Jeroen van Damme
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Jeroen van Damme is a Dutch
long distance track, and road running
athlete.
On April 10, 2005 Van Damme finished the Rotterdam Marathon
in 2:13:48, qualifying for the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
where he finished in 58th position.
Van Damme finished second in the St. Bavoloop on June 17, 2007 in Rijsbergen
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Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
long distance track, and road running
Road running
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...
athlete.
On April 10, 2005 Van Damme finished the Rotterdam Marathon
Rotterdam Marathon
The Rotterdam Marathon is an annual marathon that has been held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands since 1981. It has been held in April of every year since the third edition in 1984, and attracts many top athletes. It has also been ranked as one of the top 10 marathons in the world by Runner's World...
in 2:13:48, qualifying for the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
where he finished in 58th position.
Van Damme finished second in the St. Bavoloop on June 17, 2007 in Rijsbergen
Rijsbergen
Rijsbergen is a town in the municipality of Zundert in the southern Netherlands.In the territory of the former municipality of Rijsbergen was one of the most important border crossings of the country: Hazeldonk. Hazeldonk was ceded in 1997 to Breda.In the town used to be an AC Rijsbergen...
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