Hanna Mariën
 Mariën (right) in 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 May 1982 (age 42) Herentals, Antwerpen, Belgium |
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Club | AC Waasland, Sint-Niklaas |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 200 m - (2006)[1] |
Medal record | |
Hanna Emilie Mariën (born 16 May 1982) is a retired Belgian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.[2][3][4]
Athletics
Mariën reached the semi-final at the 2006 European Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade. At the 2007 World Championships she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m relay, together with teammates Olivia Borlée, Élodie Ouédraogo and Kim Gevaert. With 42.75 seconds the team set a new Belgian record.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics Mariën competed in the 4×100 m relay, together with Gevaert, Borlée and Ouédraogo. In their first round heat they placed first in front of Great Britain, Brazil and Nigeria. Their time of 42.92 seconds was the third time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result they qualified for the final in which they sprinted to a time of 42.54 seconds and the second place, 0.23 seconds behind Russia.[2] In 2016, after Yuliya Chermoshanskaya's re-tested samples revealed two illegal substances, Russia was disqualified promoting Belgium to first place. She was awarded the gold medal eight years late on September 10, 2016.[5]
Bobsleighing
After retiring from athletics in 2012, Mariën turned to bobsleighing. With the national bobsleigh team, she participated at the 2014 Winter Olympics, where she and Elfje Willemsen ended sixth in the two woman bob.[3]
References
- ^ Hanna Mariën. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ a b "Athlete biography: Hanna Marien". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Bobsleigh: Athletes – Sochi". sochi2014.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hanna Mariën". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1041469/coe-and-hansen-hail-belated-olympic-gold-for-belgian-womens-4x100m-team-following-russian-doping-positive
External links
- Hanna Mariën at World Athletics
- Profile: Hanna Mariën All-Athletics.com
 Belgium at the Olympics – Post-war Belgian Olympic champions (women) | |
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Belgian female sprinters
- Olympic athletes of Belgium
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Belgium
- People from Herentals
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- Belgian female bobsledders
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bobsledders of Belgium
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)