Yannick Michiels
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| Born | 29 July 1991 |
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| Sport | Orienteering |
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Yannick Michiels (born 29 July 1991) is a Belgian orienteer.[1] He is the first Belgian orienteer to receive a medal at the World Orienteering Championships, receiving a bronze medal in the sprint discipline at the 2022 World Orienteering Championships in Denmark.[2]
Orienteering
[edit | edit source]He represented Belgium at the 2017 World Games in Poland, where he won a silver medal in the sprint distance.[3]
Michiels competed at the 2012, 2013, 2014 (7th in sprint), 2015 (5th in sprint)[4] and 2017 World Orienteering Championships. In 2021, he became the first Belgian to receive a medal in the European Orienteering Championships.
In 2022, Michiels won Belgium's first medal at the World Orienteering Championships. In the sprint final, held in Vejle,[2] Michiels won the bronze medal, coming behind Kasper Harlem Fosser and Gustav Bergman. Originally, Michiels placed fourth, but the runner who finished in third place (Kris Jones[5]) was disqualified, giving Michiels the bronze medal.[2]
At the 2025 World Games, held in Chengdu, Michiels won the Sprint competition, receiving Belgium's third gold medal at the games.[6][7]
Athletics
[edit | edit source]Michiels has also competed for Belgium in Athletics, taking 59th place at the 2015 European Cross Country Championships in France.[8]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Michiels is from Mol, Belgium.[2]
References
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External links
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- Yannick Michiels at World of O
- Yannick Michiels at the International World Games Association
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Belgian orienteers
- Foot orienteers
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- World Games medalists in orienteering
- World Games gold medalists for Belgium
- World Games silver medalists for Belgium
- Medalists at the 2017 World Games
- Competitors at the 2022 World Games
- Medalists at the 2025 World Games
- Belgian sportspeople stubs