Belgian athlete Nafi Thiam is not married but is in a relationship with her boyfriend, Niels Pittomvils.
On August 9, 2024, Nafi claimed a record-setting third Olympic heptathlon gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
Highlights
- Nafi Thiam secured a gold medal at the Paris Olympics in 2024.
- Thiam and her partner, Niels, have been together since 2017.
- Niels Pittomvils is a male decathlete.
Thiam 30 also became the second woman behind Polish hammer great Anita Wlodarczyk to win 3 Olympic golds in the same athletics discipline.
She added Paris 2024, titled to the gold medals she won in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.
The Belgian sensation secured a final score of 6,880, with overnight leader Katarina Johnson-Thompson of Great Britain settling silver with 6,844.
Reigning world champion Johnson had one hand on the title after the 5th event, leading Thiam by 48 points.
However, Nafi moved ahead in the penultimate event with a superior performance in the javelin throw with a distance of 54.04m.
Thiam won the competition, scoring 26 points by a whisker after Johnson posted a person best in 800m.
Nafi Thiam And Niels Pittomvils Are In A Live-In Relationship
Nafi and Niels Pittomvils are not married yet but are living together. The couple started dating in January 2017.
Recently, Pittomvils appeared at the Paris Olympics 2024 to support and cheer up Nafi Thiam.
They previously appeared together at a training session 2016 ahead of the Hypo-meeting, IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, at the Mosle stadium in Gotzis, Austria.
Niels Pittomvils: “ Nafi houdt mij wakker” https://t.co/Bibp8WpvB6 pic.twitter.com/yH2B98ifa1
— Nieuwsblad Sport (@nieuwsbladsport) May 27, 2017
Moreover, Neils was also present during Nafi’s match at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany.
Neils kissed Nafi after she won her competition after finishing the 800m race for the women’s heptathlon event on Friday, August 10, 2018.
In February 2021, Team Belgium’s official Facebook page wished Nafi and Niels a happy Valentine’s Day.
However, they haven’t given any hints or announcements on social media about their marriage.
Nafi Thiam’s Partner, Niels Pittomvils, Is Also An Athlete
Neils Pittomvils, 32, born on July 18, 1992, is a male decathlete originally from Belgium.
In the 2013 European U23 regional championship, Pittomvils finished seventh and fourteenth at the 2014 European Championships.
He finished 22nd at the 2015 World Championships and seventh at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.
One of his best scores is 8051 points, which he achieved in May 2016 in Gotzis, Austria.
Additional Information
- Nafi Thiam has an estimated net worth of around $1 million as of 2024.
- She was born to her father, Bamba Thiam, and her mother, Danielle Density.
- Thiam missed the 2023 World Athletics Championships due to an Achilles tendon injury.
