Jochem Vermeulen

Jochem Vermeulen
Vermeulen in 2021
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (1998-08-02) 2 August 1998
Sport
Country Belgium
SportTrack and field
Event
1500 metres
Coached byRik Didden
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 Rome1500 metres

Jochem Vermeulen (born 2 August 1998) is a Belgian middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres.

Career

Vermeulen placed 4th over 1500 m at the 2019 Belgian Championships.[2]

In 2021, Vermeulen ran a new PB of 3:35.21 at the KBC Night of Athletics.[3] Also in 2021, He made his Diamond League debut at the Memorial van Damme.[4]

He won the 1500 m at the 2023 Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships[5]

He competed at the 2023 World Championships in the 1500 m, he finished 9th in his heat and did not progress to the semifinals.[6]

In 2024, he won the silver medal at the 2024 European Championships, finishing in a new PB of 3:33.60, behind Jakob Ingebrigtsen.[7] With that PB, Vermeulen qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[8] At those Olympics, Vermeulen, 7th in his heat and 6th in the repechages, failed to qualify for the semi-finals.[9] Later that month, on August 22, he broke the 1500 metres national record at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland posting a time of 3:31.74 meeting the qualification criterium for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[10]

In February 2025, he broke the 1500 metres national indoor record at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix leg of the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.[11] Early March he represented Belgium at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, but plagued by injury he was eliminated in the first round of the 1500 metres. He made his return to competition in mid August at the Belgian national championships a month before the 2025 World Athletics Championships. At those championships he was eliminated in the heats.[12]

Vermeulen started off 2026 well, running personal bests in February at the Gold Level World Athletics Indoor Tour Meetings in Karlsruhe, Germany and Liévin, France. In March he represented Belgium at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland where he was eliminated in the heats of the 1500 metres. His outdoor season was again marred by injury, his first race being the Belgian championships in late July.[13] Having failed to meet Belgian Athletics qualification time, he was nonetheless selected by Belgian Athletics as he had met European Athletics' criteria. At the 2026 European Athletics Championships, he was eliminated in the first round.[14]

Personal life

Vermeulen joined the Kapé Athletics Club at six years old.[15]

Outside of athletics, Vermeulen is a physiotherapist.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Jochem Vermeulen at World Athletics
  2. ↑ "Belgian Championships Men's 1500m Results". World Athletics.
  3. ↑ Spruijt, Bart (5 July 2021). "Jochem Vermeulen vijfde Belg aller tijden op de 1500 meter". hln.be. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Jochem VERMEULEN - Athlete Profile". World Athletics.
  5. ↑ "Jochem VERMEULEN - Athlete Profile". World Athletics.
  6. ↑ "Jochem VERMEULEN - Athlete Profile". World Athletics.
  7. ↑ "2024 European Championships - Men's 1500m Results". World Athletics.
  8. ↑ "European Athletics Championships: Belgium finish tournament with six medals". 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  9. ↑ "JO 2024 - Jochem Vermeulen et Ruben Verheyden éliminés en repêchages sur 1.500 m" (in French). La Libre Belgique. 2024-08-03. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  10. ↑ "Wanda Diamond League - Stade Olympique de la Pontaise - Lausanne (SUI) - 21st - 22nd August 2024 - Records Set" (PDF). www.diamondleague.com. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  11. ↑ "À Boston, Jochem Vermeulen détrône Ismaël Debjani et s'empare du record de Belgique indoor du 1.500 m !" [In Boston, Jochem Vermeulen dethrones Ismaël Debjani and seizes the Belgian indoor record for the 1500m!] (in French). Le Soir. 2025-02-02. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  12. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025 - Men's 1500 metres". World Athletics. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  13. ↑ ""Net goed dat er eens duidelijke regels waren": Jochem Vermeulen mag tóch naar het EK atletiek, maar betreurt plotse versoepeling" ["Very well that there were clear rules for once": Jochem Vermeulen is allowed to go to the European Athletics Championships after all, but regrets the sudden relaxation.] (in Dutch). Le Soir. 2026-07-30. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
  14. ↑ "European Athletics Championships 2026 Men's 1500 metres". Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  15. ↑ "Jochem Vermeulen behaalt zilver op EK atletiek en mag naar Olympische Spelen". De Polder. June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  16. ↑ Fieremans, Bart (June 13, 2024). ""Zachte jongen, harde werker": wie is Jochem Vermeulen, de verrassende zilveren medaillewinnaar op de 1.500m?". HLN. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
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