Veerle Bakker
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 29 September 1997 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Steeplechase, Cross country, Long distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 10000m: 32.36.64 (Nijmegen, 2024) 3000m s'chase: 9:45.19 (Karlsruhe, 2024) |
Veerle Bakker (born 29 September 1997) is a Dutch runner. She is a multiple-time national champion in the 3000m steeplechase and in the 10,000 metres.[1]
Career[edit]
She won the Dutch national title in the 3000m steeplechase in Apeldoorn in 2022.[2] She competed at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin in December 2022 and placed tenth overall.[3]
She retained her Dutch national 3000m steeplechase title in Breda in July 2023.[4] She competed at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels.[5]
She ran a personal best time for the 3000m steeplechase of 9:45.19 in Karlsruhe, in May 2024.[6] The following week she became Dutch champion over 10,000 metres in Nijmegen, running a personal best time of 32.36.64.[7][8] She competed at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024 in the 10000 metres.[9]
Personal life[edit]
She is from Amersfoort.[10][11] She attended the University of Portland.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Veerle Bakker". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Na Amerikaanse droom pakt Veerle Bakker nationale titel". ad.nl. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "This is how Veerle Bakker still obtained a starting ticket for the European Cross Country Championships in Turin". Runnersworld. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Goud voor Veerle Bakker op de 3000 meter steeplechase NK atletiek". Sleutelstad.nl. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "EK cross valt Amina Maatoug en Veerle Bakker zwaar". Leidenatletiek. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ a b Piest, Tijn (May 16, 2024). "Veerle Bakker hopes for Dutch title 10,000 meters, 'but prefer limit'". Hardloopnetwerk.nl. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Bakker meets the European Championship limit in Nijmegen, takes the Dutch 10,000 meter title". nos.nl. May 18, 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Van Gent Final weeks: Amersfoort's Veerle Bakker meets the European Championship limit". destadamersfoort.nl. May 19, 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Veerle Bakker second at Sylvestercross in Soest". rtvutrecht.nl. January 1, 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Het protest van Veerle Bakker werd internationaal op de voet gevolgd". destentor.nl. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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