Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Heusden, BEL |
| Higher education |
Medical Radiation Science - Ghent University: Belgium |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
Earlier in his career he was unable to compete for a year because of the spinal injury spondylolysis. (Athlete 31 Jul 2008) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
He followed his father into the sport. |
General Interest |
| Most influential person in career |
His father Richard. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Hero / Idol |
Korean weightlifter Chun Byung-Kwan, Turkish weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu. (thewordmagazine.com, 05 Oct 2012; Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Bieke Vandenabeele [partner], BEL |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began weightlifting at age 12 in Ghent, Belgium. |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Coach, Medical Professional |
| Languages |
Dutch, English, French, German |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Tominator (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Never give up." (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Partner Bieke Vandenabeele |
General Interest |
| Famous relatives |
His partner Bieke Vandenabeele has competed in swimming, bobsleigh and life saving at international level. She has played rugby union at club level in Belgium, and coached swimming and weightlifting at international level. His father Richard competed in weightlifting at an elite level. (sanas.be, 2016; newtom.be, 2013) |
| Other information |
WEIGHTLIFTING ROLES
Since 2012 he has worked as member of the athletes' commission for the International Weightlifting Federation [IWF]. In 2016 he became a member of the coaching and scientific committee within the same federation. (LinkedIn profile, 2016) |
Rio de Janeiro
London
Beijing
Houston, TX
Almaty
Paris
Antalya
Goyang
Chiang Mai
Santo Domingo
Doha
Førde
Tbilisi
Tel Aviv
Tirana
Kazan
Minsk
Bucharest
Lignano Sabbiadoro
Wladyslawowo
Sofia
Kiev
Loutraki
Trencín