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Sofie Dokter

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Sofie Dokter
Sofie Dokter in 2023
Personal information
Born (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 21)
Groningen, Netherlands
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventCombined events
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Netherlands
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Glasgow Pentathlon
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Espoo Heptathlon
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tallinn Heptathlon

Sofie Dokter (pronounced [soːˈfi ˈdɔktər]; born 19 December 2002) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in the combined events. She was a bronze medalist in the pentathlon at the 2024 World Indoor Championships.

She was a silver medalist in the heptathlon at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships and the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships. In 2024 became a three time national champion in the pentathlon. In 2022, she was also national champion in the heptathlon.[2]

Early life and background

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Dokter was born in Groningen. Her father Erik and mother Hendrike were keen proponents of athletics. Sofie first took part in an athletics event aged four and first attended athletics club aged six. Her younger sister Julia Dokter is also a track and field athlete.[3][4]

Dokter is a student at Wageningen University as of 2022.[5]

Career

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2021

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In her last junior year, Dokter was a silver medalist in the heptathlon at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships held in Tallinn.[6]

2022

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Dokter during the long jump at the 2022 European Championships in München

In her first senior year, Dokter became 2022 Dutch national champion indoors and out.[7] That year, she was named ‘rookie of the meet’ at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis, where she broke the 6,000 point barrier for the first time in the heptathlon.[8]

Dokter was selected to represent the Netherlands at the 2022 European Athletics Championships where she competed in the heptathlon.[9] Of the three Dutch women who started, she was the only woman who finished the event, finishing thirteenth overall.[10][11]

2023

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In February 2023 Dokter scored 4603 in the pentathlon to win the Dutch national title.[12] She became an automatic qualifier for the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships held in Istanbul.[13] She finished fourth overall at the end of the pentathlon.[14]

In May 2023 she finished seventh overall in the heptathlon at the Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis.[15] In July 2023, she won silver at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland in the Heptathlon.[16]

She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, and finished eleventh in the heptathlon.[17]

2024

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In February 2024, Dokter won the Dutch Indoor Combined Events Championships in Apeldoorn, with 4553 points.[18] On 1 March 2024, she was a bronze medalist at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships. Her tally included a huge personal best in the final event, the 800 metres of 2:11.89 min and a final tally of 4.571 points.[19]

In June 2024, she finished in fifth place overall in the heptathlon at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome,[20] and in August she achieved sixth place overall in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics with a new personal best of 6,452 points.[21]

Competition results

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All information from World Athletics profile.[2]

International competitions

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Representing the  Netherlands
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes
2021 European U20 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 2nd Heptathlon 5878 pts
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 13th Heptathlon 5811 pts
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 4th Pentathlon 4499 pts
European U20 Championships Jerusalem, Israel 2nd Heptathlon 6256 pts
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th Heptathlon 6192 pts
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, Great Britain 3rd Pentathlon 4571 pts
European Championships Rome, Italy 5th Heptathlon 6418 pts PB
Olympic Games Paris, France 6th Heptathlon 6452 pts PB

Personal bests

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

Individual events

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Personal best results for individual events
Event Result Venue Date Notes
200 metres 23.68 s Götzis, Austria 27 May 2023 (Wind: +1.9 m/s)
800 metres 2:11.89 min i Glasgow, United Kingdom 1 March 2024
800 metres short track
60 metres hurdles 8.29 s i Glasgow, United Kingdom 1 March 2024
100 metres hurdles 13.51 s Götzis, Austria 27 May 2023 (Wind: +1.2 m/s)
High jump 1.89 m Espoo, Finland 13 July 2023
Long jump 6.31 m i Apeldoorn, Netherlands 18 February 2024
Shot put 13.97 m Paris, France 8 August 2024
Javelin throw 47.17 m Rome, Italy 8 June 2024

Combined events

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Personal best results for combined events
Event Result Venue Date Notes
Heptathlon 6452 pts Paris, France 8–9 August 2024
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
13.57 s (+0.1 m/s) 1.86 m 13.97 m 23.73 s (-0.5 m/s) 6.26 m (+1.6 m/s) 42.46 m 2:13.52 min
Pentathlon short track 4603 pts i Apeldoorn, Netherlands 4 February 2023
60m H (wind) High jump Shot put Long jump (wind) 800m
8.34 s i (N/A) 1.84 m i 13.18 m i 6.17 m i (N/A) 2:15.84 min i

Team events

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Personal best results for team events
Event Result Venue Date Notes
4 x 100 metres relay 46.30 s The Hague, Netherlands 19 May 2024 Teamed with Emy Guikema, Annabel Paul, and Lea Jurdzinski of Rotterdam Atletiek.[22]

References

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  1. ^ "Dokter Sofie". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Sofie Dokter". worldathletics. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Sofie en Julia Dokter gaan voor de Olympische Spelen in 2028". groningenatletiek. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Sofie Dokter kiest zonder twijfels voor de zevenkamp". baan-atletiek.nl. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Handball player and heptathlon player receive student sports grant". wur.nl. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Review: 2021 European U20 Heptathlon, Tallinn". decathletesofeurope.co.uk. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Champions of tomorrow: CTS GROUP Talent team of the Athletics Union". Runnersworld.com. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Sofie Dokter 'European Championship medal and then Olympic Games'". Hardloopnetwerk.nl. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Sofie Dokter pakt nationale titel op meerkamp met persoonlijk record". RTV Noord. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Zevenkampster Dokter: 'Alleen al dat ik hier sta, is superleuk'". NOS. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Talent Dokter (19) is bij EK Nederlands lichtpuntje op meerkamp". NOS. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Sofie Dokter checks the competition and wins NK Indoor Meerkamp". rtvnoord.nl. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Rankings Analysis FEB 14, 2023". decathletesofeurope.co.uk. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Sofie Dokter from Groningen came fourth in the pentathlon at European Indoor Athletics Championships". oogtv.nl. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Hall scores 6988 to win Götzis heptathlon, LePage takes decathlon". World Athletics. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Zevenkampster Dokter wint zilver op EK onder 23 in Espoo". rtlnieuws. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Women's Heptathlon Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Skotheim tallies 6281 points for heptathlon victory in Tallinn". European Athletics. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  19. ^ Bakker, Rypke (1 March 2024). "Vijfkampster Sofie Dokter bezorgt Nederland met brons eerste plak op WK indoor". nu.nl. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Women Heptathlon Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Women Heptathlon Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  22. ^ "SEN-V - 4 x 100 meters – Sunday 19 May 2024", Athletics.app. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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