Dafne Schippers

Dafne Schippers

Schippers at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 Utrecht, Netherlands
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Track and field athletics
Event(s)	Heptathlon 100 metres 200 metres 4 × 100m relay
Medal record World Championships 2013 Moscow Heptathlon European Championships 2014 Zürich 100 m 2014 Zürich 200 m 2012 Helsinki 4 x 100 m relay European U23 Championships 2013 Tampere 100 m 2013 Tampere Long jump World Junior Championships 2010 Moncton Heptathlon 2010 Moncton 4×100 m relay European Junior Championships 2011 Tallinn Heptathlon

Dafne Schippers (born 15 June 1992) is a Dutch athlete competing in heptathlon and the sprints.

Schippers won gold medals at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics and 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships. A few years later also gold on the 100 m and bronze in the long jump at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships.

In 2011 in Daegu she broke the Dutch national record in 200 m. She is co-record holder in the 4 × 100 m relay. She improved the 200 m record during the 2014 edition of the heptathlon at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis, her time of 22.35 being one of the best 200's ever in a heptathlon. Her success at the 2014 European Athletics Championships, where she won gold in 11.12 seconds, prompted discussion over her long-term prospects, whether she should focus on the (lucrative) sprint or continue her career in heptathlon.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Netherlands
2009	European Junior Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	4th	Heptathlon	5507 pts
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	3rd	4x100 m relay	44.09 (NJR)
			1st	Heptathlon	5967 pts (NJR)
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	11th (sf)	60 m	7.30
	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	1st	Heptathlon	6153 pts
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	9th (sf)	200 m	22.92
			9th (h)	4x100 m relay	43.44 (NR)
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	10th (sf)	60 m	7.25
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	200 m	23.53
			2nd	4x100 m relay	42.80 (NR)
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	6th	4x100 m relay	42.70
			12th	Heptathlon	6324 pts
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	60 m	7.14
	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	1st	100 m	11.13
			4th	4x100 m relay	44.18
			3rd	Long jump	6.59 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	3rd	Heptathlon	6477 pts (NR)
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	10th (sf)	60 m	7.18
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	1st	100 m	11.12
				200 m	22.04 Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 11.03 (+0.9) (Glasgow 2014) NR 200 metres – 22.03 (-0.5) (Zürich 2014) NR 800 metres – 2:08.59 (Götzis 2014) 100 metres hurdles – 13.13 (-1.2) (Götzis 2014) High jump – 1.80 m (London 2012) Long jump – 6.78 m (+0.0) (Amsterdam 2014) NR Shot put – 14.19 m (Tilburg 2011) Javelin throw – 42.82 m (Lisse 2014) Heptathlon – 6545 pts (Götzis 2014) NR 4x100 metres relay – 42.40 (Lausanne 2014) NR Indoor 60 metres – 7.14 (Gothenburg 2013) 60 metres hurdles – 8.18 (Apeldoorn 2012) High jump - 1.74 m (Dortmund 2009) Shot put – 13.91 m (Apeldoorn 2012) Long jump – 6.43 m (Birmingham 2014) References External links Official website Dafne Schippers at World Athletics