VANHOVE Arne

Date of Birth: 17 Aug 1983

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Sport Class: B2

Place of birth: BRUGES

Birth Country:

Belgium

Place of residence : BRUGES

Residence Country:

Belgium

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Goalball	Men BEL Belgium	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Preliminary - Group B #08 BEL Belgium 10 CHN China 3	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Preliminary - Group B #15 TUR Turkey 4 BEL Belgium 6	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Preliminary - Group B #27 GER Germany 2 BEL Belgium 0	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Preliminary - Group B #31 BEL Belgium 2 UKR Ukraine 4	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Quarterfinal #43 BEL Belgium 4 LTU Lithuania 7	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Hiking, gaming, goalball, science. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Information Technology

Partner Riet, children Nora and Lander

Languages spoken:

Dutch, English, French

ViGe Noordzee [Belgium]

Johan De Rick [national]

Sporting relatives:

His brothers Bruno and Tom have represented Belgium in goalball. Both brothers competed at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, while Bruno also competed at the 2008 Games in Beijing. (sporza.be, 23 Feb 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 20 Aug 2021)

He began playing torball at age 12 and switched to goalball three years later. He left the sport at age 20 to focus on his studies before returning to goalball in 2015. (overheid.vlaanderen.be, 02 Aug 2021; parantee-psylos.be, 17 Aug 2021)

He liked team sports. "My parents where contacted by a sports club, due to my visual impairment. If you have a visual impairment and want to play a team sport, there are few options. Football is not an option." (overheid.vlaanderen.be, 02 Aug 2021; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Competing at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

His brothers Tom and Bruno Vanhove. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

General Interest

Classification
B2 (IBSA, 20 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (knack.be, 17 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (overheid.vlaanderen.be, 02 Aug 2021; Paralympic Team Belgium Guide, 29 Jul 2021; focus-wtv.be, 15 Jul 2021)

Impairment Details
He has retinopathy of prematurity, a vision impairment caused by premature birth. "I am part of sextuplet. My brothers Tom and Bruno have the same condition, a result of our premature birth. I see a little better than Tom and Bruno. I can see a car from 10 metres and read the plate number, Bruno and Tom can only see that number from three metres." (overheid.vlaanderen.be, 02 Aug 2021; Paralympic Team Belgium Guide, 29 Jul 2021; focus-wtv.be, 15 Jul 2021)

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Legend

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

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