Pieter Desmet (born 7 June 1983 in Kortrijk) is a Belgian steeplechase and long-distance runner. He is a two-time national champion for his category, and a member of Atletiek Zuid-West Club in Zwevegem, being coached and trained by Dirk de Maesschulck. He also achieved a personal best time of 8:15.02, at a world meeting in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.
Desmet represented Belgium at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed for the men's 3000 m steeplechase. He ran in the third heat of the event, against twelve other competitors, including South Africa's Ruben Ramolefi, and Kenya's Richard Mateelong. He finished and completed the race in eleventh place, with a time of 8:37.99, failing to advance into the final round.
Desmet also improved his time of 8:31.81 at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany, finishing ninth in the heats.
Personal bests EventTime (sec)VenueDate1500 metres 3:50.73 Nivelles, Belgium 15 August 20033000 metres 8:05.20 Tessenderlo, Belgium 30 August 20035000 metres 14:15.55 Nijmegen, Netherlands 24 May 200310,000 metres 28:33.44 Palo Alto, California, United States 4 May 20083000 metres steeplechase 8:15.02 Heusden, Netherlands 28 July 2007 All information taken from IAAF profile.
References
External links Profile – Flemish Athletics League
NBC 2008 Olympics profile