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| Full name | Bram Som | |||||||
| Born | 20 February 1980 Terborg, Netherlands | |||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||
Medal record
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Bram Som (born 20 February 1980, in Terborg) is a Dutch runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best time of 1:43.45 minutes, achieved in August 2006 in Zürich, is also the current Dutch National Record. He missed the 2005 season, but returned in 2006 to win the national Dutch championship for the fifth time since 2000. Later that year he won the European championship.
Som participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics as well as the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2000 he was eliminated in the first round as his time of 1:48.58 was not enough to advance. Four years later he would reach the semi finals in which he came fifth with a time of 1:45.52.
He is currently an 800m pacemaker, as of the 2016 Diamond League.[1]
Achievements
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Som at the 2007 World Championships
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  Netherlands | ||||
| 1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 5th | 1:48.36 |
| 1999 | European Junior Championships | Riga, Latvia | 3rd | 1:50.96 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 42nd (h) | 1:48.58 |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 11th (sf) | 1:49.34 |
| European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 5th | 1:47.84 | |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 13th (sf) | 1:47.40 | |
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 11th (h) | 1:49.08 |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 6th | 1:48.56 | |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 5th | 1:47.00 |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 10th (sf) | 1:46.63 | |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 11th (h) | 1:48.55 |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 7th (sf) | 1:45.52 | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | 1:46.33 | |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st. | 1:46.56 |
| World Cup | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 1:45.13 | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 2nd. | 1:47.10 | |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 37th (h) | 1:46.81 |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 7th | 1:45.86 |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 17th (sf) | 1:46.69 |
Personal Best times
| Distance | Time |
|---|---|
| 100m | 10.97 |
| 200m | 21.56 |
| 400 m | 46.55 |
| 600m | 1:14.4 |
| 800m | 1:43.45 |
| 1000m | 2:17.01 |
| 1500m | 3:42.75 |
| 10 km | 31:01 |
References
- ^ http://monaco.diamondleague.com/en/programme_resultats_monaco_en/#baseFrame Archived 2016-07-16 at the Wayback Machine#/live/outputs/results/iaaf/atResults/js/mappings/discipline/disciplineRoot#DisciplineInit#Monaco2016_TIMING_ATMA08101_json##main-frame_content#/live/outputs/results/iaaf/atResults/js/mappings/discipline/run#RunSubFrame#Monaco2016_TIMING_ATMA08101_json
External links
- Bram Som at World Athletics
- http://www.bramsom.nl