Renée Eykens

Renée Eykens (born 8 June 1996) is a Belgian middle-distance runner.^[2] She competed in the 800 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals. In addition, she is the 2015 European Junior gold medallist.

Renée Eykens

Renée Eykens in 2016
Personal information
Born	(1996-06-08) 8 June 1996 (age 29) Brasschaat, Belgium
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country	Belgium
Sport	Track and field
Event	800 metres
Coached by	Paul Sauviller
Medal record European Junior Championships 2015 Eskilstuna 800 metres European U23 Championships 2017 Bydgoszcz 800 metres

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Belgium
2013	World Youth Championships	Donetsk, Ukraine	6th	800 m	2:07.70
2015	European Junior Championships	Eskilstuna, Sweden	1st	800 m	2:02.83
2016	European Championship	Amsterdam, Netherlands	14th (sf)	800 m	2:02.38
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	16th (sf)	800 m	2:00.45
2017	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	800 m	2:04.73
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	32nd (h)	800 m	2:56.24
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	4th	800 m	2:03.32
	Universiade	Naples, Italy	6th	800 m	2:02.71
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	32nd (h)	800 m	2:03.65

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 2:00.00 (Rio de Janeiro 2016)
• 1000 metres – 2:39.15 (Brussels 2020)
• 1500 metres – 4:10.12 (Leuven 2016)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 2:02.15 (Birmingham 2019)