Patrick van Balkom

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Patrick van Balkom bigraphy, stories - Dutch sprinter

Patrick van Balkom : biography

14 September 1974 –

Patrick Petrus Marinus van Balkom (born September 14, 1974 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch sprinter. Together with Caimin Douglas, Timothy Beck and Troy Douglas he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. With this same team he also participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but they were eliminated in the series due to a mistake in the changing area.

Van Balkom also won a 200 metres bronze medal at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships. On September 3, 2006 he ran his last race at the Arena Games in Hilversum.

Personal bests

  • 100 metres – 10.23 (1998)
  • 200 metres – 20.36 (1999, 2000, 2001)
  • 400 metres – 46.80 (2003)