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Thomas Van der Plaetsen

Belgian decathlete From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thomas Van der Plaetsen
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Thomas Van der Plaetsen (born 24 December 1990 in Ghent) is a Belgian decathlete.[3] His biggest achievements are winning the gold medal for decathlon at the 2016 European Athletics Championships, winning bronze medal for heptathlon at the 2014 World Indoor Championships, and gold medal for decathlon at the 2013 and 2015 Summer Universiade.

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Health problems

In October 2014, it became known that during an unannounced doping control test in September 2014, Van der Plaetsen had tested positive for the hormone HCG. On 2 October 2014, Van der Plaetsen revealed that those heightened HCG levels were caused by up to then undiagnosed testicular cancer, for which he was then treated.[4]

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