Dafne Schippers (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɑfnə ˈsxɪpərs]; born 15 June 1992) is a Dutch athlete competing in heptathlon and the sprints.

Early life[edit]

Dafne Schippers was born on 15 June 1992 in the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands.^[1][2] At age 9, she started doing athletics.^[1]

Career[edit]

Schippers won gold medals in the heptathlon at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics and 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships. A few years later, she won gold in the 100 m and bronze in the long jump at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships.

In 2011 in Daegu she broke the Dutch national record in the 200 m. She is co-record holder in the 4 × 100 m relay. She improved the 200 m record during the 2014 edition of the heptathlon at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis, her time of 22.35 being one of the best 200m performances ever in a heptathlon.^{[citation needed]} Her success at the 2014 European Athletics Championships, where she completed the sprint double, prompted discussion over her long-term prospects and whether she should focus on sprinting or continue her career in heptathlon.^[3] In June 2015 Schippers announced via Twitter that she would focus on sprinting in the run up to the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.^[4]

Competition record[edit]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  Netherlands
2009	European Junior Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	4th	Heptathlon	5507 pts
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	3rd	4×100 m relay	44.09 (NJR)
			1st	Heptathlon	5967 pts (NJR)
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)	4×100 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	4×100 m relay	42.80 (NR)
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	6th	4×100 m relay	42.70
			12th	Heptathlon	6324 pts
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	60 m	7.14
	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	1st	100 m	11.13 (wind: -0.7m/s)
			4th	4×100 m relay	44.18
			3rd	Long jump	6.59 m (wind: +1.6m/s)
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	3rd	Heptathlon	6477 pts (NR)[5]
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	10th (sf)	60 m	7.18
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	1st	100 m	11.12
			1st	200 m	22.03 (NR)
			3rd (h)	4×100 m relay	42.77[6]
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	1st	60 m	7.05
	World Championships	Beijing, China	2nd	100 m	10.81 (NR)
			1st	200 m	21.63‘(NR)’(CR)

Personal bests[edit]

Schippers setting a national record on the 200 metres in Zürich in 2014

Schippers after winning the 60 metres in Prague in 2015

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.81 (-0.3) (Beijing 2015) NR
• 200 metres – 21.63 (+0.2) (Beijing 2015) NR
• 800 metres – 2:08.59 (Götzis 2014)
• 100 metres hurdles – 13.13 (-1.2) (Götzis 2014)
• High jump – 1.80 m (London 2012)
• Long jump – 6.78 m (+0.0) (Amsterdam 2014) NR
• Shot put – 14.66 m (Götzis 2015)
• Javelin throw – 42.82 m (Lisse 2014)
• Heptathlon – 6545 pts (Götzis 2014) NR
• 4×100 metres relay – 42.40 (Lausanne 2014) NR

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.05 (Prague 2015)
• 60 metres hurdles – 8.18 (Apeldoorn 2012)
• High jump – 1.74 m (Dortmund 2009)
• Shot put – 13.91 m (Apeldoorn 2012)
• Long jump – 6.48 m (Apeldoorn 2015)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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• Dafne Schippers profile at IAAF

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