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Alexander Doom

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Alexander Doom
Doom after winning gold at the2024 World Indoor Championships
Personal information
Born(1997-04-25)25 April 1997(age 27)
Roeselare,Belgium
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
ClubKAV Roeselare
Coached byChrist Doom
Philip Gilson
Achievements and titles
Personalbests
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Eugene 4×400 m relay
World Relay Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Nassau 4×400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade 4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2024 Glasgow 400 metres
Gold medal – first place 2024 Glasgow 4×400 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rome 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rome 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich 4×400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Istanbul 4×400 m relay

Alexander Doom(pronounced[aːlɛkˈsɑndərdoːm];born 25 April 1997) is aBelgiansprinterspecializing in the400 metres.[1]In2024,he became the first male athlete to win the individual400 metresand4×400 metres relayat the same World Athletics Indoor Championships[2][3][4]He has won several medals in international competitions with the Belgian4 × 400 metres relayteam and holds a personal best of 44.15 over the400 metres.

Athletics career

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In 2013, Doom took first place in the 400 m at theEuropean Youth Olympic FestivalinUtrechtin a time of 47.93.

As part of the Belgian4 × 400 m relayteam, he competed at the 2015 European Junior Championships and the 2016 World U20 Championships where they placed 5th and 11th respectively.

In 2017, he was eliminated in the first round of the 400 at the European U23 Championships having run a time of 48.52 and finished fifth with the relay in 3:06.45.

In 2019, he managed to reach the semi-finals of the European U23 Championships inGävlebut was ultimately disqualified.

2021 represented a breakout year for Doom running a season best time of 45.34 inBruxelleto win theBelgian Championshipsand qualifying to represent Belgium at the2020 Summer Olympicsin the4 × 400 m relay.

At the games, the Belgian quartet, consisting of Doom,Jonathan Sacoor,Dylan Borlée,andJonathan Borlée,just missed out on a medal, placing fourth. In the process they set a newBelgian recordin a time of 2:57.88.

In July 2022, Doom competed at the2022 World Athletics Championshipsin the individual 400 m and4 × 400 m relay.Individually, he made it through to the semi-finals before being eliminated running a time of 45.80 in the semi-finals. As part ofBelgium's relay squad,Doom won a bronze medal, taking third behind the United States and Jamaica in a time of 2:58.72.

The next month, at theEuropean Athletics Championships in Munich,Doom won a silver medal as part ofBelgium's 4 × 400 metres relay team.

At the2023 World Athletics ChampionshipsinBudapest,Doom again competed in the individual 400 m and4 × 400 m relay.In the heats of the 400 m, he broke the 45 second barrier for the first time, running a personal best of 44.92 to qualify for the semi-finals. However, he was unable to advance to the finals after a 45.77 semi-final performance to take fifth in his heat.

In2024,he became the first ever Belgian male athlete to win gold at theWorld Athletics Indoor Championshipstaking the gold over favouriteKarsten Warholm,the world record holder in the400 metres hurdles.[5]

Doom trailing AmericanChristopher Baileyon the final leg of the4 × 400 m relayat the2024 World Indoor Championships

Warholm had taken the lead at the break and held the lead until just 10-20 metres to go when he was edged out by Doom at the finish line. In winning gold, Doom also set an indoor personal best and Belgian national record in a time of 45.25, less than half a second off of his outdoor personal best.

The day after the 400 m finals, Doom competed alongside his Belgian teammates in the4 × 400 m relay.In a similar manner to his individual 400 m victory the day prior, Doom, running the anchor leg, took the lead in the final meters to secure the win after having trailed for most of his leg, this time beating team USA's anchorChristopher Baileyat the line.

By taking both titles, he became the first male athlete to win the individual400 metresand4×400 metres relayat the same World Athletics Indoor Championships.

Later that year, at theWorld Athletics RelaysinThe Bahamas,he was on the team that qualified Belgium for the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the2024 Summer Olympic GamesinParis,France[6]and at the2024 European Athletics Championships,Doom won another two gold medals. First, he won and set a new championship record and a new Belgian record by winning the individual400 metrestitle[7]and on the closing day of the championships, he anchored the Belgian team winning the 4 x 400 metres.[8]

By taking both European titles, he became the first athlete to win the individual400 metresand4×400 metres relayat the World Athletics Indoor Championships and the individual400 metresand4 x 400 metresat the European Athletics Championships all four in the same year.

At the2024 Summer OlympicsinParis, France,Doom, having skipped the heats, started off the Belgian team in the final that finished 4th in theMixed 4 × 400 metres relay.[9]Having qualified for themen's 400 metressemi-final, Doom, suffering frompubalgia,was forced to pull up in the last bend and did not finish the race.[10]It was his last race at the Paris Olympics.[11]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
RepresentingBelgium
2013 European Youth Olympic Festival Utrecht, Netherlands 1st 400 m 47.93
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:14.12
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 11th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:10.78
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 29th (h) 400 m 48.52
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.45
2019 European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 7th (h) 400 m 47.391
6th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.432
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 20th (h) 400 m 47.18
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.96
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th 4 × 400 m relay 2:57.88NR
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade,Serbia 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.52
World Championships Eugene,United States 19th (sf) 400 m 45.80
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 2:58.72
European Championships Munich,Germany 13th (sf) 400 m 45.77
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.49
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 6th (sf) 400 m 46.123
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.83
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 18th (sf) 400 m 45.57
9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.33
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow,Scotland 1st 400 m 45.25NR
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.54
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 3rd 4 × 400 m 3:01.16
European Championships Rome,Italy 1st 400 m 44.15NRCHB
1st 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.84
4th 4 × 400 m mixed 3:11.03
Olympic Games Paris, France 4th 4 × 400 m mixed relay 3:10.74NR

1Disqualified in the semifinals
2Did not finish in the final
3Did not start in the final

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

See also

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References

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  1. ^Alexander DoomatWorld Athletics
  2. ^"Doom strikes to end Warholm's 400m win streak in Glasgow".www.worldathletics.org.2 March 2024.Retrieved4 March2024.
  3. ^"Na goud op het WK indoor: kan Alexander Doom ook de olympische finale halen? (als hij dat wil)".www.knack.be(in Dutch). 3 March 2024.Retrieved4 March2024.
  4. ^"Doom delivers again to anchor Belgium to 4x400m gold in Glasgow".www.worldathletics.org.3 March 2024.Retrieved4 March2024.
  5. ^"Doom and gloom in world indoor 400m".AW.2024-03-02.Retrieved2024-03-06.
  6. ^"World Relays: les Tornados et le relais mixte qualifiés pour Paris, repêchage pour les Cheetahs et les relais 4X100"(in French).RTBF.5 May 2024.Retrieved13 June2024.
  7. ^"EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024: ALEXANDER DOOM BREAKS CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD TO TAKE GOLD IN MEN'S 400M FINAL".www.olympics.com.2024-06-10.Retrieved2024-06-13.
  8. ^"Double gold for Bol and Doom with 4x400m triumphs".www.european-athletics.com.2024-06-12.Retrieved2024-06-13.
  9. ^"Belgian Waffles grijpen net naast medaille, geen 100m-finale voor Rosius en Nkansa, Vermeulen en Verheyden sneuvelen op 1.500m".Sporza(in Dutch). 2024-08-03.Retrieved2024-08-13.
  10. ^"THREE-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALLIST KIRANI JAMES QUALIFIES FASTEST FOR 400M FINAL, JOINED BY MICHAEL NORMAN".Sporza.2024-08-06.Retrieved2024-08-13.
  11. ^"Pas 10 minuten voor start ging het fout: Doom doet verhaal van gemiste aflossing -" Het scheurde toen helemaal "".Sporza(in Dutch). 2024-08-12.Retrieved2024-08-13.
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