Sport | Short Track | |
FederationID | STBEL13001199701 | |
NOC | Belgium | |
Born | 30 Jan 1997 in Sint-Truiden | |
Gender | Men |
Occupation | Athlete, Coach | |
Languages | Dutch, English, French | |
Higher education | Physical Education, Teaching - PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts: Hasselt, BEL | |
Residence | Herk-de-Stad, BEL |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 41.073 | 09 Feb 2020 | Dresden | |||
1000m | 1:23.827 | 14 Jan 2018 | Dresden | |||
1500m | 2:17.002 | 07 Dec 2018 | Almaty | |||
3000m | 5:08.872 | 11 Mar 2018 |
Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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European Championships | Event | |||||
European Championships
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5000m Relay | 1 | |||||
2000m Relay | 1 | 1 |
Club / Team | IJsschaatsclub De Schaverdijn [YDS]: Hasselt, BEL | |
Reason for choosing this sport | His skating coach introduced him to short track. "I was intrigued by the speed and the sound of the skaters pushing the ice." | |
Name of coach | Ingmar van Riel [national] | |
When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating as a toddler, and took up short track at age eight with IJsschaatsclub De Schaverdijn [YDS] in Hasselt, Belgium. |
Most influential person in career | His family. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018) | |
Hero / Idol | US short track skater John Celski, Hungarian short track skaters Sandor Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang, Dutch short track skater Sjinkie Knegt. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018, 08 Nov 2017) | |
Injuries | In December 2020 he fractured the fibula bone in his left leg, dislocated his left ankle and damaged ligaments after he was involved in a crash with national teammate Adriaan Dewagtere during a training session in Hasselt, Belgium. He underwent surgery and missed the remainder of the 2020/21 season. (hbvl.be, 10 Mar 2021, 20 Dec 2020; Instagram profile, 10 Jan 2021; sporza.be, 19 Dec 2020; kbsf.be, 11 Dec 2020; niuewsblad.be, 11 Dec 2020) He missed two months of the 2019/20 season due to a collarbone injury that required surgery. (nieuwsblad.be, 16 Feb 2020; schaatsen.nl, 15 Dec 2019; Instagram profile, 09 Nov 2019) In 2017 he tore a ligament in his right ankle. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2017) |
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Sporting philosophy / motto | "Just because you took longer than others, it doesn't mean you failed." (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018) |
www.facebook.com/WardPetreShorttrackTeamBelgium | twitter.com/WardPetre |
Hobbies | Music. (Instagram profile, 09 May 2023) |
Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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2022/2023 | European Championships | 2000m Relay | 2 | |||
2023/2024 | European Championships | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
2023/2024 | European Championships | 2000m Relay | 3 | |||
2022/2023 | World Championships | 2000m Relay | 4 | |||
2022/2023 | European Championships | 5000m Relay | 5 | |||
2021/2022 | World Championships | 5000m Relay | 5 | |||
2018/2019 | European Championships | 5000m Relay | 6 | |||
2023/2024 | World Championships | 2000m Relay | 7 | |||
2023/2024 | World Championships | 5000m Relay | 7 | |||
2015/2016 | European Championships | 5000m Relay | 7 | |||
2015/2016 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 7 | |||
2016/2017 | European Championships | 5000m Relay | 7 | |||
2017/2018 | European Championships | 5000m Relay | 8 | |||
2017/2018 | European Championships | 1000m | 9 | |||
2017/2018 | European Championships | 1500m | 9 | |||
2014/2015 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 10 | |||
2022/2023 | World Championships | 5000m Relay | 11 | |||
2018/2019 | European Championships | 500m | 12 | |||
2018/2019 | European Championships | 1000m | 15 | |||
2018/2019 | European Championships | Overall | 16 | |||
2017/2018 | European Championships | Overall | 18 | |||
2017/2018 | World Championships | 1500m | 19 | |||
2022/2023 | European Championships | 500m | 21 | |||
2017/2018 | World Championships | Overall | 24 | |||
2021/2022 | World Championships | 500m | 24 | |||
2018/2019 | European Championships | 1500m | 25 | |||
2014/2015 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 26 | |||
2018/2019 | World Championships | 1500m | 26 | |||
2021/2022 | World Championships | 1000m | 26 | |||
2017/2018 | World Championships | 1000m | 27 | |||
2015/2016 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 28 | |||
2018 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 29 | |||
2021/2022 | World Championships | Overall | 30 | |||
2022/2023 | World Championships | 500m | 31 | |||
2023/2024 | World Championships | 1500m | 31 | |||
2017/2018 | World Championships | 500m | 35 | |||
2021/2022 | World Championships | 1500m | 37 | |||
2018/2019 | World Championships | 500m | 38 | |||
2023/2024 | European Championships | 1000m | 38 | |||
2017/2018 | European Championships | 500m | 41 | |||
2018/2019 | World Championships | Overall | 44 |
World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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2022/2023 | Almaty | 2000m Relay | 2 | |||
2022/2023 | Montreal, QC | 2000m Relay | 2 | |||
2022/2023 | Almaty | 2000m Relay | 3 | |||
2022/2023 | Dresden | 2000m Relay | 5 | |||
2019/2020 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 5 | |||
2022/2023 | Almaty | 1500m | 6 | |||
2022/2023 | Almaty | 5000m Relay | 7 | |||
2016/2017 | Minsk | 5000m Relay | 7 | |||
2016/2017 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 9 | |||
2016/2017 | Calgary, AB | 5000m Relay | 9 | |||
2022/2023 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 10 | |||
2019/2020 | Dresden | 2000m Relay | 10 | |||
2014/2015 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 11 | |||
2022/2023 | Almaty | 5000m Relay | 12 | |||
2015/2016 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 13 | |||
2016/2017 | Salt Lake City, UT | 5000m Relay | 13 | |||
2022/2023 | Almaty | 1000m | 17 | |||
2019/2020 | Dresden | 500m | 18 | |||
2019/2020 | Dresden | 1000m | 24 | |||
2022/2023 | Almaty | 500m | 26 | |||
2018/2019 | Dresden | 1000m | 27 | |||
2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1000m | 27 | |||
2018/2019 | Dresden | 500m | 27 | |||
2017/2018 | Shanghai | 1500m | 27 | |||
2016/2017 | Calgary, AB | 500m | 28 | |||
2016/2017 | Calgary, AB | 500m | 28 | |||
2022/2023 | Almaty | 500m | 28 | |||
2018/2019 | Almaty | 1500m | 29 | |||
2014/2015 | Erzurum | 1000m | 29 | |||
2015/2016 | Dresden | 500m | 29 | |||
2016/2017 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1500m | 31 | |||
2018/2019 | Almaty | 500m | 33 | |||
2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 34 | |||
2016/2017 | Dresden | 500m | 34 | |||
2014/2015 | Erzurum | 500m | 34 | |||
2016/2017 | Minsk | 1000m | 34 | |||
2015/2016 | Dresden | 1000m | 36 | |||
2022/2023 | Dresden | 1500m | 36 | |||
2018/2019 | Calgary, AB | 500m | 36 | |||
2016/2017 | Dresden | 1000m | 37 | |||
2016/2017 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1000m | 38 | |||
2014/2015 | Dresden | 1500m | 39 | |||
2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1000m | 41 | |||
2014/2015 | Dresden | 1000m | 41 | |||
2022/2023 | Dresden | 500m | 43 | |||
2016/2017 | Minsk | 1000m | 43 | |||
2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 47 | |||
2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 47 | |||
2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 56 | |||
2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 57 | |||
2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 60 | |||
2017/2018 | Shanghai | 500m | 61 | |||
2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 65 | |||
2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 68 | |||
2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 70 | |||
2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 74 | |||
2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 75 | |||
2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 82 | |||
2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 84 | |||
2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 84 | |||
2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 97 | |||
2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 97 | |||
2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 98 | |||
2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 97 | |||
2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 100 | |||
2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 107 | |||
2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 108 | |||
2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 109 | |||
2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 115 | |||
2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 119 |