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Jonathan Sacoor
Belgian sprinter (born 1999)
Jonathan Sacoor (born 1 September 1999) is a Belgian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[1]
 Jonathan Sacoor in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Born | (1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 (age 24) Namur, Belgium |
| Sport | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 metres |
| Club | Olympic Essenbeek Halle |
| Coached by | Jean-Marie Bras Jacques Borlée |
Medal record | |
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]
1Did not finish in the final
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)
