Daniel Segers

Daniel Segers
Personal information
Born (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 44.63 (2025)
Long Jump 7.89m (2020) NU20R
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Belgium
World Relays
2025 Guangzhou 4×400 m relay

Daniel Segers (born 1 February 2001) is a Belgian sprinter. He was the Belgian indoor national champion in 2025 in the 400 metres. He previously won the Belgian Athletics Championships in the long jump.[1]

Career

From Dendermonde, as a junior athlete he competed in the decathlon.[2] He represented Belgium at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival in Győr, Hungary winning gold in the long jump.[3] He won the senior Belgian Athletics Championships long jump title in Brussels in 2020, with a best jump of 7.89 metres.[4]

Having given up long jump due to a succession of injuries, he switched to train under Jacques Borlée from mid-October 2024. In February 2025, he won the Belgian national indoor 400 metres title.[5] He subsequently competed for Belgium at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.[6] He was the fifth fastest qualifier for the semi-finals with a new indoor personal best of 46.11 seconds.[7] He was selected for the relay pool at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China, where he was a silver medalist in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay.[8] He also competed in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay at the event.[9] He set a personal best of 44.63 seconds to win the 400 metres at the Golden Spike Ostrava on 24 June.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Segers". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  2. ^ "KVV MULTI-EVENTS: DANIEL SEGERS WITH TWO RECORDS". Atletiek.be. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  3. ^ "EYOF: DANIEL SEGERS CONFIRMS FAVOURITE ROLE WITH GOLD!". Atletiek.be. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Belgian Championships". World Athletics. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Daniel Segers prepares for his first European Championship as a senior: "The fear I once had has now turned into self-confidence"". Nieuwsblad.be. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Euro d'athlétisme en salle : Sacoor bloqué, Segers blessé… les Belgian Tornados déforcés avant la finale de ce dimanche". Lavenir.net. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  7. ^ "400m: Daniel Segers' series Euro Indoor 2025 - Apeldoorn". rtbf.be. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  8. ^ "World Relays: Belgian Tornados take silver medal in 4x400m". lesoir.be. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Duplantis and Koech among meeting record-breakers in Ostrava". World Athletics. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.