||
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.47 |
2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.70 |
European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 6th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.431 | |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 45.03 | |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 2.58.78 | |||
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 22nd (sf) | 400 m | 45.88 |
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:57.88 | |||
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.52 |
World Championships | Eugene, United States | 4th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.96 | |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 4th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.80 | |
2023 | European Games | Chorzów, Poland | 3rd | 4 x 400 m mixed | 3:12.97 |
2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.54 |
World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | 4 × 400 m | 3:01.16 |
1Did not finish in the final
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 200 metres – 21.35 (+0.6 m/s, Huizingen 2017)
- 400 metres – 45.03 (Tampere, 2018)
Indoor
- 200 metres – 21.58 (Ghent 2018)
- 400 metres – 46.95 (Ghent 2018)
See also
- Belgian men's 4 × 400 metres relay team