Vincent Rousseau

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Vincent Rousseau (born 29 July 1962 in Mons, Hainaut) is a Belgian former long-distance runner, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.

Career

In 1993, he had his biggest success by winning the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Brussels, the next year followed by the first place in the Rotterdam Marathon.

He had much success at the Lotto Cross Cup (Belgium's annual cross country running series) and was the overall season winner five times consecutively between 1983–88 and he earned a further three consecutive wins between 1990 and 1993.[http://www.sport.be/lottocrosscup/2009/fr/palmares/ Palmares] {{in lang|fr}}. Lotto Cross Cup. Retrieved 2010-02-06.

Among his other wins on the circuit were the Dam tot Damloop in 1987, Eurocross in 1990,Civai, Franco & Gasparovic, Juraj (28 February 2009). [https://www.arrs.run/HP_DiekirchXC.htm Eurocross 10.2 km (men) + 5.3 km (women)]. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2010-03-01. and the 20 km of Brussels in 1995.

Awards

Rousseau was twice named Belgian Sportsman of the Year in 1985 and 1993.

He won the Belgian National Sports Merit Award in 1993.

Achievements

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1986 \|European Championships \|Stuttgart, West Germany \|13th \|5000 m \|13:51.69
1987 \|World Championships \|Rome, Italy \|5th \|5000 m \|13:28.56
1990 \|European Championships \|Split, Yugoslavia \|21st (h) \|5000 m \|13:53.90
rowspan=2\|1993 \|Rotterdam Marathon \|Rotterdam, Netherlands \|5th \|Marathon \|2:13:09
Reims Marathon \|Reims, France \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|Marathon \|2:09:13
rowspan=4\|1994 \|Tokyo Marathon \|Tokyo, Japan \|bgcolor="silver"\|2nd \|Marathon \|2:09:08
European Championships \|Helsinki, Finland \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|10,000 m \|28:06.63
Rotterdam Marathon \|Rotterdam, Netherlands \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|Marathon \|2:07:51
Brussels Marathon \|Brussels, Belgium \|bgcolor="gold"\|1st \|Marathon \|2:12:59
rowspan=2\|1995 \|20 km of Brussels \|Brussels, Belgium \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|20 km \|56:30
Berlin Marathon \|Berlin, Germany \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|Marathon \|2:07:20
1996 \|London Marathon \|London, United Kingdom \|bgcolor="silver"\|2nd \|Marathon \|2:10:26

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1986

|European Championships

|Stuttgart, West Germany

|13th

|5000 m

|13:51.69

1987

|World Championships

|Rome, Italy

|5th

|5000 m

|13:28.56

1990

|European Championships

|Split, Yugoslavia

|21st (h)

|5000 m

|13:53.90

rowspan=2|1993

|Rotterdam Marathon

|Rotterdam, Netherlands

|5th

|Marathon

|2:13:09

Reims Marathon

|Reims, France

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Marathon

|2:09:13

rowspan=4|1994

|Tokyo Marathon

|Tokyo, Japan

|bgcolor="silver"|2nd

|Marathon

|2:09:08

European Championships

|Helsinki, Finland

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|10,000 m

|28:06.63

Rotterdam Marathon

|Rotterdam, Netherlands

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Marathon

|2:07:51

Brussels Marathon

|Brussels, Belgium

|bgcolor="gold"|1st

|Marathon

|2:12:59

rowspan=2|1995

|20 km of Brussels

|Brussels, Belgium

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|20 km

|56:30

Berlin Marathon

|Berlin, Germany

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|Marathon

|2:07:20

1996

|London Marathon

|London, United Kingdom

|bgcolor="silver"|2nd

|Marathon

|2:10:26

Personal bests

Event ! Time ! Date ! Location
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1500 metres	align=right \| 3:36.38	align=right \| 25 August 1985	Köln
Mile	align=right \| 3:54.69	align=right \| 14 August 1985	Hechtel
3000 metres	align=right \| 7:39.41	align=right \| 10 July 1989	Nice
5000 metres	align=right \| 13:10.99	align=right \| 10 July 1993	Oslo
10,000 metres	align=right \| 27:23.18	align=right \| 3 September 1993	Brussels
Half marathon	align=right \| 1:00:23	align=right \| 23 January 1994	Tokyo
Marathon	align=right \| 2:07:20	align=right \| 24 September 1995	Berlin