Vincent Rousseau

Vincent Rousseau (born 29 July 1962 in Mons, Hainaut) is a Belgian former long-distance runner, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.

Career In 1993, he had his biggest success by winning the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Brussels, the next year followed by the first place in the Rotterdam Marathon.

He had much success at the Lotto Cross Cup (Belgium's annual cross country running series) and was the overall season winner five times consecutively between 1983–88 and he earned a further three consecutive wins between 1990 and 1993.

Among his other wins on the circuit were the Dam tot Damloop in 1987, Eurocross in 1990, and the 20 km of Brussels in 1995.

Awards Rousseau was twice named Belgian Sportsman of the Year in 1985 and 1993.

He won the Belgian National Sports Merit Award in 1993.

Achievements

Personal bests Event Time Date Location 1500 metres 3:36.38 25 August 1985 Köln Mile 3:54.69 14 August 1985 Hechtel 3000 metres 7:39.41 10 July 1989 Nice 5000 metres 13:10.99 10 July 1993 Oslo 10,000 metres 27:23.18 3 September 1993 Brussels Half marathon 1:00:23 23 January 1994 Tokyo Marathon 2:07:20 24 September 1995 Berlin