Patrick van Balkom

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Medal record
Men’s athletics
Competitor for  Netherlands
World Championships
Bronze	2003 Paris	4x100 m relay
Universiade
Silver	1999 Palma de Mallorca	200 metres

Patrick van Balkom

Full name	Patrick Petrus Marinus van Balkom
Date of birth	14 September 1974 (1974-09-14) (age 33)
Place of birth	Waalwijk, Netherlands
Previous Teams	{{{previous teams}}}
Height	1.84 m
Weight	80 kg
Personal best	100m - 10.23 (1998) 200m - 20.36 (1999, 2000, 2001) 400m - 46.80 (2003)
Career	1986-2006
Infobox last updated on: 19 March 2008.

Patrick Petrus Marinus van Balkom (born September 14, 1974 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch sprinter. Together with Caimin Douglas, Timothy Beck and Troy Douglas he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. With this same team he also participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but they were eliminated in the series due to a mistake in the changing area. Van Balkom also won a 200 metres bronze medal at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships. On September 3, 2006 he ran his last race at the Arena Games in Hilversum.

[edit] Personal bests

• 100 metres - 10.23 (1998)
• 200 metres - 20.36 (1999, 2000, 2001)
• 400 metres - 46.80 (2003)

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Patrick van Balkom