Myrte van der Schoot
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 April 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 4×400 m relay, long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Myrte van der Schoot (pronounced [mɪrtə vɑn dɛr sxoːt]; born 16 April 2004) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in sprinting and long jump.[1] In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2024 World Indoor Champion with the Dutch women's team.
Career[edit]
At the 2023 European U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel, Van der Schoot won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay and a bronze medal in the 400 metres.[1]
At the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, United Kingdom, she ran in the heats of the 4 × 400 metres relay, helping the Dutch women's team qualify for the finals,[1] where the team won the gold medal.[2]
Personal bests[edit]
Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[1]
Individual events[edit]
| Type | Event | Result | Venue | Date | Record | Notes |
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| Outdoor | 100 metres | 12.49 s | Huizen, Netherlands | 2 October 2022 | (Wind: +0.8 m/s) | |
| 200 metres | 24.66 s | Amersfoort, Netherlands | 28 May 2023 | (Wind: -0.8 m/s) | ||
| 300 metres | 38.77 s | Lisse, Netherlands | 13 May 2023 | |||
| 400 metres | 52.85 s | Jerusalem, Israel | 9 August 2023 | NU20R | ||
| Long jump | 6.18 m | Huizen, Netherlands | 17 July 2022 | (Wind: +1.1 m/s) | ||
| Vught, Netherlands | 20 May 2023 | (Wind: +1.5 m/s) | ||||
| 6.25 m w | Vught, Netherlands | 26 May 2022 | Wind assisted: +2.6 m/s | |||
| Indoor | 400 metres short track | 52.81 s i | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 17 February 2024 |
Team events[edit]
| Type | Event | Time (min:s) | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| Outdoor | 4 × 400 metres relay women | 3:30.53 | Oslo, Norway | 15 June 2023 | Teamed with Andrea Bouma, Britt de Blaauw, and Zoë Sedney. Van der Schoot ran the third leg.[3] |
| Indoor | 4 × 400 metres relay short track women | 3:27.70 i | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3 March 2024 | Teamed with Eveline Saalberg, Lisanne de Witte, and Femke Bol. Van der Schoot's split time for the first leg was 52.81 s.[4] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Myrte van der Schoot", World Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Bol leidt estafettevrouwen naar wereldtitel 4x400 meter, mannen pakken brons" (in Dutch), NOS, 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Result lists", Diamond League, 15 June 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Results – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women – Round 1", World Athletics, 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
