Victoria Warpy

Victoria Warpy
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 29)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000m: 16:19.01 (Brugge, 2023)
10,000m 33:47.60 (Nijmegen, 2024)
Half marathon 1:12:36 (Gentbrugge, 2024)
Marathon 2:31:50 (Rotterdam, 2026)
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Lagoa Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Antalya Team

Victoria Warpy (born 6 June 1997) is a Belgian long distance runner. The winner of the Antwerp Marathon in 2021, she won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships.[1]

Career

From Leuven, she studied physiotherapy at the University of Leuven and ran as a hobby. Coming to competitive athletics late, she ran the 2021 Antwerp Marathon, and was a surprise winner with a time of 3:02:12. The race also doubled-up as the Belgian National Championships. However, she did not receive the title because she was not affiliated with an official club.[2]

After that result, she began to be coached by Bart Raes and she went on to improve her marathon personal best by 15 minutes the following year. In 2023, at the Belgian Cross Country Championship in Brussels, she achieved a fourth place finish. She ran the Runners' lab Half Marathon in Gentbrugge – also considered the Belgian Championship – and won the bronze medal by running a new best time of 74.04. That year, she also finished third on the track in the 5000 metres at the 2023 Belgian Athletics Championships.[3] She was selected for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels, where she placed 32nd overall.[4]

At the Rotterdam Marathon in April 2024 she ran a new personal best time of 2:37:32.[5]

In November 2024, she secured a place at the Belgian national cross country championships for the upcoming European Championships.[6] She won a bronze medal in the team race at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey in December 2024.[7]

She won a bronze medal in the team race at the 2025 European Running Championships in Belgium.[8] In December 2025 at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Lagoa, Portugal, she finished in thirty second place and won gold in the senior women's team event, with compatriots Jana Van Lent, Lisa Rooms and Chloé Herbiet finishing in the top ten.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Victoria Warpy". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Only started as a marathon runner two years ago, but on Sunday Victoria Warpy hopes to be selected for the European Cross Country Championships: "A few years ago I didn't even think I would ever have a chance"". Nieuwsblad.be. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Where does revelation Victoria Warpy come from? "Two years ago I ran a marathon as a challenge"". atni.be. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Euro Cross-Country in Brussels: Lisa Rooms and Chloé Herbiet in the top 10, Belgium wins bronze!". dhnet.be. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Victoria Warpy improves her best marathon performance by nine minutes in Rotterdam: "I never thought this was possible"". Nieuwsblad.be. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Isaac Kimeli and Jana Van Lent crowned Belgian cross country champions". Brussels Times. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Jana Van Lent surprises with fifth place at European Cross Country Championships: 'This is crazy'". Bruzz.be. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  8. ^ Broadbent, Chris (12 Apr 2025). "Belgium 1-2! Herbiet and Thomas make half marathon history at European Running Championships". European Athletics Championships. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Battocletti eases to back-to-back senior women's title in Lagoa 2025". European Athletics. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.

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