Thomas Van Der Plaetsen BEL   
Date of birth: 24 December 90
Age: 30 years 7 days
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 82 kg
Club/team: DEIN
Heptathlon World Indoor Bronze Medallist 2014
Decathlon European Champion 2016
Decathlon 8th at Olympic Games 2016
Decathlon World Championships finalist 2019
Decathlon European U23 Champion 2011
Decathlon U20 European Junior Champion 2009
Decathlon World University Games Champion 2015
Decathlon World University Games Champion 2013
Heptathlon World Indoor Alltime no. 25 6259 Sopot 8 Mar 2014
60m Hurdles World Indoor Alltime no. 2623 8.06 Mondeville 1 Feb 2014
Decathlon World Alltime no. 115 8332 Rio de Janeiro 18 Aug 2016
Pole Vault World Indoor Alltime no. 504 5.50 Gent 3 Feb 2019
60m World Indoor Alltime no. 14527 7.13 Sopot 7 Mar 2014
Decathlon U20 World Junior Alltime no. 52 7769 Novi Sad 24 Jul 2009
Pole Vault World Alltime no. 874 5.45 Talence 23 Jun 2019

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
60m
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  7.23iw    HParis5 Mar
2014  7.13iw   HSopot7 Mar
2019  7.27iw    HGent2 Feb
 
100m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  11.45w -0.5  D-19Novi Sad23 Jul
2010  11.27w  0.0  DTel Aviv26 Jun
2011  11.20w  0.0  DDaegu27 Aug
2013  11.09w -0.1  DMoskva10 Aug
2014  11.04w  +0.6 DGötzis31 May
2015  11.24w  +2.6  5h3Nivelles27 Jun
2015  11.34w  +0.6  DGwangju8 Jul
2016  11.23w  +0.8  DAmsterdam6 Jul
2017  11.35w  +1.7  DRatingen24 Jun
2017  11.30w  +2.1  2h3Kortrijk8 Jul
2018  11.14w -0.6  DGötzis26 May
2019  11.35w  +0.1  DTalence22 Jun
2020  11.22w  +3.8  DDeinze25 Sep
 
200m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2010  22.34w  +0.6 MNaimette-Xhovémont13 Jul
 
400m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  49.67w    D-19Novi Sad23 Jul
2010  50.30w    DNaimette-Xhovémont28 Aug
2011  48.64w   D-22Ostrava14 Jul
2013  49.00w    DMoskva10 Aug
2014  49.16w    DGötzis31 May
2015  50.28w    DBeijing28 Aug
2016  49.63w    DRio de Janeiro17 Aug
2018  50.26w    DGötzis26 May
2019  49.95w    DTalence22 Jun
2020  51.32w    DDeinze25 Sep
 
1000m
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  2:42.80iw    HParis6 Mar
2014  2:40.50iw   HSopot8 Mar
2019  2:46.45iw    HGent3 Feb
 
1500m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  4:44.17w    D-19Novi Sad24 Jul
2010  4:52.87w    DTel Aviv27 Jun
2011  4:32.52w   DGötzis29 May
2013  4:37.93w    DMoskva11 Aug
2014  4:35.09w    DGötzis1 Jun
2015  4:47.38w    DBeijing29 Aug
2016  4:34.21w    DRio de Janeiro18 Aug
2018  5:14.93w    DGötzis27 May
2019  4:37.99w    DTalence23 Jun
 
60m Hurdles
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  8.18iw    HGent5 Feb
2014  8.06iw   5h1Mondeville1 Feb
2019  8.22iw    HGent3 Feb
 
110m Hurdles (99.1cm)
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  14.27w -2.0 D-19Novi Sad24 Jul
 
110m Hurdles
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2010  15.02w -0.9  DTel Aviv27 Jun
2011  14.45w    Deinze6 Jul
2013  14.66w  0.0  DMoskva11 Aug
2014  14.67w  +0.8  4h1Oordegem5 Jul
2015  14.45w -0.3  2rBLeuven8 Aug
2016  14.39w  +1.6 2h1Oordegem21 May
2017  14.76w  +0.9  5rBBruxelles9 Jul
2018  14.78w -2.6  DGötzis27 May
2019  14.80w  +0.2  DDoha3 Oct
2020  14.44w  +1.3  2h2Bruxelles16 Aug
 
High Jump
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2007  2.10w    2-22Zoetermeer16 Sep
2008  2.05w    1Heusden12 Jul
2009  2.13w    D-19Novi Sad23 Jul
2010  2.05w    MBruxelles8 Aug
2011  2.17w   DDaegu27 Aug
2013  2.05w    DMoskva10 Aug
2014  2.10w    DZürich12 Aug
2015  2.13w    DBeijing28 Aug
2016  2.16w    DRio de Janeiro17 Aug
2017  2.00w    7Bruxelles9 Jul
2018  2.06w    DGötzis26 May
2019  2.09w    5Bruxelles1 Sep
2020  2.05w    DDeinze25 Sep
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2007  2.02iw    1-17Gent21 Jan
2008  2.04iw    4Gent10 Feb
2011  2.06iw    HParis5 Mar
2012  2.13iw   1Gent7 Jan
2013  2.07iw    HKazan8 Jul
2014  2.12iw    HSopot7 Mar
2019  2.10iw    HGlasgow2 Mar
 
Pole Vault
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  4.40w    D-19Novi Sad24 Jul
2010  4.80w    DTel Aviv27 Jun
2011  5.25w    1Bruxelles24 Jul
2013  5.35w    1Bruxelles21 Jul
2014  5.40w    1Leiden14 Jun
2015  5.30w    DBeijing29 Aug
2016  5.41w    3Oordegem28 May
2017  5.40w    Gent17 Jun
2018  5.20w    DGötzis27 May
2019  5.45w   DTalence23 Jun
2020  5.41w    2Kessel-Lo29 Aug
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  5.20iw    HParis6 Mar
2014  5.34iw    3Mondeville1 Feb
2018  5.20iw    3Gent17 Feb
2019  5.50iw   HGent3 Feb
 
Long Jump
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  7.24w  +1.0  D-19Novi Sad23 Jul
2010  7.57w  +1.6  DTel Aviv26 Jun
2011  7.79w  +0.9  DDaegu27 Aug
2012  7.43w -0.5  1Merksem13 May
2013  7.80w  +0.5 DKazan8 Jul
2014  7.68w  +0.7  DGötzis31 May
2015  7.42w  +1.2  DBeijing28 Aug
2016  7.67w  +0.5  Gent5 Jun
2017  7.25w  0.0  6Innsbruck2 Jun
2018  7.67w  +0.2  DGötzis26 May
2019  7.50w  +0.2  DTalence22 Jun
2020  7.48w  +1.0  DDeinze25 Sep
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  7.57iw    HGent5 Feb
2014  7.78iw   HApeldoorn15 Feb
2019  7.67iw    HGent2 Feb
 
Shot Put (6kg)
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  14.32w   D-19Novi Sad23 Jul
 
Shot Put
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2010  13.15w    DNaimette-Xhovémont28 Aug
2011  13.31w    D-22Ostrava14 Jul
2013  13.57w    1Ninove27 Jun
2014  14.12w   DZürich12 Aug
2015  13.83w    DBeijing28 Aug
2016  13.78w    DCoetzenburg19 Feb
2017  13.03w    DLondon11 Aug
2018  14.00w    DGötzis26 May
2019  13.78w    DDoha2 Oct
2020  14.10w    1Kortrijk30 Aug
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  13.16iw    HParis5 Mar
2014  14.32iw   HSopot7 Mar
2019  14.30iw    HGent2 Feb
 
Discus Throw (1.75kg)
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  37.76w   D-19Filderstadt24 May
 
Discus Throw
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2010  37.30w    DNaimette-Xhovémont29 Aug
2011  37.73w    D-22Ostrava15 Jul
2013  41.17w    DMoskva11 Aug
2014  44.48w    2Lier21 Jun
2015  43.01w    DBeijing29 Aug
2016  44.32w    DAmsterdam7 Jul
2017  43.91w    2Eeklo5 Jun
2018  48.81w   Deinze29 Jun
2019  46.23w    DTalence23 Jun
2020  47.66w    DDeinze26 Sep
 
Javelin Throw
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  60.10w    D-19Filderstadt24 May
2010  62.94w    MBruxelles8 Aug
2011  63.57w    D-22Ostrava15 Jul
2013  65.31w   DMoskva11 Aug
2014  62.76w    5Oordegem5 Jul
2015  60.00w    DGwangju9 Jul
2016  62.09w    DRio de Janeiro18 Aug
2018  59.41w    DGötzis27 May
2019  63.67w    DDoha3 Oct
2020  56.53w    DDeinze26 Sep
 
Triathlon
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2010  2426w   5Naimette-Xhovémont13 Jul
 
Heptathlon
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  6020iw   NR 6Paris6 Mar
2014  6259iw   NR3Sopot8 Mar
2019  6132iw    1Gent3 Feb
 
Decathlon
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2010  7564w    3Tel Aviv27 Jun
2011  8157w   NU23R NR1-22Ostrava15 Jul
2013  8255w    15Moskva11 Aug
2014  8184w    6Götzis1 Jun
2015  8035w    14Beijing29 Aug
2016  8332w   8Rio de Janeiro18 Aug
2018  8007w    13Götzis27 May
2019  8214w    3Talence23 Jun
2020  8027w    1Deinze26 Sep
 
Decathlon U20
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  7769w   NU20R1-19Novi Sad24 Jul

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
High Jump
EYOF 2007: 6-172.04 6qB-172.03
Pole Vault
ETC-1 2013: 75.00
Decathlon
EJ 2011: 1-228157
WC 2011: 138069
WC 2013: 158255
WUG 2013: 18164
EC 2014: 108105
WC 2015: 148035
WUG 2015: 17952
EC 2016: 18218
OG 2016: 88332
WC 2017: DNF
EC 2018: DNF
WC 2019: 98125
Decathlon U20
EJ 2009: 1-197769
 
Indoor
Heptathlon
EC 2011: 66020
WC 2014: 36259
EC 2019: 65989

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
60m
Indoor7.13    Sopot7 Mar 2014
 
100m
Outdoor11.04   +0.6 Götzis31 May 2014
 
200m
Outdoor22.34   +0.6 Naimette-Xhovémont13 Jul 2010
 
400m
Outdoor48.64    Ostrava14 Jul 2011
 
1000m
Indoor2:40.50    Sopot8 Mar 2014
 
1500m
Outdoor4:32.52    Götzis29 May 2011
 
60m Hurdles
Indoor8.06    Mondeville1 Feb 2014
 
110m Hurdles (99.1cm)
Outdoor14.27  -2.0 Novi Sad24 Jul 2009
 
110m Hurdles
Outdoor14.39   +1.6 Oordegem21 May 2016
 
High Jump
Outdoor2.17    Daegu27 Aug 2011
Indoor2.13    Gent7 Jan 2012
 
Pole Vault
Outdoor5.45    Talence23 Jun 2019
Indoor5.50    Gent3 Feb 2019
 
Long Jump
Outdoor7.80   +0.5 Kazan8 Jul 2013
Indoor7.78    Apeldoorn15 Feb 2014
 
Shot Put (6kg)
Outdoor14.32    Novi Sad23 Jul 2009
 
Shot Put
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor14.12    Zürich12 Aug 2014
Indoor14.32    Sopot7 Mar 2014
 
Discus Throw (1.75kg)
Outdoor37.76    Filderstadt24 May 2009
 
Discus Throw
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor48.81    Deinze29 Jun 2018
 
Javelin Throw
Outdoor65.31    Moskva11 Aug 2013
 
Triathlon
Outdoor2426    Naimette-Xhovémont13 Jul 2010
 
Heptathlon
Indoor6259    NRSopot8 Mar 2014
 
Decathlon
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
competitions over 8200 points: 4   
Outdoor8332    Rio de Janeiro18 Aug 2016
 
Decathlon U20
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor7769    NU20RNovi Sad24 Jul 2009

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

Pole Vault, 10 best results (legal):
5.50i  HGent3 Feb 2019
5.45   DTalence23 Jun 2019
5.41   3Oordegem28 May 2016
5.41   2Kessel-Lo29 Aug 2020
5.40   1Leiden14 Jun 2014
5.40   DAmsterdam7 Jul 2016
5.40   DRio de Janeiro18 Aug 2016
5.40   Gent17 Jun 2017
5.40   5Bruxelles4 Sep 2020
5.35   1Bruxelles21 Jul 2013
 
Average: 5.412
 
High Jump, 10 best results (legal):
2.17   DDaegu27 Aug 2011
2.16   DRio de Janeiro17 Aug 2016
2.13   D-19Novi Sad23 Jul 2009
2.13i  1Gent7 Jan 2012
2.13   DBeijing28 Aug 2015
2.12   1Oordegem2 Jul 2011
2.12i  HSopot7 Mar 2014
2.10   2-22Zoetermeer16 Sep 2007
2.10   1-19Lokeren25 Apr 2009
2.10   DZürich12 Aug 2014
 
Average: 2.126
 
Long Jump, 10 best results (legal):
7.80   +0.5DKazan8 Jul 2013
7.79   +0.9DDaegu27 Aug 2011
7.78i  HApeldoorn15 Feb 2014
7.75i  1Gent26 Jan 2014
7.68   +1.3D-22Ostrava14 Jul 2011
7.68   +0.7DGötzis31 May 2014
7.67i  HSopot7 Mar 2014
7.67   +0.5Gent5 Jun 2016
7.67   +0.2DGötzis26 May 2018
7.67i  HGent2 Feb 2019
 
Average: 7.716
 
Shot Put, 10 best results (legal):
14.32i  HSopot7 Mar 2014
14.30i  HGent2 Feb 2019
14.14i  HApeldoorn15 Feb 2014
14.12   DZürich12 Aug 2014
14.10   1Kortrijk30 Aug 2020
14.00   DGötzis26 May 2018
13.83   DBeijing28 Aug 2015
13.78   DCoetzenburg19 Feb 2016
13.78   DDoha2 Oct 2019
13.76i  HGlasgow2 Mar 2019
 
Average: 14.013
 
110m Hurdles, 10 best results (legal):
14.39   +1.62h1Oordegem21 May 2016
14.39   +0.94Oordegem21 May 2016
14.44   +1.32h2Bruxelles16 Aug 2020
14.45   Deinze6 Jul 2011
14.45   -0.32rBLeuven8 Aug 2015
14.57   -0.23h1Bruxelles25 Jun 2016
14.59   +1.4DGwangju9 Jul 2015
14.60   +1.64rCNivelles27 Jun 2015
14.64   -1.0DAmsterdam7 Jul 2016
14.65   -0.4DGötzis29 May 2011
 
Average: 14.517
 
Javelin Throw, 10 best results (legal):
65.31   DMoskva11 Aug 2013
63.67   DDoha3 Oct 2019
63.57   D-22Ostrava15 Jul 2011
62.94   MBruxelles8 Aug 2010
62.76   5Oordegem5 Jul 2014
62.09   DRio de Janeiro18 Aug 2016
61.04   5Leiden8 Jun 2019
60.95   DZürich13 Aug 2014
60.92   DGötzis1 Jun 2014
60.85   DTalence23 Jun 2019
 
Average: 62.41
 
Discus Throw, 10 best results (legal):
48.81   Deinze29 Jun 2018
47.66   DDeinze26 Sep 2020
46.23   DTalence23 Jun 2019
46.17   DDoha3 Oct 2019
45.78   1Kortrijk13 Sep 2020
45.02   6Bruxelles16 Aug 2020
44.48   2Lier21 Jun 2014
44.46   DGötzis27 May 2018
44.32   DAmsterdam7 Jul 2016
43.91   2Eeklo5 Jun 2017
 
Average: 45.684
 
100m, 10 best results (legal):
11.04   +0.6DGötzis31 May 2014
11.09   -0.1DMoskva10 Aug 2013
11.12   +0.1DKazan8 Jul 2013
11.14   -0.6DGötzis26 May 2018
11.20   0.0DDaegu27 Aug 2011
11.22   -0.3MNaimette-Xhovémont16 Jul 2014
11.23   +0.8DAmsterdam6 Jul 2016
11.24   +0.5DRio de Janeiro17 Aug 2016
11.25   -0.9DZürich12 Aug 2014
11.27   0.0DTel Aviv26 Jun 2010
 
Average: 11.18
 
400m, 10 best results (legal):
48.64   D-22Ostrava14 Jul 2011
49.00   DMoskva10 Aug 2013
49.16   DGötzis31 May 2014
49.36   DKazan8 Jul 2013
49.46   DDaegu27 Aug 2011
49.60   DGötzis28 May 2011
49.63   DRio de Janeiro17 Aug 2016
49.67   D-19Novi Sad23 Jul 2009
49.95   DTalence22 Jun 2019
50.26   DGötzis26 May 2018
 
Average: 49.473
 
1500m, 10 best results (legal):
4:32.52   DGötzis29 May 2011
4:34.21   DRio de Janeiro18 Aug 2016
4:35.09   DGötzis1 Jun 2014
4:35.84   D-22Ostrava15 Jul 2011
4:37.84   DAmsterdam7 Jul 2016
4:37.93   DMoskva11 Aug 2013
4:37.99   DTalence23 Jun 2019
4:42.79   DCoetzenburg20 Feb 2016
4:43.95   DDoha4 Oct 2019
4:44.17   D-19Novi Sad24 Jul 2009
 
Average: 4:38.233
 
Decathlon, 10 best results (legal):
8332   8Rio de Janeiro18 Aug 2016
8255   15Moskva11 Aug 2013
8218   1Amsterdam7 Jul 2016
8214   3Talence23 Jun 2019
8184   6Götzis1 Jun 2014
8164   1Kazan9 Jul 2013
8157   1-22Ostrava15 Jul 2011
8125   9Doha4 Oct 2019
8105   10Zürich13 Aug 2014
8069   13Daegu28 Aug 2011
 
Average: 8182.3
 

Total results in db: 392

By event:

60m:7
100m:26
200m:1
400m:23
1000m:6
1500m:19
60m Hurdles:9
110m Hurdles (99.1cm):2
110m Hurdles:33
High Jump:49
Pole Vault:52
Long Jump:44
Shot Put (6kg):2
Shot Put:35
Discus Throw (1.75kg):2
Discus Throw:25
Javelin Throw:25
Triathlon:2
Heptathlon:7
Decathlon:21
Decathlon U20:2

▲IN 2020

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

100m
11.22iw+3.8 DNCDeinzeNC, Deinze25 Sep 
400m
51.32iw SB DNCDeinzeNC, Deinze25 Sep 
1500m
4:48.2hiw SB DNCDeinzeNC, Deinze26 Sep 
110m Hurdles
14.44iw+1.3 SB (288)2h2NCBruxellesNC, Bruxelles16 Aug 
14.60iw+3.6 DNCDeinzeNC, Deinze26 Sep 
High Jump
2.05iw SB (369)DNCDeinzeNC, Deinze25 Sep 
Pole Vault
5.41iw SB (70)2Kessel-LoKessel-Lo29 Aug 
5.40iw 5VDBruxellesVD, Bruxelles4 Sep 
 5.25/1 5.40/1 5.50/XXX
5.20iw DNCDeinzeNC, Deinze26 Sep 
Long Jump
7.48iw+1.0 SB (249)DNCDeinzeNC, Deinze25 Sep 
Shot Put
13.63iw SB 3LokerenLokeren23 Aug 
14.10iw SB 1KortrijkKortrijk30 Aug 
13.07iw DNCDeinzeNC, Deinze25 Sep 
Discus Throw
45.02iw SB 6NCBruxellesNC, Bruxelles16 Aug 
45.78iw SB 1KortrijkKortrijk13 Sep 
47.66iw SB DNCDeinzeNC, Deinze26 Sep 
Javelin Throw
56.53iw SB DNCDeinzeNC, Deinze26 Sep 
Decathlon
8027iw SB (12)1NCDeinzeNC, Deinze26 Sep 
 11.22w/+3.8 7.48/+1.0 13.07 2.05 51.32 14.60w/+3.6 47.66 5.20 56.53 DNF 11.22w/+3.8 7.48/+1.0 13.07 2.05 51.32
14.60w/+3.6 47.66 5.20 56.53 DNF

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
2009OutdoorDecathlon U2027769
2010OutdoorDecathlon927564
2011OutdoorDecathlon188157
2011IndoorHeptathlon76020
2013OutdoorDecathlon188255
2014OutdoorDecathlon188184
2014IndoorLong Jump697.78
2014IndoorHeptathlon36259
2015OutdoorDecathlon318035
2016OutdoorDecathlon118332
2018OutdoorDecathlon378007
2019OutdoorDecathlon158214
2019IndoorPole Vault655.50
2019IndoorHeptathlon46132
2020OutdoorPole Vault705.41
2020OutdoorDecathlon128027

▲WINSTREAKS