Pieter-Jan Hannes (born 30 October 1992, in Mortsel) is a Belgian athlete specialising in the middle-distance events, primarily the 1500 metres, as well as cross-country running. He represented his country at the 2013 World Championships without qualifying for the semifinals. He also won a gold medal at the 2013 European U23 Championships.
Competition record Representing 2009European Youth Olympic FestivalTampere, Finland4th3000 m8:34.282011European Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia11th1500 m3:52.532013European U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland1st1500 m3:43.83World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia25th (h)1500 m3:40.392014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland14th (h)1500 m3:40.342015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic12th3000 m7:59.43World Championships Beijing, China20th (sf)1500 m3:44.382016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil21st (sf)1500 m3:43.71
Personal bests Outdoor 800 metres – 1:47.30 (Oordegem-Lede 2013) 1500 metres – 3:34.49 (Heusden-Zolder 2014) Mile – 3:51.84 NR (Oslo 2015) 3000 metres – 7:54.06 (Herentals 2013) Indoor 1500 metres – 3:37.30 (Birmingham 2015) 3000 metres – 7:47.55 (Prague 2015)
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