Yannick Michiels
Yannick Michiels is a Belgian orienteer. 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.
Orienteering
He represented Belgium at the 2017 World Games in Poland, where he won a silver medal in the sprint distance.Michiels competed at the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 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, 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 was disqualified, giving Michiels the bronze medal.
At the 2025 World Games, held in Chengdu, Michiels won the Sprint competition, receiving Belgium's third gold medal at the games.