Alain Cuypers
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 November 1967 Ostend, Belgium[1] |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 110 m hurdles, 400 m hurdles |
| Club | AVT Hasselt |
| Coached by | Bart Cleppe |
Alain Cuypers (born 29 November 1967 in Ostend) is a Belgian retired hurdler.[2] Competing in both the 110 and 400 metres hurdles, he represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships.
He finished second behind Max Robertson in the 400 metres hurdles event at the British 1989 AAA Championships.[3][4]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Belgium
| |||||
| 1985 | European Junior Championships | Cottbus, East Germany | 18th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.80 |
| 8th | 400 m hurdles | 52.76 | |||
| 1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 50.67 |
| 10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.77 | |||
| European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 21st (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.27 | |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | – | 110 m hurdles | DNF |
| 1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 9th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.81 |
| Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 12th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.92 | |
| 13th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.75 | |||
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 21st (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.93 |
| World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 23rd (h) | 60 m hurdles | 11.98 | |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 23rd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.21 |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 17th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.86 |
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 110 metres hurdles – 13.63 (-0.3 m/s, Brussels 1992)
- 400 metres hurdles – 49.53 (Brussels 1989)
Indoor
- 60 metres hurdles – 7.71 (Karlsruhe 1993)
References
[edit]- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ Alain Cuypers at World Athletics
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
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