Michaël Bultheel
![]() Michaël Bultheel in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 30, 1986 Ypres, Belgium |
| Education | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven[1] |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 metres hurdles |
| Club | Flanders Atletiek Club |
| Coached by | Carlos Baillieu Rudi Diels |
Michaël Bultheel (born 30 June 1986 in Ypres) is a retired Belgian athlete, who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles, making it to the semifinals, and ran anchor leg for Belgium in the 4 × 400 m relay finals, placing sixth. He set a then-personal best at London 2012 of 49.10, which he improved in 2015 to 49.04.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing | |||||
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 14th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 52.21 |
| 2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 14th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 52.06 |
| 2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 49.79 |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 19th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.67 | |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 11th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 50.60 |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 8th | 400 m hurdles | 54.39 |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.98 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 11th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.10 | |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.83 | |||
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 12th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.62 |
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.60 | |||
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 22nd (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.66 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 15th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.72 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.46 | |
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