Zeno van Neygen
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| Born | 21 October 2005 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Hurdles | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60mH: 7.60 (2026)
100mH: 13.43 (2025) | ||||||||||||||
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Zeno van Neygen (born 21 October 2005) is a Belgian sprint hurdler. He won the 2026 Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships in the 60 metres hurdles. He was a silver medalist in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships.[1]
Biography
From Dilbeek in the Flemish Brabant, Van Neygen is a member of Dilbeek Athletics Club (DAC).[2] In August 2024, he placed second behind Briton Daniel Goriola in his heat at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, but had to withdraw from the semi-final with injury.[3][4] In May 2025, van Neygen ran a personal best 13.60 seconds at the Flanders Cup in Lokeren.[5]
Van Neygen was a silver medalist in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway as a 19 year-old, running a personal best 13.54 seconds behind Enzo Diessl of Austria, with compatriot Elie Bacari winning the bronze medal.[6][7] He set a new personal best of 13.43 seconds placing second behind Bacari at the senior Belgian Athletics Championships in August 2025.[8] He backed-up that performance the following weekend with 13.53 second at the IFAM in Oordegem.[9]
Having missed the previous indoor season, van Neygen made his debut at the senior height in the 60 metres hurdles in Luxembourg in 2026. He went on to set a personal best for the 60 metres hurdles of 7.64 seconds in Ostrava at the Czech Indoor Gala in February 2026.[10] On 1 March, he won the 60 metres hurdles at the 2026 Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships in Louvain-La-Neuve, finishing ahead of Michael Obasuyi, and running a new personal best 7.60 seconds.[11][12][13]
Personal life
He studied computer science at the Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and Arts.[14]
References
- ^ "Zeno van Neygen". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Dilbeek resident Zeno Van Neygen left for Jerusalem at the last minute: "It was all or nothing"". Nieuwsblad.be. June 21, 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ Reyntjens, Michiel (18 July 2025). "European U23 Championships: Belgian double! Zeno Van Neygen sprints to SILVER, Elie Bacari takes BRONZE". atni.be. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (12 May 2025). "Big heptathlon hope Vicente returns after 14 months on sidelines". European Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Hurdlers Zeno Van Neygen and Elie Bacari secure first Belgian medals at European U23 Athletics Championships". Nieuwsblad. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (18 Jul 2025). "8.25m! Konate regains golden touch to win long jump as Diessl and Sielska win hurdles crowns". European Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ Reyntjens, Michiel (3 August 2025). "World Championship limit for Obasuyi, impressive PRs from Couckuyt, Bacari, Laus, and Vervaet! Relive day 2 of the Belgian Championship in Brussels [live updates]". atni.be. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ Reyntjens, Michiel (9 August 2025). "Michael Obasuyi sets new Belgian record during IFAM". atni.be. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ Reyntjens, Michiel (3 Feb 2026). "John Heymans narrowly misses out on World Championship spot, Zeno Van Neygen threatens 60mH dominance". atni.be. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Belgian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "ALLIANZ BK INDOOR: BELGIAN RECORD 60M FOR SIMON VERHERSTRAETEN". Atletiek.be. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ Gyselinck, Erik (March 1, 2026). "Zeno Van Neygen defeats both top favorites at the Belgian Indoor Championships: "Totally unexpected"". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Zeno Van Neygen, a student of applied computer science with top-level sports status, is preparing for the U20 Athletics World Championships in Peru". erasmushogeschool.be. August 29, 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2026.