| Nationality | Belgian |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1 September 1999 (age 27) |
| Birth place | Hal, Belgium |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 metres |
| Club | Olympic Essenbeek Halle |
Jonathan Sacoor (born 1 September 1999) is a Belgian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[1]
Career
He first came to prominence early 2018, winning a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2018 World Indoor Championships in a new national indoor record of 3:02.51. Later that year, he became the first ever Belgian under-20 athletics world champion by winning the gold medal in the 400 m individual race at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships. He then followed up this performance with a gold in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2018 European Athletics Championships
He was a member of the University of Tennessee track and field team from 2019 to 2021.[2]
In 2024, he was on the team that won the gold for Belgium in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland[3] and at the World Athletics Relays in The Bahamas, he was on the teams that qualified Belgium for the 4 × 400 metres mixed relay and the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France.[4] Later that same year, he was on the Belgian men's 4 × 400 metres relay team that won the gold medal at the European Athletics Championships[5] and he ran a personal best in the final of the individual 400 metres, finishing 4th and posting for the first time in his career a sub 45 seconds.[6] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he ran the heats and finals of the mixed and men's 4 × 400 metres relay, finishing 4th in both.
In March 2025, he won a bronze medal at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands as a member of the Belgium men's 4 × 400 m relay team.[7] In September at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan he ran with the Belgian team in the heats of the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay qualifying the team for the final where he was replaced by Alexander Doom and the team won the bronze medal.[8] He also participated in the heats and final of the men's 4 × 400 metres relay, finishing fourth in the final.
In March 2026, he was selected for the relays at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń in Poland.[9] On the second day of competition, on 21 March, he won the gold medal in the first ever indoor mixed 4 × 400 metres relay running alongside Ilana Hanssens, Julien Watrin and Helena Ponette [10][11] Their time of 3:15.60 was the fastest short track performance recorded for the event.[12] One day later, on 22 March, he won a silver medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay running alongside Christian Iguacel, Julien Watrin and Alexander Doom.[13]
Personal life
His father is Mozambican, of Portuguese and Indian descent, his mother is Dutch.[14]
International competitions
1Did not finish in the final
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 200 metres – 20.90 (+0.4 m/s, Bruxelles 2024)
- 400 metres – 44.98 (Rome, 2024)
Indoor
- 200 metres – 21.58 (Ghent 2018)
- 400 metres – 46.30 (Apeldoorn 2018)
See also
References
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- ^ "Jonathan Sacoor - Track & Field / XC"
- ^ "Doom delivers again to anchor Belgium to 4x400m gold in Glasgow". World Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "World Relays : les Tornados et le relais mixte qualifiés pour Paris, repêchage pour les Cheetahs et les relais 4X100" (in French). RTBF. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Gold and bronze for Belgian men and women in 4x400m relay". Belga (news agency). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Alexander Doom breaks records to become European 400m champion". Belga (news agency). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Five gold medals! Super Sunday as Dutch close Apeldoorn 2025 with glorious finale". European Athletic Association. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "4x400 Metres Relay mixed". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "La Belgique avec une équipe ambitieuse aux Championnats du Monde en salle en Pologne". lbfa.be. Mar 10, 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "CHAOTIC MIXED RELAY IN TORUŃ SEES BELGIUM EMERGE WITH GOLD". Athletics Weekly. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ^ "Belgium takes inaugural world indoor mixed 4x400m title in Kujawy Pomorze". World Athletics. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ^ "Belgium makes world indoor history on day two in Kujawy Pomorze". World Athletics. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ^ "USA breaks championship record in men's 4x400m in Kujawy Pomorze". World Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ^ De medaille die de pijn stilt at De Standaard, 6 March 2018.