Having ended his career as a weightlifter in November 2016, he remained active in the sport and on January 1, 2017 became the chairman of the Royal Belgian Weightlifting Association succeeding Thierry Zutterman.

[2] He coaches Belgian weightlifter Nina Sterckx.

[3] In the 62 kg category, he participated in several Senior World Championships: 1997 Thailand, 1998 Finland, 1999 Greece, 2001 Turkey, 2005 Qatar, 2006 Dominican Republic, and 2007 Thailand.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished 12th with a total of 247 kg.

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