William Van Dijck
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William Van Dijck (born 24 January 1961) is a Belgian former athlete, primarily active on the 3000m steeplechase.
Van Dijck was born in Leuven. He was the first Belgian to win a medal at the World Championships, winning the bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships. He won a second bronze at the 1994 European Championships. He became Belgian Sportsman of the year in 1986. Van Dijck quit athletics in 1997 and now works in a bank in Geel.
He also applied himself to cross country running and won the Lotto Cross Cup in the 1993–94 and 1995–96 seasons.
Van Dijck was 9 times Belgian Champion steeplechaser between 1983 and 1994.
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