 Vermeulen in 2021 | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Belgian | |||||||||||
| Born | (1998-08-02)2 August 1998 (age 27) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Country |  Belgium | |||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||
Event | 1500 metres | |||||||||||
| Coached by | Rik Didden | |||||||||||
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Jochem Vermeulen (born 2 August 1998) is a Belgianmiddle-distance runner, who specializes in the1500 metres.
Vermeulen placed 4th over 1500m at the 2019 Belgian Championships.[2]
In 2021, Vermeulen ran a new PB of 3:35.21 at theKBC Night of Athletics.[3] Also in 2021, He made hisDiamond League debut at theMemorial van Damme.[4]
He won the 1500m at the2023 Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships[5]
He competed at the2023 World Championships in the 1500m, he finished 9th in his heat and did not progress to the semifinals.[6]
In 2024, he won the silver medal at the2024 European Championships, finishing in a new PB of 3:33.60, behindJakob Ingebrigtsen.[7] With that PB, Vermeulen qualified for the2024 Summer Olympics inParis, France.[8] At those Olympics, Vermeulen, 7th in his heat and 6th in the repechages, failed to qualify for the semi-finals.[9] Later that month, on August 22, he broke the 1500m national record at theAthletissimaDiamond League meeting inLausanne, Switzerland posting a time of 3:31.74 meeting the qualification criterium for the2025 World Athletics Championships inTokyo, Japan.[10]
Vermeulen joined the Kapé Athletics Club at six years old.[11]
Outside of athletics, Vermeulen is a physiotherapist.[12]
