John Doms

John Doms (5 November 1924 in Waarloos – 27 June 2013 in Duffel) was a Belgian long-distance runner who competed in cross country running and the steeplechase.

He returned four times further, taking 12th in both 1949 and 1950, before sinking out of the top twenty at the two following year's races.

[1] His Belgian team contemporaries included Marcel Vandewattyne and Lucien Theys.

[2] He represented Belgium at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, running in the steeplechase, though he was eliminated in qualifying.

[3] He represented Belgium on the track at one further major competition – he placed ninth in the 10,000 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships.