Rens Blom
Encyclopedia
Rens Blom is a former Dutch
athlete competing in pole vault
.
he set the current Dutch record with 5.81. In 2005, he showed stability as he cleared 5.80 early in May.
At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
, he once again achieved 5.80 and won a surprising gold medal. It was the first Dutch gold medal at a World Championship. In addition, Blom has won five national championships and four national indoor championships.
The year 2006 should have been the first year, in which Rens Blom was to gain advantage from his recently obtained status as a World Champion. In reality it turned out to be a frustrating year, full of bad luck and injuries. Problems with his shoulder, knees and Achilles tendon
s resulting in an operation caused, that 2006 became a lost year for the passionate Dutchman. Finally, in mid-October he cautiously resumed his training programme. Fortunately, looking back upon the achievements in several indoor events at the start of 2007, his prospects look much better now.
Blom is a two-time Olympian. At the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
he did not survive the qualification round. Four years later during the 2004 Summer Olympics
he ended up on the 9th place.
At a press conference in Sittard
on September 26, 2008, the athlete from Limburg
announced to make an end of his career. The feeling that, after various injuries and operations, his body no longer allowed him to strain it to the utmost, had settled it at last. During his career Rens Blom altogether collected six Dutch indoor and seven Dutch outdoor titles.
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...
athlete competing in pole vault
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
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Biography
He achieved the result of 5.75 as early as in 2000, but five years passed without much progression. However, on June 8, 2004 in ZaragozaZaragoza
Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
he set the current Dutch record with 5.81. In 2005, he showed stability as he cleared 5.80 early in May.
At 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...
, he once again achieved 5.80 and won a surprising gold medal. It was the first Dutch gold medal at a World Championship. In addition, Blom has won five national championships and four national indoor championships.
The year 2006 should have been the first year, in which Rens Blom was to gain advantage from his recently obtained status as a World Champion. In reality it turned out to be a frustrating year, full of bad luck and injuries. Problems with his shoulder, knees and Achilles tendon
Achilles tendon
The Achilles tendon , also known as the calcaneal tendon or the tendo calcaneus, is a tendon of the posterior leg. It serves to attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius and soleus muscles to the calcaneus bone.- Anatomy :The Achilles is the tendonous extension of 3 muscles in the lower leg:...
s resulting in an operation caused, that 2006 became a lost year for the passionate Dutchman. Finally, in mid-October he cautiously resumed his training programme. Fortunately, looking back upon the achievements in several indoor events at the start of 2007, his prospects look much better now.
Blom is a two-time Olympian. At the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
he did not survive the qualification round. Four years later during the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
he ended up on the 9th place.
At a press conference in Sittard
Sittard
Sittard is a city in the Dutch province of Limburg, which is the southernmost province of the Netherlands.On the east Sittard borders on Germany . It has some 48,400 inhabitants . Sittard is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen...
on September 26, 2008, the athlete from Limburg
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
announced to make an end of his career. The feeling that, after various injuries and operations, his body no longer allowed him to strain it to the utmost, had settled it at last. During his career Rens Blom altogether collected six Dutch indoor and seven Dutch outdoor titles.