Yannick Michiels

Yannick Michiels (born 29 July 1991) is a Belgian orienteer.[1] 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.[2]

Orienteering

He represented Belgium at the 2017 World Games in Poland, where he won a silver medal in the sprint distance.[3]

Michiels competed at the 2012, 2013, 2014 (7th in sprint), 2015 (5th in sprint)[4] 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,[2] 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 (Kris Jones[5] was disqualified), giving Michiels the bronze medal.[2]

Michiels has also competed for Belgium in Athletics, taking 59th place at the 2015 European Cross Country Championships in France.[6]

Michiels is from Mol, Belgium.[2]

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