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Hans van Alphen is the Belgian decathlon record holder. Winner of the 2012 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.

Hans van Alphen is recognized as one of Belgium’s most accomplished decathletes - Decathlon 2000
Belgium

Date of birth: 12 January 1982
Place of birth: Turnhout, Belgium
Height: 191cm / Weight: 88kg
Decathlon: 8519 Götzis 2012
Heptathlon: 5938 Paris 2011
Coach: Wim Vandeven, Georges Friant 
Full career

Hans van Alphen became the first Belgian decathlete to surpass the 8000-point threshold, achieving this at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok - earning a silver medal with 8047 points
Personal bests
100 m 10,96 (+1.0) Götzis 2012
Long jump 7.64 (+1.5) London 2012
Shot put 15.97 Heusden-Zolder 2014
High jump 2.06 Götzis 2012
400 m 48,25 Bangkok 2007
110 m hurdles 14,55 (+0.4) Götzis 2012
Discus throw 51.89 Beveren 2012
Pole vault 5.00
Heusden-Zolder 2015
Javelin throw 67.59 Kessel-Lo 2012
1500 m 4.17,51 Talence 2009
Total 8852
Total 10 best decathlons 81904

 

Decathlons over 8000 points (11)
Pts Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8047 11,16 - 7.49 - 15.39 - 1.83 - 48,25 -
14,85 - 45.32 - 4.40 - 60.79 - 4.21,05
4121 3926 2 Bangkok 2007
8034 11,11 - 7.35 - 14.67 - 1.88 - 48,52 -
14,77 - 44.30 - 4.30 - 65.71 - 4.22,50
4083 3951 11 Osaka 2007
8070 11,25 - 7.40 - 14.22 - 1.88 - 49,56 -
14,60 - 45.52 - 4.62 - 62.75 - 4.17,51
3989 4081 4 Talence 2009
8072 11,20 - 7.26 - 15.08 - 1.89 - 49,44 -
14,89 - 47.67 - 4.75 - 58.47 - 4.21,06
4034 4038 5 Barcelona 2010
8091 11,14 - 7.32 - 14.81 - 1.93 - 49,24 -
14,87 - 45.17 - 4.56 - 63.84 - 4.22,70
4089 4002 6 Talence 2010
8045 11,10 - 7.50 - 13.35 - 2.00 - 49,58 -
14,96 - 46.32 - 4.46 - 60.85 - 4.21,86
4099 3946 11 Götzis 2011
8120 11,25 - 7.45 - 15.04 - 1.92 - 49,00 -
15,02 - 43.67 - 4.60 - 66.21 - 4.21,78
4112 4008 2 Kladno 2011
8200 11,33 - 7.24 - 15.30 - 1.97 - 49,63 -
14,88 - 46.11 - 4.90 - 63.22 - 4.21,10
4076 4124 1 Talence 2011
8519 10,96 - 7.62 - 15.23 - 2.06 - 49,54 -
14,55 - 45.45 - 4.96 - 64.15 - 4.20,87
4334 4185 1 Götzis 2012
8447 11,05 - 7.64 - 15.48 - 2.05 - 49,18 -
14,89 - 48.28 - 4.80 - 61.69 - 4.22,50
4342 4105 4 London 2012
8293 11,09 - 7.27 - 15.29 - 2.01 - 49,06 -
14,96 - 48.92 - 4.72 - 65.76 - 4.30,22
4198 4095 1 Talence 2012

 

Heptathlons over 5800 points (1)
5938 7,20 - 7.26 - 15.26 - 1.94 - 8,30 - 4.90 - 2.37,06 9 Paris 2011

 

International medals (1)
Year Venue Championships Event Total Medal
2007 Bangkok 2007 Universiade Decathlon 8047 Silver

 

Winner of the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge
Year 1st meeting 2nd meeting 3rd meeting Total Medal
2012 8519 Götzis 2012 8447 London 2012 8293 Talence 2012 25259 Gold

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A little Belgian record. Götzis 2012!
Hans van Alphen won and has now a personal best total of 8818 points, showing the best shape of his life
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Hans van Alphen from the Netherlands won the decathlon in Götzis with 8519 points after a thrilling duel with Eelco Sintnicolaas, with a narrow margin of just 13 points
Belgian Men’s Heptathlon All-Time List
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European Championships Barcelona 2010
The 2010 European Athletics Championships were held at the Estaldi Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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