Athlete profile Paulien COUCKUYT

Belgium29 years oldLeftInstagram World Athletics

Personal best53.20sNR

Belgium record53.20s

Races14

Average time54.24s

Progression+1.25s

Recorded race history

400m haies

Competition	Time	Venue	Date	Age	Place
2026
Ultimate Championship	53.88s	Budapest	13 Sept 2026	29	6	View race
Diamond League	NRPB53.20s	Bruxelles	04 Sept 2026	29	3	View race
Diamond League	53.28s	Lausanne	21 Aug 2026	29	3	View race
Europe Championships	53.87s	Birmingham	12 Aug 2026	29	4	View race
Europe ChampionshipsSemifinal	53.87s	Birmingham	11 Aug 2026	29	1	View race
IFAM Oordegem Meeting	53.90s	Oordegem	01 Aug 2026	29	1	View race
Belgium ChampionshipsHeats	54.58s	Kessel-Lo	25 Jul 2026	29	1	View race
Tampere Meeting	53.98s	Tampere	12 Jul 2026	29	2	View race
76e Boris Hanžeković Memorial Meeting	54.32s	Zagreb	26 Jun 2026	29	2	View race
Flanders Cup VS Meeting	55.00s	Oordegem	06 Jun 2026	29	1	View race
IFAM Outdoor Meeting	55.07s	Brussels	24 May 2026	29	1	View race
2025
World ChampionshipsHeats	55.08s	Tokyo	15 Sept 2025	28	5	View race
IFAM Oordegem Meeting	54.92s	Oordegem	09 Aug 2025	28	1	View race
Belgium Championships	54.45s	Brussels	03 Aug 2025	28	1	View race

Race signature

Average intervals computed over 14 races

D-H16.38sL

H1-H24.05s

Sector records

The best theoretical time, built by summing the fastest intervals.

Theoretical potential52.14s

Personal best53.20s

Margin+1.06s

D-H16.15s

H1-H23.96s

H2-H34.00s

H3-H44.10s

H4-H54.24s

H5-H64.33s

H6-H74.77s

H7-H84.63s

About Paulien Couckuyt

Paulien Couckuyt (29 years old, Belgium) is an athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles, born on 19 May 1997.

With a personal best of 53.20 seconds, Paulien has run 14 analysed races on 4h/world, improving by 1.25 seconds since their first recorded race. This time is the Belgium record.

Paulien Couckuyt holds the belgium record at 53.20s.

Their preferred race plan is a 15-stride start up to hurdle 6, 16 strides up to hurdle 8, then a 17-stride finish.

Based on their best recorded intervals, Paulien's theoretical potential is estimated at 52.14 seconds, a 1.06-second margin over their current personal best.