Simon Vroemen

Infobox athlete biography
athletename = Simon Vroemen


fullname = Simon Frans Vroemen
nickname = -
height = 1.89 m
weight = 67 kg
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1969|5|11|df=y
cityofbirth = Delft
countryofbirth = Netherlands
personalbest = steeplechase - 8:04.95 (2005)
career = 1981-2006
updated = 18 October, 2007

Simon Frans Vroemen (born May 11 1969 in Delft, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch runner, specialising in the steeplechase.

Vroemen has a degree in molecular sciences from the Wageningen University. He wrote his dissertation on the stress physiology of grasshoppers. He has since worked as an engineer for Shell and currently resides at Gieten.

Originally a 1500 metre runner, he changed his focus in 1994 to the steeplechase, in which he has been internationally successful. On August 26, 2005 in Brussels he broke his own European record, setting it at 8:04.95, which is currently also the best time by a non-African runner. In July 2007, a year after his "final" decision to quit the sport, Vroemen returned on the track at the Dutch National Championships. He started off as a pace runner, but went on to win the Dutch title. On June 11, 2008, at the age of 39, he won a race in Cottbus in 8:12.50, setting the third-best time of the year in the world and qualifying him for the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Some results at major races:
* 2000: 12th - Olympic Games in Sydney
* 2002: 2nd - European Championships in München
* 2003: 7th - World Championships in Paris
* 2004: 6th - Olympic Games in Athens
* 2005: 5th - World Championships in Helsinki

External links

* http://www.simonvroemen.nl
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