Alain Cuypers

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Alain Cuypers
Personal information
Born (1967-11-29) 29 November 1967 (age 54)
Ostend, Belgium[1]
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)110 m hurdles, 400 m hurdles
ClubAVT Hasselt
Coached byBart Cleppe

Alain Cuypers (born 29 November 1967 in Ostend) is a retired Belgian hurdler.[2] Competing in both the 110 and 400 metres hurdles, he represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships.

International competitions[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Belgium
1985 European Junior Championships Cottbus, East Germany 18th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.80
8th 400 m hurdles 52.76
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 5th 400 m hurdles 50.67
10th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.77
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 21st (h) 400 m hurdles 51.27
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 110 m hurdles DNF
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 9th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.81
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 12th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.92
13th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.75
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 21st (h) 60 m hurdles 7.93
World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 23rd (h) 60 m hurdles 11.98
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 23rd (h) 400 m hurdles 50.21
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Ontario, Canada 17th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.86

Personal bests[]

Outdoor

  • 110 metres hurdles – 13.63 (-0.3 m/s, Brussels 1992)
  • 400 metres hurdles – 49.53 (Brussels 1989)

Indoor

References[]


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