en Koen Naert

Koen Naert
	Naert at the 2015 Berlin Marathon
Personal information
Born	3 September 1989 (age 35); Roeselare, Belgium
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Half marathon: 61:42 (Valencia 2018); Marathon: 2:06:56 (Rotterdam 2023);
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Belgium
European Championships

Koen Naert (born 3 September 1989) is a Belgian athlete who specializes in cross-country and long-distance running.

Naert finished seventh at the 2015 Berlin Marathon^[1] and 13th at the 2015 Hamburg Marathon.^[2] In 2018, he won the gold medal in the marathon at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin with 2:09:51 for a championship record. His personal best of 2:06:56 comes from the 2023 Rotterdam Marathon, where he placed sixth.

In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.^[3]

As a marathon runner, he represented Belgium in 3 successive Summer Olympic Games, finishing in 22nd place in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,^[4] in 10th place in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan,^[5] and, after an offday, in 61st place in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[6]

Statistics

International competition

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Belgium
2008	European Cross Country Championships	Brussels, Belgium	35th	U20 Men Individual	19:35
2009	European Cross Country Championships	Dublin, Ireland	40th	U23 Men Individual	26:26
2010	European Cross Country Championships	Albufeira, Portugal	39th	U23 Men Individual	25:22
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	6th	10000 m	29:18.73
2011	European Cross Country Championships	Velenje, Slovenia	14th	U23 Men Individual	24:05
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th	10000 m	29:02.08
2013	European Team Championships	Dublin, Ireland	6th	3000 m	8:20.63
2013	European Cross Country Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	9th	Senior Men Individual	29:54
2014	European Team Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	2nd	5000 m	14:16.51
2014	European Championships	Zurich, Switzerland	11th	10000 m	29:04.87
2015	Hamburg Marathon	Hamburg, Germany	13th	Marathon	2:13:39
	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	7th	Marathon	2:10:31
	European Cross Country Championships	Hyères, France	28th	Senior Men Individual	30:54
2016	Great Birmingham Run	Birmingham, United Kingdom	3rd	Half Marathon	1:04:24
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	22nd	Marathon	2:14:53
	Frankfurt Marathon	Frankfurt, Germany	8th	Marathon	2:12:27
2017	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	10th	Marathon	2:10:16
2017	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	8th	Marathon	2:13:21
2018	World Half Marathon Championships	Valencia, Spain	22nd	Half Marathon	1:01:42
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	Marathon	2:09:51
2019	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	7th	Marathon	2:07:39
2019	Fukuoka Marathon	Fukuoka, Japan	17th	Marathon	2:15:51
2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	73rd	Half Marathon	1:03:44
2021	Olympic Games	Sapporo, Japan	10th	Marathon	2:12:13
2021	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	18th	Marathon	2:08:41
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	8th	Marathon	2:11:28
2023	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	6th	Marathon	2:06:56
2023	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	5th	Marathon	2:10:25
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	61st	Marathon	2:16:55