VERVAET Imke

Date of Birth: 11 Apr 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Place of residence : GHENT

Residence Country:

Belgium

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 200m
	Women's 4 x 400m Relay BEL Belgium	7
	4 x 400m Relay Mixed BEL Belgium	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	4 x 400m Relay Mixed Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	4 x 400m Relay Mixed Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 200m Round 1 - Heat 6	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 200m Semi-Final 3	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	200m	4 x 400m
2019	Doha, QAT	Heats (23.24)	5th (3:27.15)

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2021	Chorzow, POL	7th

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, Lawyer

University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, France

Partner Dries Peeters

Languages spoken:

Dutch, English, French

KRC Ghent [Belgium]

Carole Kaboud Mebam [national], CMR; Leopold Van Hamme [personal], BEL

"I only train in the evening, after work. Of course I sometimes get tired before the training starts, but if I can get 15 minutes at home, that's enough." (atletiek.be, 10 Jan 2020)

General Interest

General
200M FOCUS
She says her preferred discipline is the 200m despite occasionally competing in other events. "I will certainly run a 400m every now and then, but I will continue to opt for the 200m in the most important races. I believe that the two distances reinforce each other." (atletiek.be, 10 Jan 2020)

FULL-TIME LAWYER
She works as a full-time lawyer. "I found regularity when I started working. I have now [2019] started my third year as a lawyer, full-time. Of course juggling sports and occupation is not easy, but it is not so bad. I am self-employed and I determine my own schedule, so I can usually fit in the training that I want to do. Sometimes I miss a session because of my work obligations." (atletiek.be, 10 Jan 2020)

BREAK
She took time away from athletics in 2015 and studied in Paris, France. She says the break helped her regain her motivation for athletics. "I ran very well until 2012, then less. I still don't know why that was. Probably a combination of stress and injuries. I try to preserve the spirit that pleasure comes first and the results follow." (atletiek.be, 10 Jan 2020)

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Legend

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

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