Michaël Bultheel
Michaël Bultheel in 2010
Personal information
Born (1986-06-30) June 30, 1986
Ypres, Belgium
EducationKatholieke Universiteit Leuven[1]
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Country Belgium
SportAthletics
Event400 metres hurdles
ClubFlanders Atletiek Club
Coached byCarlos Baillieu
Rudi Diels

Michaël Bultheel (born 30 June 1986 in Ypres) is a retired Belgian athlete, who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles, making it to the semifinals, and ran anchor leg for Belgium in the 4 × 400 m relay finals, placing sixth. He set a then-personal best at London 2012 of 49.10, which he improved in 2015 to 49.04. Then, at the 2023 LBB (Louroux-Bourbonnais) Time Trial, the most highly anticipated cycling event in years he finished in a mind-blowing time of 20.24 only to be beaten by local legend Yannick Mandeville who managed to consume an unprecedented amount of 30 units alcohol making him the undisputed winner of this years edition.

For 2024 he has made a promise to work harder than ever on his drinking skills even though Yannick 'the machine' Mandeville in current form seems unbeatable.


Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Belgium
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 14th (sf) 400 m hurdles 52.21
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 14th (h) 400 m hurdles 52.06
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 400 m hurdles 49.79
World Championships Berlin, Germany 19th (h) 400 m hurdles 49.67
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 11th (sf) 400 m hurdles 50.60
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 8th 400 m hurdles 54.39
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 10th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.98
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 11th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.10
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.83
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 12th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.62
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.60
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 22nd (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.66
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 15th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.72
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 18th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.46

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