John Doms
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Belgium
International Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place1948 ReadingSenior race

John Doms (5 November 1924 in Waarloos – 27 June 2013 in Duffel) was a Belgian long-distance runner who competed in cross country running and the steeplechase. His greatest achievements came at the International Cross Country Championships (the precursor to the world championship). He became Belgium's first ever winner of the event in 1948, leading the Belgian men to the team title as well. He returned four times further, taking 12th in both 1949 and 1950, before sinking out of the top twenty at the two following year's races. He shared in the team silver medal in both 1950 and 1951.[1] His Belgian team contemporaries included Marcel Vandewattyne and Lucien Theys.

He was born in Waarloos, Antwerp Province and died in Duffel.[2] He represented Belgium at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, running in the steeplechase, though he was eliminated in qualifying.[3] He represented Belgium on the track at one further major competition – he placed ninth in the 10,000 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships.[4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1948 International Cross Country Championships Reading, United Kingdom 1st Senior race 54:05
1st Senior team 46 pts
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 6th (q) 3000 m s'chase 9:41.8
1949 International Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland 12th Senior race 49:01
5th Senior team 146 pts
1950 International Cross Country Championships Brussels, Belgium 12th Senior race 46:53
2nd Senior team 77 pts
European Championships Brussels, Belgium 9th 10,000 m 31:04.2
1951 International Cross Country Championships Caerleon, United Kingdom 21st Senior race ?
2nd Senior team 99 pts
1952 International Cross Country Championships Hamilton, United Kingdom 41st Senior race ?

References

  1. ↑ Athletes File International Cross Country Championships Jon Doms. AthChamps (archived). Retrieved on 2016-04-27.
  2. ↑ John Doms (in Dutch). InMemoriam. Retrieved on 2016-04-27.
  3. ↑ John Doms Archived 2016-03-23 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-04-27.
  4. ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK. European Athletics Association, pp. 372-377. Retrieved on 2016-04-27.
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