John Doms
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Representing Belgium
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1948 Reading | Senior race |
John Doms(5 November 1924 inWaarloos– 27 June 2013 inDuffel) was aBelgianlong-distance runnerwho competed incross country runningand thesteeplechase.His greatest achievements came at theInternational Cross Country Championships(the precursor to the world championship). He became Belgium's first ever winner of the event in1948,leading the Belgian men to the team title as well. He returned four times further, taking 12th in both 1949 and 1950, before sinking out of the top twenty at the two following year's races. He shared in the team silver medal in both 1950 and 1951.[1]His Belgian team contemporaries includedMarcel VandewattyneandLucien Theys.
He was born in Waarloos,Antwerp Provinceand died inDuffel.[2]He represented Belgium at the1948 Summer Olympicsin London, running in the steeplechase, though he was eliminated in qualifying.[3]He represented Belgium on the track at one further major competition – he placed ninth in the10,000 metresat the1950 European Athletics Championships.[4]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | International Cross Country Championships | Reading, United Kingdom | 1st | Senior race | 54:05 |
| 1st | Senior team | 46 pts | |||
| Olympic Games | London,United Kingdom | 6th (q) | 3000 m s'chase | 9:41.8 | |
| 1949 | International Cross Country Championships | Dublin,Ireland | 12th | Senior race | 49:01 |
| 5th | Senior team | 146 pts | |||
| 1950 | International Cross Country Championships | Brussels,Belgium | 12th | Senior race | 46:53 |
| 2nd | Senior team | 77 pts | |||
| European Championships | Brussels,Belgium | 9th | 10,000 m | 31:04.2 | |
| 1951 | International Cross Country Championships | Caerleon,United Kingdom | 21st | Senior race | ? |
| 2nd | Senior team | 99 pts | |||
| 1952 | International Cross Country Championships | Hamilton,United Kingdom | 41st | Senior race | ? |
References
[edit]- ^Athletes File International Cross Country Championships Jon Doms.AthChamps (archived). Retrieved on 2016-04-27.
- ^John Doms(in Dutch).InMemoriam. Retrieved on 2016-04-27.
- ^John DomsArchived2016-03-23 at theWayback Machine.Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-04-27.
- ^European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK.European Athletics Association,pp. 372-377. Retrieved on 2016-04-27.