Joske Van Santberghe

Joske Van Santberghe (born 8 August 1949) is a Belgian middle- and long-distance runner.

Joske Van Santberghe
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Belgium
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place1973 WaregemSenior race

She competed mainly in cross country running and was bronze medallist at the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, held on home turf in Waregem. Van Santberghe represented Belgium for five straight years across the International Cross Country Championships and the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, from 1970 to 1974.

During her career she was a member of Daring Club Leuven athletics club and claimed five national titles, four in cross country and one in the 1500 metres.[1]

In 1972 she married fellow Belgian world cross country medallist Eric De Beck.[2]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1970 International Cross Country Championships Vichy, France 14th Senior race 11:26
5th Senior team 69 pts
1971 International Cross Country Championships San Sebastián, Spain 55th Senior race 12:49
10th Senior team 190 pts
1972 International Cross Country Championships Cambridge, United Kingdom 4th Senior race 16:20
7th Senior team 100 pts
1973 World Cross Country Championships Waregem, Belgium 3rd Senior race 14:01
7th Senior team 107 pts
1974 World Cross Country Championships Monza, Italy 11th Senior race 13:18.6
4th Senior team 97 pts

National titles

References
  1. Belgian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.
  2. Lemmens, N. (1974). In de schijnwerper: Erik De Beck. De Atletiekwereld nr. 8: KNAU

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