| Jochem Vermeulen | |
| Nationality: | Belgian |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | 1500 metres |
| Birth Date: | 2 August 1998 |
| Coach: | Rik Didden |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Jochem Vermeulen (born 2 August 1998) is a Belgian middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres.
Vermeulen placed 4th over 1500m at the 2019 Belgian Championships.[1]
In 2021, Vermeulen ran a new PB of 3:35.21 at the KBC Night of Athletics.[2] Also in 2021, He made his Diamond League debut at the Memorial van Damme.[3]
He won the 1500m at the 2023 Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships[4]
He competed at the 2023 World Championships in the 1500m, he finished 9th in his heat and did not progress to the semifinals.[5]
In 2024, he won the silver medal at the 2024 European Championships, finishing in a new PB of 3:33.60, behind Jakob Ingebrigtsen.[6] With that PB, Vermeulen qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[7] At those Olympics, Vermeulen, 7th in his heat and 6th in the repechages, failed to qualify for the semi-finals.[8] Later that month, on August 22, he broke the 1500m national record at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland posting a time of 3:31.74 meeting the qualification criterium for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[9]
Vermeulen joined the Kapé Athletics Club at six years old.[10]
Outside of athletics, Vermeulen is a physiotherapist.[11]