Question: Facts: - career: 1986-present - weight: 80 kg - personalbest: pole vault - 5.71 -lrb- 1998 -rrb- - height: 1.85 m - updated: 18 october 2007 - fullname: laurens christiaan looije - birth date: 12 january 1973 - name: laurens looije - image: 20070701-nk2007-laurenslooije . jpg - birth place: the hague , netherlands Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of laurens looije .
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laurens christiaan looije -lrb- born january 12 , 1973 in the hague , zuid-holland -rrb- is a dutch pole vaulter , who represented his native country at the 1996 summer olympics in atlanta , united states .looije finished 8th in the pole vault final at the 2006 european athletics championships in gothenburg .he was also the 1992 world junior champion , and won a bronze medal at the 2001 summer universiade .his personal best is 5.71 metres , achieved in august 1998 in hechtel .he is a five times outdoor and nine times indoor dutch national champion .