- Nico Pattyn
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Medal record Quizzing Competitor for Belgium World Championships Bronze 2005 Singles Bronze 2006 Singles European Championships Silver 2004 Ghent Singles Silver 2004 Ghent Team Gold 2005 Tallinn Team Bronze 2005 Tallinn Pairs Gold 2006 Paris Team Gold 2007 Blackpool Singles Silver 2007 Blackpool Team Bronze 2007 Blackpool Club Gold 2008 Oslo Team Silver 2009 Dordrecht Team Silver 2010 Derby Team Bronze 2011 Bruges Team Nico Pattyn (born on October 26, 1968, in Roeselare, Belgium) is one of Belgium's most successful quiz players. He became European Quizzing Champion in November 2007, claiming the title in Blackpool. He was the first to beat English quiz legend, Kevin Ashman at the European championships individuals. He also won an individual silver medal at the first European Quizzing Championships in 2004 in his hometown Ghent.
In 2005 and 2006 , Pattyn came in 3rd place on two occasions in the World Quizzing Championships. He has placed in the top ten of the World Championships on every occasion. [1] Since 2007, countryman Ronny Swiggers has placed even higher than Pattyn ending 2nd in both 2008 and 2009 and 3rd in 2010.
He has captained the Belgian national team since 2003 when his team won the "England-Belgium interland" in Bromley, the precursor of the EQC. Pattyn has won three European titles in 2005, 2006 and 2008 and silver in all the four other competitions with the national site. With his club "Café Den Hemel" he won the club competition in 2003, which was part of the "England-Belgium interland", and a European bronze medal in 2007. Together with his Café Den Hemel teammate Paul Arts, he also won bronze in the European pairs competition in 2005.
Pattyn was raised in Langemark but now lives in Ghent. He works as a psychologist.
2008 Interview
An interview with Nico Pattyn is available on the Norwegian Quiz Association website [2]
References
- ^ International Quizzing Association, results WQC and EQC 2004-2007, www.iqa.be
- ^ "Norwegian Quiz Association Interview". http://www.norgesquizforbund.no/eqc2008index.php?location=Nico.
Categories:- 1968 births
- Living people
- IQA team event gold medalist
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