Dafne Schippers

Dafne Schippers

Schippers at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Nationality	Netherlands
Born	(1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 Utrecht, Netherlands
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Track and field athletics
Event(s)	Heptathlon 200 metres 4 × 100m relay
Medal record World Championships Bronze 2013 Moscow Heptathlon European Championships Silver 2012 Helsinki 4 x 100 m relay European U23 Championships Gold 2013 Tampere 100 m Bronze 2013 Tampere Long jump World Junior Championships Gold 2010 Moncton Heptathlon Bronze 2010 Moncton 4×100 m relay European Junior Championships Gold 2011 Tallinn Heptathlon

Dafne Schippers (born 15 June 1992 in Utrecht) is a Dutch athlete competing in heptathlon and the sprints. She started track and field at the age of nine and immediately it was clear that she was very talented. In the Netherlands athletics for children means doing multi events and Dafne liked it so much (except for the longer distances) that she later chose the heptathlon as her primary discipline. Especially the short distances are her strong disciplines.

Schippers won gold medals at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics and 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships. A few years later also gold on the 100 meters and bronze in the long jump at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships.

In 2011 in Daegu she broke the Dutch national record in 200 meters. She is co-record holder in the 4 x 100 relay.

Competition record

Representing  Netherlands
2009	European Junior Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	4th	Heptathlon	5507 pts
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	3rd	4x100 m relay	44.09 (NJR)
			1st	Heptathlon	5967 pts
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	11th (sf)	60 m	7.30
	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	1st	Heptathlon	6153 pts
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	9th (sf)	200 m	22.92
			9th (h)	4x100 m relay	43.44 (NR)
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	10th (sf)	60 m	7.25
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	200 m	23.53
			2nd	4x100 m relay	42.80 (NR)
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	6th	4x100 m relay	42.70
			12th	Heptathlon	6324 pts
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	3rd	Heptathlon	6477 pts (NR)[1]

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.09 (+1.5) (Lausanne 2013)
• 200 metres – 22.69 (-0.3) (Daegu 2011)
• 800 metres – 2:08.62 (Moscow 2013)
• 100 metres hurdles – 13.27 (+0.3) (Tallinn 2011)
• High jump – 1.80 m (London 2012)
• Long jump – 6.59 m (+1.6) (Tampere 2013)
• Shot put – 14.19 m (Tilburg 2011)
• Javelin throw – 41.80 m (Alphen 2011)
• Heptathlon – 6477 pts (Moscow 2013)
• 4x100 metres relay – 42.45 (London 2012)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.14 (Gothenburg 2013)
• 60 metres hurdles – 8.18 (Apeldoorn 2012)
• High jump - 1.74 m (Dortmund 2009)
• Shot put – 13.91 m (Apeldoorn 2012)
• Long jump – 6.28 m (Apeldoorn 2013)

References

• Personal website
• Dafne Schippers profile at IAAF