Further Personal Information |
| Marital status |
* unknown * |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Dutch, English, French, Italian |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing at age 11. |
| Why this sport? |
He became interested in the sport after watching sword fighting in cartoons when he was a boy. |
| Club / Team |
Sint-Michiels Gilde: Belgium |
| Name of coach |
Paul Corteyn [national] |
| Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Kapitein Zeppos (seppevanholsbeke.be, 04 Feb 2014) |
| Hobbies |
Coaching children, playing music with his friends. (seppevanholsbeke.be, 04 Feb 2014) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"You don't always get what you wish for, you get what you work for." (seppevanholsbeke.be, 19 Jun 2013) |
| Ambitions |
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sport.be, 12 Nov 2017) |
| Other information |
RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
After failing to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, he contemplated retiring from fencing. However, following conversations with his friends and coaches he decided that the work he had put in and the hunger he still had for the sport was too great to stop competing. He contemplated retirement again in 2016, but decided to continue. (seppevanholsbeke.be, 13 May 2012; sport.be, 12 Nov 2017) |
