Jonathan Sacoor

Jonathan Sacoor
Jonathan Sacoor in 2018
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (1999-09-01) 1 September 1999
Hal, Belgium
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
ClubOlympic Essenbeek Halle
Coached byJean-Marie Bras
Jacques Borlée
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha 4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Eugene 4 × 400 m relay
World Relay Championships
Silver medal – second place 2025 Guangzhou 4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Yokohama 4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Bahamas 4 × 400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade 4 × 400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2024 Glasgow 4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Birmingham 4 × 400 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin 4 × 400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rome 4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich 4 × 400 m relay
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 4 × 400 m mixed
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Apeldoorn 4 × 400 m relay
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tampere 400 m
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Gävle 400 m
European U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Grosseto 400 m

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 x 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]

Personal life

His father is Mozambican, of Portuguese and Indian descent, his mother is Dutch.[8]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Belgium
2015 European Youth Olympic Festival Tbilisi, Georgia 6th 400 m 49.86
2016 European Youth Championships Tbilisi, Georgia 4th 400 m 47.71
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 3rd 400 m 46.23
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.51
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 1st 400 m 45.03
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.05
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.47
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.70
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 6th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.431
World Championships Doha, Qatar 12th (sf) 400 m 45.03
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 2.58.78
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 22nd (sf) 400 m 45.88
4th 4 × 400 m relay 2:57.88
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.52
World Championships Eugene, United States 4th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.96
European Championships Munich, Germany 4th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.80
2023 European Games Chorzów, Poland 3rd 4 × 400 m mixed 3:12.97
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.54
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.16
European Championships Rome, Italy 1st 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.84 EL
4th 400 m 44.98
4th 4 × 400 m mixed 3:11.03
Olympic Games Paris, France 21st (h) 400 m 45.08
4th 4 × 400 m mixed relay 3:09.36 NR
4th 4 × 400 m relay 2:57.75 NR
2025 European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands 10th (sf) 400 m 47.25
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.18 SB
World Relays Guangzhou, China 2nd 4 × 400 m 2:58.19 SB

1Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

See also

  • Belgian men's 4 × 400 metres relay team

References

  1. ^ Jonathan Sacoor at World Athletics
  2. ^ "Jonathan Sacoor - Track & Field / XC".
  3. ^ "Doom delivers again to anchor Belgium to 4x400m gold in Glasgow". World Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Gold and bronze for Belgian men and women in 4x400m relay". Belga (news agency). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Alexander Doom breaks records to become European 400m champion". Belga (news agency). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Five gold medals! Super Sunday as Dutch close Apeldoorn 2025 with glorious finale". European Athletic Association. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  8. ^ De medaille die de pijn stilt at De Standaard, 6 March 2018.
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