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Maayke Tjin A-Lim
Maayke Tjin A-Lim in 2017
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1998-01-10) 10 January 1998 (age 28)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)
60 m hurdles
100 m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 40 (100 m hurdles)[2]
Personal bests
  • 60 m hurdles: 7.98 i (2024)
  • 100 m hurdles: 12.66 (2023)

Maayke Tjin A-Lim (pronounced [ˈmaːikə ˌtɕɪnaːˈlɪm]; born 10 January 1998) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes over sprint hurdles. She has represented the Netherlands at multiple major championships, including the 2024 Olympic Games.

Career

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From Hoorn, Tjin A-Lim runs for the athletics club AV Zaanland, based in Zaandam. In February 2022, she came third at the Dutch Indoor Championships over 60 m hurdles and qualified for the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, where she reached the semi-finals.[3] In doing so she set a new personal best time of 8.21 seconds.[4]

In May 2022, she also set a new personal best time over 100 m hurdles, running 13.16.[5] At the end of May 2022 Tjin A-Lim lowered her personal best again, to 13.02 in Manchester.[6] In August 2022, Tjin A-Lim competed in the 100 m hurdles at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, where she reached the semi-finals.[7]

In January 2023, racing indoors in Luxembourg she set a new personal best over 60 m hurdles of 8.00.[8] At the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul in March 2023, she successfully came through the heats and semi-final and qualified for the final. In the final, she finished eighth in a time of 8.09 seconds.[9] In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest and qualified for the semi-finals.[10]

In February 2024, she won the Dutch indoor title in the 60 metres hurdles.[11] She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow to compete in the 60 metres hurdles, where she qualified for the semi-finals.[12] She competed in the 100m hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, reaching the semi-finals.[13]

She was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.[14] She was a semi-finalist at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[15][16]

Personal life

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Tjin A-Lim has discussed overcoming the eating disorder bulimia early in her career.[17]

Achievements

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Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[2]

Personal bests

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International competitions

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Representing the  Netherlands
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival Utrecht, Netherlands 5th 100 m hurdles 14.11 s
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 10th (sf)[18] 100 m hurdles 14.00 s
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 19th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.13 s
European Championships Munich, Germany 19th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.21 s
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 8th 60 m hurdles 8.09 s
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 22nd (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.05 s
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 23rd (h) 60 m hurdles 8.10 s
European Championships Rome, Italy 20th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.08 s
Olympic Games Paris, France 21st (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.03 s
2025 European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands 26th (h) 60 m hurdles 8.13 s
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 12th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.85 s

1Did not start in the semifinals

References

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  1. ^ "TJIN-A-LIM Maayke". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Maayke TJIN-A-LIM". World Athletics. 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ Piest, Tijn (6 April 2022). "Maayke Tjin A-Lim: 'Doel is op WK en EK de horden te lopen'" [Maayke Tjin A-Lim: 'The goal is to compete in the hurdles at the World and European Championships']. Hardloopnetwerk.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Sedney en Tjin A-Lim bij WK verder op 60m horden, sprinter Van Gool ziek" [Sedney and Tjin A-Lim advance in the 60m hurdles at the World Championships, sprinter Van Gool is ill]. NOS Sport (in Dutch). 19 March 2022.
  5. ^ Brandhorst, Stephan (21 May 2022). "Hordeloopster Maayke Tjin A-Lim klokt nieuw persoonlijk record in Griekenland" [Hurdler Maayke Tjin A-Lim clocks new personal best in Greece]. nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Maayke Tjin A-Lim expects an interesting battle on the hurdles: "Best saved for the Dutch Championship"". Taketonews.com. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  7. ^ Brinkman, Erik-Jan (20 August 2022). "Drama avond voor Menno Vloon op de EK Atletiek en Maayke Tjin A-Lim plaatst zich voor halve finale" [Dramatic evening for Menno Vloon at the European Athletics Championships, while Maayke Tjin A-Lim qualifies for the semi-finals]. nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  8. ^ "De Smet highlights CMCM Indoor Meeting with a breakthrough 1:45.04 800m". European Athletics. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  9. ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships 2023 Women's 60m Hurdles Results". Watch Athletics. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Women's 100m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Geerds in tweede Nederlandse tijd ooit naar titel 60 meter horden" [Geerds wins 60-meter hurdles title with the second-fastest time ever recorded by a Dutchman.]. Welingelichte Kringen (in Dutch). 18 February 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Women's 60m hurdles Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Women's 100m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  14. ^ "46 TeamNL atleten in actie tijdens EK Indoor Atletiek in Apeldoorn" [46 TeamNL athletes in action at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Apeldoorn]. Atletiek.nl (in Dutch). 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  15. ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  16. ^ "53 TeamNL atleten naar WK atletiek in Tokio" [53 TeamNL athletes to compete at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo]. Atletiek.nl (in Dutch). 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  17. ^ "Successor of Nadine Visser is ready: Maayke Tjin A-Lim 'new kid in the blocks'". taketonews.com. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  18. ^ "European Athletics U20 Championships – Final Results Book" (PDF). European Athletics Association. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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