Jochem Vermeulen
Jochem Vermeulen is a Belgian middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres.
Career
Vermeulen placed 4th over 1500m at the 2019 Belgian Championships.In 2021, Vermeulen ran a new PB of 3:35.21 at the KBC Night of Athletics. Also in 2021, He made his Diamond League debut at the Memorial van Damme.
He won the 1500m at the 2023 Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships
He competed at the 2023 World Championships in the 1500m, he finished 9th in his heat and did not progress to the semifinals.
In 2024, he won the silver medal at the 2024 European Championships, finishing in a new PB of 3:33.60, behind Jakob Ingebrigtsen. With that PB, Vermeulen qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. At those Olympics, Vermeulen, 7th in his heat and 6th in the repechages, failed to qualify for the semi-finals. Later that month, on August 22, he broke the 1500m national record at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland posting a time of 3:31.74 meeting the qualification criterium for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
Personal life
Vermeulen joined the Kapé Athletics Club at six years old.Outside of athletics, Vermeulen is a physiotherapist.