Mieke Gorissen

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| name = Mieke Gorissen

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1982|11|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hasselt, Belgium

| nationality = Belgian

| sport = Athletics

| event = Long-distance running

| club = Atletiekclub De Demer

| coach = Christophe Roosen

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Mieke Gorissen (born 29 November 1982) is a Belgian long-distance runner. She represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon.

Career

Gorissen only began running competitively at the age of 35.

In August 2020, Gorissen competed at the 2020 Belgian Athletics Championships in the 10,000 metres and won a bronze medal.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/belgium/mieke-gorissen-14911853 |website=worldathletics.org |title=Mieke Gorissen |access-date=7 August 2021}}

Gorissen represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon and finished in 28th place.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1690221-gorissen-mieke.htm |website=olympics.com |title=Mieke Gorissen |access-date=7 August 2021}}

She competed in the women's marathon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, United States.

Personal life

Gorissen holds a master's degree and a PhD in physics from Hasselt University and teaches mathematics and physics at a high school in Diepenbeek.

References

External links

{{Team Belgium|Mieke-Gorissen-246}}
{{Olympics.com|mieke-gorissen}}
{{Olympedia}}

Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:Belgian female long-distance runners

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic athletes for Belgium

Category:Belgian female marathon runners

Category:21st-century Belgian sportswomen

Category:Hasselt University alumni

Category:Ghent University alumni