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Thomas Van der Plaetsen

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Thomas Van der Plaetsen (born 24 December 1990 in Ghent) is a Belgian decathlete. His biggest achievements are winning the gold medal for decathlon at the 2016 European Athletics Championships, winning bronze medal for heptathlon at the 2014 World Indoor Championships, and gold medal for decathlon at the 2013 and 2015 Summer Universiade. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Van der Plaetsen is the 6,501st most popular athlete (down from 4,715th in 2019), the 1,214th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 1,138th in 2019) and the 70th most popular Belgian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Thomas Van der Plaetsen ranks 6,501 out of 6,025. Before him are Ruben Knab, Raphaela Folie, Roos de Jong, Renny Quow, Sakura Yosozumi, and Ryutaro Araga. After him are Kieran West, Anita Horvat, Chanatip Sonkham, Torah Bright, Sam Griffiths, and Joana Heidrich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Thomas Van der Plaetsen ranks 1,434. Before him are Evgeniy Belov, Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn, Tom Boon, Juan Rafael Fuentes, Helene Olafsen, and Ryutaro Araga. After him are Theo Reinhardt, Gevorg Sahakyan, Yuhei Sato, Martine Smeets, Agnieszka Kobus, and Yasuhito Tomita.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Thomas Van der Plaetsen ranks 1,214 out of 1,190. Before him are Brent Van Moer (1998), Ismail Azzaoui (1998), Ben Broeders (1995), Sarah Chaâri (2005), Fanny Lecluyse (1992), and Tom Boon (1990). After him are Simon Gougnard (1991), Thomas Briels (1987), Camille Laus (1993), Eliott Crestan (1999), Cynthia Bolingo (1993), and Zoltán Lévai (null).

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Among ATHLETES In Belgium

Among athletes born in Belgium, Thomas Van der Plaetsen ranks 70. Before him are Anne Zagré (1990), Sarah Douglas (null), Ben Broeders (1995), Sarah Chaâri (2005), Fanny Lecluyse (1992), and Tom Boon (1990). After him are Simon Gougnard (1991), Thomas Briels (1987), Camille Laus (1993), Eliott Crestan (1999), Cynthia Bolingo (1993), and Zoltán Lévai (null).

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