Jurgen Themen
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Paramaribo, Suriname | October 26, 1985
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 100 metres |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.13 s 200 m: 21.25 s |
Updated on 21 January 2015 |
Jurgen Themen (born 26 October 1985) is a Surinamese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.[1][2]
Biography
He competed at the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships without progressing to the second round. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he finished first in his preliminary heat, but could only finish fifth in his next heat. At the 2016 Summer Olympics he finished eight in his heat and did not advance.
His personal best time is 10.38 seconds, achieved at the 2012 Surinamese Olympic Trials. The time was also a new Surinamese national record, breaking the old one of 10.48 seconds.
Personal bests
- 100 m: 10.13 s (wind: +1.6 m/s) –
Bradenton, 28 May 2016
- 200 m: 21.25 s (wind: +1.6 m/s) –
Spearfish, 8 May 2016
International competitions
References
- ^ Athlete biography: Jurgen Themen Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 24, 2008
- ^ Biography - THEMEN Jurgen, retrieved June 17, 2014
External links
- Jurgen Themen Olympic athlete profile at London2012.com
- Jurgen Themen at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jurgen Themen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
Categories:
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Surinamese male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Olympic athletes of Suriname
- Sportspeople from Paramaribo
- Pan American Games competitors for Suriname
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Suriname
- Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
- South American athletics biography stubs
- Surinamese sportspeople stubs