Tom Goegebuer
Tom Richard Goegebuer (born 27 March 1975) is a former Belgian weightlifter competing in the 62 kg and 56 kg category.[1] He is 164 cm tall (5 ft 5 inches)
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Full name | Tom Richard Goegebuer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 27 March 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 56 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Richard Goegebuer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 8 April 2013. |
Career
He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division finishing thirteenth with 251 kg. This improved his own Belgian record by 1 kg.[2] In the 62 kg category, he participated in several Senior World Championships: 1997 Thailand, 1998 Finland, 1999 Greece, 2001 Turkey, 2005 Qatar, 2006 Dominican Republic, and 2007 Thailand.[3]
Since 1999 he competed in all the European Senior Championships. At the 2008 European Championships he won overall silver in the 56 kg category, with a total of 244 kg.[3]
At the 2009 European Championships he won overall gold in the 56 kg category, with a total of 252 kg.[4][5]
At the 2010 European Championships he came only 2 kg short of the European title -56 kg with a new Belgian record of 254 kg total. With 116 kg snatch and 138 kg clean & jerk he came 3rd.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished 12th with a total of 247 kg.[6][7]
National records
Category | Snatch | Jerk | Total |
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-62 kg | 127.5 kg | 155 kg | 277.5 kg |
-56 kg | 116 kg | 140 kg | 254 kg |
Notes and references
- "Tom Goegebuer hangt halters aan de haak" (in Dutch). Team Belgium. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- "OS 2008 - Gewichtheffer Tom Goegebuer verbetert zijn BR". Knack.be (in Dutch). 10 August 2008. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
- "GOEGEBUER Tom". International Weightlifting Federation.
- "Tom Goegebuer is Europees kampioen gewichtheffen" (in Dutch). Metro. 5 April 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- "Tom Goegebuer neemt revanche met EK-goud". De Standaard (in Dutch). 8 April 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- "London 2012 - Men's 56 kg Bantamweight Weightlifting". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- "Tom Goegebuer at Sports-reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2014.