COUCKUYT Paulien

Date of Birth: 19 May 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Place of residence : ANTWERP

Residence Country:

Belgium

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 400m Hurdles
	Women's 4 x 400m Relay BEL Belgium	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	400m Hurdles	4 x 400m
2019	Doha, QAT	Heats (57.15)	5th (3:27.15)

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2021	Chorzow, POL	7th (3:37.66)
2019	Yokohama, JPN	Final B (3:31.71)

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
7	2021	400m Hurdles	World Athletics Continental Tour	Hengelo, NED	56.70

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Physiotherapy - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, BEL

Languages spoken:

Carole Kaboud Mebam [national], CMR; Rudi Diels [personal], BEL

She suffered a back injury after the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (atletiek.be, 21 Dec 2019)

She took up athletics at age 10. (flair.be, 13 Oct 2019)

"I had the dream to go to the Olympic Games like every little girl. The older you get, the more difficult it is to believe that you can actually make that dream come true. Therefore, many athletes eventually quit. I had also stored that dream, but I always resolved to keep doing my best. That paid off, because look where I am already." (flair.be, 13 Oct 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sporza.be, 20 Jan 2020)

General Interest

General
BALANCING SPORT AND STUDY
She decided to spread the final year of her physiotherapy degree over two years from 2019 onward, in order to focus more on sport. She says she plans to prioritise sport through to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. "Since this year [2019] I've realised that I could go far in the field of sports. So I intend to spread my last year of study over two years so that I can focus on sport and hopefully compete at the Olympic Games, so that I will not regret it later in life. Tokyo may be just a little too early, which is why I am also looking forward to Paris 2024. You always want to compete for the medals, that will certainly be a goal. I think the [2024] Olympics will be the finish for me. After that I want to focus fully on my future career as a physiotherapist. My goal would be to help other athletes get to the top of their sport. That is something I am really looking forward to." (sporza.be, 21 Jul 2019; flair.be, 13 Oct 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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