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Gaston, Baron Roelants (born 5 February 1937), is a Belgian former elite steeplechaser and cross country runner. He won the 1962 European and 1964 Olympic titles in the 3000 m steeplechase and twice broke the world record.

Gaston Roelants
Gaston Roelants in 1968
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (1937-02-05) 5 February 1937 (age 85)
Opvelp, Belgium
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportAthletics
Event(s)Steeplechase, marathon
ClubDC Leuven
Retired1976
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000 m Steeplechase – 8:26.4 (1965)
marathon – 2:16:30 (1974)
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo3000 m steeplechase
European Championships
1962 Belgrade3000 m steeplechase
1969 AthensMarathon
1966 Budapest3000 m steeplechase
1974 RomeMarathon

Biography


Gaston Roelants in 1967
Gaston Roelants in 1967

Roelants finished fourth in the steeplechase at the 1960 Olympics, and after winning a bronze medal at the 1966 European Championships he successfully turned to longer distances, setting world records in the 20 km (58 minutes 6.2 seconds) and in the 1 hour race (20,664 m) that year. In 1972 he improved those records to 57 minutes 44.4 seconds and 20,878 meters. He won a silver (1969) and a bronze (1974) medal in European marathon races.[1][2] He was ranked the world's best steeplechaser five times, in 1962–1965 and 1967.[3]

Roelants also won four international cross country titles (1962, 1967, 1969 and 1972) with three second places between 1960 and 1975. His long career continued into his 40s. Later he won five world titles in the masters category and held the masters world record in the steeplechase for 27 years.[4]

A major Belgian road race is named after Roelants.[5][6]


References


Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gaston Roelants.
  1. Gaston Roelants Archived 8 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 12 January 2014.
  2. "Gaston Roelant". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved on 12 January 2014.
  3. World Rankings By Nation — Men’s Steeple Archived 2 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Track and Field News
  4. Masterstrack Records analysis, 2003.[dead link]
  5. Gaston Roelants race review Archived 23 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Sport.be. 20 December 2009.
  6. Sport. Brussels 10K Gaston Roelants. Brussels.be. Retrieved on 12 January 2014.
Records
Preceded by Men's 3000 m steeplechase
world record holder
7 September 1963 – 17 July 1968		 Succeeded by
Jouko Kuha

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- [en] Gaston Roelants

[fr] Gaston Roelants

Gaston, baron Roelants (né le 5 février 1937 à Opvelp) est un athlète belge, spécialiste des courses de fond. Il fut anobli en 2002.

[it] Gaston Roelants

Gaston Roelants (Opvelp, 5 febbraio 1937) è un ex siepista, mezzofondista e maratoneta belga, campione olimpico dei 3000 metri siepi ai Giochi di Tokyo 1964.

[ru] Рулантс, Гастон

Гастон, барон Рулантс (нидерл. Gaston Roelants, р. 5 февраля 1937) — бельгийский легкоатлет, олимпийский чемпион и чемпион Европы; знаменосец сборной Бельгии на летних Олимпийских играх 1964, 1968, 1972 и 1976 годов.


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