Career
Van Vlaanderen participated in two Summer Olympics. At the 1992 Olympic Marathon in Barcelona he finished in fifteenth position with a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes and 47 seconds. Four years later in Atlanta, Georgia Van Vlaanderen ended the marathon in 45th place, clocking 2:20.48.
His best performance was the bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart.
All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise.