Tibo Vyvey
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Belgian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | KRB - Koninklijke Roeivereniging Brugge | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tibo Vyvey is a Belgian competitive rower.
Career
[edit]Vyvey won first places at the European Rowing U23 Championships in the lightweight men's Double scull in 2020 in Duisburg, Germany and in 2021 in Kruszwica, Poland.[1][2] He also won a bronze at the World Rowing U23 Championships in the same category in 2021 in Račice, Czech Republic.[3] In July 2022, while competing at the World Rowing U23 Championships in Varese, Italy and after winning his semi-final in the lightweight men's Single scull, he suffered a cerebral thrombosis.[4] After a long and difficult rehabilitation, he was cleared by medical doctors to compete again and on 28 April 2024, he and his rowing partner Niels Van Zandweghe qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France in the lightweight men's Double scull.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Colpaert en Vyvey (U23) pakken goud op EK roeien". focus-wtv.be (in Dutch). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Tibo Vyvey en Marlon Colpaert verlengen hun Europese titel". focus-wtv.be (in Dutch). 5 September 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Tibo Vyvey en Marlon Colpaert veroveren brons op WK roeien voor beloften". sporza.be (in Dutch). 11 July 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Na amper één wedstrijd samen in een boot gaan roeiers Tibo Vyvey en Niels Van Zandweghe op zoek naar een olympisch ticket". www.standaard.be (in Dutch). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Skiffeur Tim Brys en lichte dubbeltwee Vvvey/Van Zandweghe veroveren olympische roeitickets". www.sporza.be (in Dutch). 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "CONTINENTAL QUALIFICATION WRAPS UP WITH THRILLING FINALS". www.worldrowing.com. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Tibo Vyvey at World Rowing
- Tibo Vyvey at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
.svg){kind=small}  | This biographical article related to Belgian sports is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |