Lisanne_de_Witte

Lisanne de Witte

Lisanne de Witte

Dutch sprinter

Lisanne de Witte (pronounced [liˈsɑnə də ˈʋɪtə]; born 10 September 1992) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in sprinting. She specialises in the 400 metres, where she held the Dutch record with her personal best time of 50.77 seconds from 2018 to 2021.

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De Witte represented the Netherlands at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. She won bronze medals in the 400 m at the 2018 European Championships and 2019 European Indoor Championships. De Witte also won several international championship medals as part of Dutch women's 4 × 400 m relay teams, including the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships. She won a total of eight Dutch national titles in the 200 m, 400 m, and 800 m.

Early life

Lisanne de Witte was born on 10 September 1992[3] in Vlaardingen in the Netherlands. She has a younger sister, Laura de Witte, who is also a 400 metres sprinter.

Career

Sisters Lisanne (L) and Laura de Witte (R) competed in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Lieke Klaver (R) passes the baton to Lisanne de Witte (L) in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2019 World Championships.

Lisanne de Witte started representing the Netherlands in international championships in 2011. She competed at her first Summer Olympics in August 2016, where she ran in the 4 × 400 m relay.[3] The Dutch team set a new national record with a time of 3:26.98 in the heats, but they did not advance to the final.

In August 2017, de Witte competed at the World Championships. She ran in the heats of the 400 m and did not advance to the semi-finals. She then ran in the heats of the 4 × 400 m relay, where the Dutch team was disqualified.

In August 2018, de Witte competed at the 2018 European Championships. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m[3] and broke the Dutch national record with a time of 50.77 seconds. Her record stood until Femke Bol broke it in 2021.

In March 2019, de Witte competed at the European Indoor Championships. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m with a time of 52.34 seconds.[3] In September and October, de Witte competed at the World Championships. In the 400 m, she finished 11th in the semi-finals and did not advance to the final. She then ran in the heats and final of the 4 × 400 m relay, and the Dutch team finished seventh.

In March 2021, de Witte competed at the European Indoor Championships. She ran in the final of the 4 × 400 m relay and won a gold medal with the Dutch team. In July and August, de Witte competed at her second Summer Olympics. She ran in the heats of the mixed 4 × 400 m relay, and the Dutch team finished fourth in the final. In the 400 m, de Witte qualified for the semi-finals but did not advance to the final.[3] She then ran in the heats and final of the 4 × 400 m relay. The Dutch team set two national records, 3:24.01 in the heats and 3:23.74 in the final, and finished sixth.

In March 2022, de Witte competed at the World Indoor Championships. She ran in the heats and final of the 4 × 400 m relay, winning a silver medal with the Dutch team. In August, de Witte competed at the European Championships. She ran in the heats and final of the 4 × 400 m relay, winning a gold medal with the Dutch team.

In August 2023, de Witte competed at the World Championships. She ran in the heats of the 4 × 400 m relay, and the Dutch team finished first in the final, earning her a gold medal.

In March 2024, de Witte competed at the World Indoor Championships. She ran in the heats and final of the 4 × 400 m relay, winning a gold medal with the Dutch team.

Personal bests

Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[3]

Individual events

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Progression

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  Lifetime best (in bold)

Team events

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Competition results

Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[3]

International competitions

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National titles

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Representing Europe.
  2. [N 2]
    Dutch team ran 3:27.40 in the heats.
  3. [N 3]
    Dutch team ran 3:28.40 in the heats.
  4. [N 4]
    Time from the heats; De Witte was replaced in the final.

References

  1. [1]
    "Owen Westerhout snel in spoor van vriendin". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). 19 February 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Sven Ootjers laat zijn atleten excelleren". Hardloopnetwerk (in Dutch). 12 August 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Lisanne de Witte". IAAF. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Bol haalt in België twee tienden van Nederlandse record op 400 meter af" (in Dutch), NOS, 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Bol leidt estafettevrouwen naar wereldtitel 4x400 meter, mannen pakken brons" (in Dutch), NOS, 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  6. [6]
    "All time Top lists – Senior – 4x400 Metres Relay Short Track Women", World Athletics, 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. [7]
    "Results – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women - Final", World Athletics, 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. [8]
    "Start Lists: New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 2017", Watch Athletics, 27 January 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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