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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 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Van der Plaetsen is the 7,671st most popular athlete (down from 4,728th in 2024), the 1,305th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 1,138th in 2019) and the 79th most popular Belgian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Thomas Van der Plaetsen ranks 7,671 out of 6,025. Before him are Raphaela Folie, Şeref Osmanoğlu, 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 1,596. Before him are Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn, Luke Newberry, Tom Boon, Juan Rafael Fuentes, Helene Olafsen, and Ryutaro Araga. After him are David Rochela, Sergei Ostapchuk, Theo Reinhardt, Gevorg Sahakyan, Yuhei Sato, and Jacob Smith.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Thomas Van der Plaetsen ranks 1,305 out of 1,190. Before him are Ismail Azzaoui (1998), Ben Broeders (1995), Eline Berings (1986), 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 Dries Wouters (1997).

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Among ATHLETES In Belgium

Among athletes born in Belgium, Thomas Van der Plaetsen ranks 79. Before him are Sarah Douglas (null), Ben Broeders (1995), Eline Berings (1986), 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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