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Ruben Verheyden
BelgiumActive- Born
- Dec 22, 2000 (25 years old)
- Events
- 1500 Metres Short Track · 2000 Metres
Ruben Verheyden is a Belgian middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships in the Mixed relay with his teammates Vanessa Scaunet, Elise Vanderelst and Stijn Baeten. He won the 1500m at the 2022 Belgian Athletics Championships, and the same event at the 2021 and 2022 Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships.
He also won the 1500 m at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships. In 2024, Verheyden fell just short of the podium in fourth place at the 2024 European Athletics Championships and with a personal best time of 3:33.40 qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. At those Olympics, Verheyden, 12th in his heat and 10th in the repechages, failed to qualify for the semi-finals.
In December 2024, he picked up a silver medal with the Belgium men's team at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey. In June 2025, Verheyden set new 1500 metres and Mile run Belgian national records at the 2025 Meeting de Paris resp. the 2025 Bislett Games legs of the 2025 Diamond League. With his time of 3:30.99, he qualified for the 1500 metres race at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
As of Oct 28, 2026: 1500 Metres Short Track 3:50.37, 2000 Metres 4:52.37, 2026 season best 3:37.29 (Feb 22, 2026, Arena Toruń, Toruń (POL) (i)) · Last competition: World Athletics Road Running Championships, Sep 19, 2026, 3:58.47 · National record (1500 m) · 25 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MileRoad | 4:04.9h | – | Sep 12, 2026 | Lët'z mile Luxembourg City |
| 2026 | 800m | 1:46.11 | – | May 23, 2026 | IFAM Outdoor |
| 2026 | 1500m | 3:32.38 | – | May 31, 2026 | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athletisme de Rabat |
| 2026 | 1500m-short-track Indoor | 3:37.29 | – | Feb 22, 2026 | ORLEN Copernicus Cup |
| 2026 | mile-short-track Indoor | 3:55.35 | – | Feb 1, 2026 | Meeting de L'Eure |
| 2026 | Mile Indoor | 3:55.35 | – | Feb 1, 2026 | Meeting de L'Eure |
| 2026 | 3000m-short-track | 7:40.31 | – | Jan 18, 2026 | CMCM Luxembourg Indoor Meeting |
| 2026 | 3000m-short-track Indoor | 7:40.31 | – | Jan 18, 2026 | CMCM Luxembourg Indoor Meeting |