Tom Trogh
Belgian quiz player
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Tom Trogh (b. 17 June 1984) is a Belgian quiz player who has won several international titles with the national team of quizzing powerhouse Belgium. He has established himself as the third best player of his country behind Ronny Swiggers and Nico Pattyn. Like all Belgian stars he is an amateur, he works as an actuary in a life insurance company.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Quizzing | ||
| Representing Belgium | ||
| IQA European Championships | ||
 | 2006 Paris | National Team |
 | 2007 Blackpool | National Team |
| 2007 Blackpool | Club |
| 2007 Blackpool | Pairs |
| 2008 Oslo | National Team |
| 2009 Dordrecht | National Team |
| 2010 Derby | National Team |
 | 2010 Derby | Club |
| 2011 Bruges | Pairs |
| 2011 Bruges | National Team |
| 2012 Tartu | National Team |
| 2013 Liverpool | National Team |
| 2013 Liverpool | Club |
| 2015 Rotterdam | National Team |
| 2015 Rotterdam | Club |
| 2017 Zagreb | National Team |
| 2018 Venice | Individual |
| 2018 Venice | Pairs |
| 2018 Venice | National Team |
| 2019 Sofia | National Team |
| 2021 Kraków | Pairs |
| 2021 Kraków | National Team |
| 2022 Berlin | National Team |
| 2023 Torremolinos | National Team |
| 2023 Torremolinos | Pairs |
| 2024 Fuengirola | National Team |
He has been a member of the National Team since 2006 and has won two European team titles (EQC) in 2006 and 2008, four Silver medals in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2013, and twice Bronze in 2011 and 2012. With his club "Clockwork" from Leuven (other members are Erik Derycke (the fourth national player), Marnix Baes, Bart Permentier) he reached European Silver in 2007 and Bronze in 2010 and 2013.
He also won the European double competition with Derycke in 2007, and was second in 2011.
On an individual level he has made a big jump from 2008 to 2009 from rank #39[1] to 10+-.[2] He placed 11th at the World Quizzing Championship (WQC) both in 2009 and 2010 and 10th (2009) and 8th (2010) respectively at the EQC (all results at iqa.be), making him the only contender under the age of 30.
His strongest subject is Sports.