Patrizia van der Weken

Patrizia van der Weken

Personal information
Nationality	Luxembourgish
Born	(1999-11-12) 12 November 1999
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
Coached by	Arnaud Starck
Medal record Summer World University Games 2021 Chengdu 100 m

Patrizia van der Weken (born 12 November 1999) is a Luxembourgish sprinter who is a national record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres events. She competed at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships, where she reached the final in the 100 metres.

Van der Weken participated in the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships, where she won her heat but was ultimately eliminated in the semifinals. Later that year, Van der Weken competed in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, placing 33rd.

Van der Weken made her Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the 100 metres event, where she progressed past her the heats and qualified for the semi-finals, becoming the first Luxembourgish women to do so. Her performance led to her being named Luxembourg's flagbearer for the closing ceremonies.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Luxembourg
2015	Games of the Small States of Europe	Reykjavík, Iceland	6th	100 m	12.23
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	48.73
2016	European Youth Championships	Tbilisi, Georgia	7th	100 m	11.96
			32nd (h)	200 m	25.68
2017	Games of the Small States of Europe	Serravalle, San Marino	2nd	100 m	11.86
			3rd	200 m	24.32
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	46.68
	European U20 Championships	Grosseto, Italy	14th (sf)	100 m	11.91
			28th (h)	200 m	24.82
2018	Championships of the Small States of Europe	Schaan, Liechtenstein	3rd	100 m	11.67
	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	15th (sf)	100 m	11.70
			18th (sf)	200 m	24.58
2019	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	9th (sf)	100 m	11.82
			23rd (h)	200 m	24.73
2021	Championships of the Small States of Europe	Serravalle, San Marino	1st	100 m	11.58
			1st	200 m	24.36
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	8th	100 m	11.73
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	21st (sf)	60 m	7.28
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	36th (h)	100 m	11.34
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	17th (sf)	100 m	11.51
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	10th (sf)	60 m	7.27
	Games of the Small States of Europe	Marsa, Malta	1st	100 m	11.11 (w)
	World University Games	Chengdu, China	1st	100 m	11.22
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	33rd (h)	100 m	11.38
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	7th	60 m	7.15
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	4th	100 m	11.04
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	15th (sf)	100 m	11.13

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.00 NR (+2.0 m/s, Rome, 2024)
• 200 metres – 23.19 NR (+1.0 m/s, Chorzów, 2023)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.09 NR (Luxembourg, 21 Jan 2024)
• 200 metres – 23.96 NR (Kirchberg, 2023)

External links

• Patrizia van der Weken at World Athletics
• Patrizia van der Weken at the Comité Olympique et Sportif Luxembourgeois (in French)