Noor Vidts
Noor Vidts (born 30 May 1996)[1] is a Belgian athlete competing in the combined events. She won the gold medal in the pentathlon at the 2022 World Indoor Championships. Vidts placed fourth in the heptathlon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She earned silver and bronze for the pentathlon at the 2021 and 2023 European Indoor Championships respectively.
 Noor Vidts at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 30 May 1996 Vilvoorde, Belgium |
| Education | Catholic University of Leuven |
| Sport | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Heptathlon, Pentathlon |
| Club | Vilvoorde Atletiekclub |
| Coached by | Fernando Oliva |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
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Medal record | |
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Vidts (centre) hurdles at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul
At the 2022 World Indoor Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, Vidts set a Belgian pentathlon record, slicing 24 points off Nafissatou Thiam's previous best.[2] She won four national titles.
Achievements
International competitions
Personal bests
- Heptathlon – 6571 pts (Tokyo 2021)
- 100 m hurdles – 13.17 s (+0.3 m/s, Tokyo 2021)
- High jump – 1.84 m (La Nucia 2019)
- Shot put – 14.43 m (Eugene, OR 2022)
- 200 metres – 23.70 s (+1.5 m/s, Tokyo 2021)
- Long jump – 6.40 m (+0.5 m/s, Brussels 2022)
- Javelin throw – 41.82 m (Munich 2022)
- 800 metres – 2:08.50 min (Eugene, OR 2022)
- 100 metres – 12.14 s (+0.6 m/s, Ninove 2017)
- Indoors
- Pentathlon – 4929 pts (Belgrade 2022)
- 60 m hurdles – 8.15 s (Belgrade 2022)
- High jump – 1.84 m (Antequera 2019)
- Shot put – 14.22 m (Louvain-la-Neuve 2022)
- Long jump – 6.60 m (Belgrade 2022)
- 800 metres – 2:08.81 min (Belgrade 2022)
- 60 metres indoor – 7.82 s (Gent 2018)
National titles
- Belgian Athletics Championships
- Heptathlon: 2019, 2020
- Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships
- Pentathlon: 2017, 2018
References
- "Noor VIDTS – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- "Goud! Noor Vidts kroont zich op WK indoor tot wereldkampioene in vijfkamp". Het Laatste Nieuws. 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Noor Vidts.
- Noor Vidts at World Athletics
- Noor Vidts at Diamond League
- Noor Vidts at Olympics.com
- Noor Vidts at Olympedia
- Noor Vidts at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
World Indoor Champions in women's pentathlon | |
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