Gregory Sedoc

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Gregory Sedoc
Gregory Sedoc in 2007
Personal information
Born (1981-10-16) 16 October 1981 (age 42)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m - 10.58 (2008)
110m hurdles - 13.37 (2007)
long jump – 7.82 (2005)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Men’s
athletics
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place
2007 Birmingham
60 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place
2009 Torino
60 m hurdles
Updated on 2 April 2009.

Gregory Sedoc (born 16 October 1981) is a Dutch retired hurdler.

Career

He reached his first international final at the

2009 European Indoor Championships
.

He had previously competed at the European Championships in

2005) and World Indoor Championships (2003, 2004, 2006
), without ever reaching the final.

Since 2007, he has competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, reaching the semifinals both times, as well as the 2009 and 2011 World Championships, and the 2012 and 2014 European Championships, reaching the final in 2012.[2][3]

His personal best time over 110 m hurdles is 13.37 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Hengelo.

Personal life

Sedoc grew up in a family of athletes. His father Roy Sedoc is a Dutch former athlete who became multiple Dutch champion in the long jump and triple jump disciplines. His brothers Jermaine, Randy are also athletes, and another brother, Valery Sedoc, is a former professional footballer for FC Groningen.[4]

Dutch Championships

Event
Event Year
110 m hurdles 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015
long jump 2006
Indoor
Event Year
60 m hurdles 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015

References

  1. ^ Turner, Chris (2 March 2007). "Double Dutch - Euro Indoors, Day 1, PM – MEN". IAAF. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
  2. ^ "Gregory Sedoc at sports-reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. ^ "ATHLETE PROFILE GREGORY SEDOC - Honours". www,iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Valéry Sedoc". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

External links

Awards
Preceded by Amsterdam Sportsman of the Year
2006 and 2007
Succeeded by