Hans Van Alphen (born 12 January 1982, in Turnhout) is a Belgian decathlete.
Van Alphen won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade and finished eleventh at the 2007 World Championships. In 2005, he became Belgian champion in the decathlon. He was the first Belgian decathlete to pass the 8000 points limit.Belgian athletics records
In 2008, Van Alphen was a competitor in the decathlon of the Beijing Olympics, but did not finish all the events due to injury.
He was just below the 8000-point mark at the 2010 Hypo-Meeting, where he came 13th, then he set a personal best score of 8072 points to finish fifth at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona. Continuing in that vein, he set a best in the men's heptathlon at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships, taking ninth place with a total of 5938 points.2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships - Men's decathlon final standings . European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-06-18. Turning to the outdoor circuit, he improved a number of event bests at the Hypo-Meeting (including the 100 metres, high jump and long jump) and ended the competition in eleventh place with 8045 points.2011 Hypo Meeting Decathlon Final Standings . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-18. At the 2011 TNT - Fortuna Meeting in Kladno he put together his best series of results: following a best of 66.21 m in the javelin, he moved up four places in the final 1500 metres to take the runner-up spot behind Leonel Suárez with a decathlon personal best of 8120 points.Procházka, Michal (2011-06-17). Chernova impresses with 6773pts tally in Kladno – IAAF Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.
In 2012 he won the decathlon at the Hypo-Meeting with a score of 8519. He ended fourth in the decathlon at the 2012 London Olympics. He ended the year with a win at the Decastar.van Kuijen, Hans (2012-09-16). Van Alphen and Yosypenko prevail in Talence - IAAF Combined Events Challenge - Day 2 REPORT. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-01-22.
Personal bests
Outdoor 100 m - 10.96 (2012) 400 m - 48.25 (2007) 1500 m - 4:17.51 (2009) 110 m hurdles - 14.55 (2012) High jump - 2.06 m (2012) Pole vault - 4.96 m (2012) Long jump - 7.64 m (2012) Shot put - 15.97 m (2014) Discus throw - 51.89 m (2012) Javelin throw - 67.59 m (2012) Decathlon - 8519 pts (May 26/27, 2012, Götzis)
Indoor 60 m - 7.08 (2008) 1000 m - 2:37.06 (2011) 60 m hurdles - 8.19 (2006) High jump - 1.94 m (2011) Pole vault - 4.90 m (2011) Long jump - 7.34 m (2006) Shot put - 15.63 m (2010) Heptathlon - 5938 pts (2011)
Competition record Representing 2005Belgian ChampionshipIzegem, Belgium 1stDecathlon7064 pts2006Nordrhein-MehrkampfmeisterschaftenWesel, Germany 3rdDecathlon7411 pts2007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand 2ndDecathlon8047 ptsWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan11thDecathlon8034 pts2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China -DecathlonDNF2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain 5thDecathlon8072 pts2011Hypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria11thDecathlon8045 ptsTNT - Fortuna MeetingKladno, Czech Republic 2ndDecathlon8120ptsDécastarTalence, France 1stDecathlon8200 pts2012Hypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria 1stDecathlon8519 ptsOlympic GamesLondon, England4thDecathlon 8447 ptsDécastarTalence, France 1stDecathlon8293 pts
References
External links
Results at the 2008 Beijing Olympics