Myrte_van_der_Schoot
Myrte van der Schoot
Dutch track and field athlete
Myrte van der Schoot (pronounced [mɪrtə vɑn dɛr sxoːt]; born 16 April 2004) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in sprinting and long jump.[1] In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2024 World Indoor Champion with the Dutch women's team.
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 4×400 m relay, long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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At the 2023 European U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel, Van der Schoot won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay and a bronze medal in the 400 metres.[1]
At the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, United Kingdom, she ran in the heats of the 4 × 400 metres relay, helping the Dutch women's team qualify for the finals,[1] where the team won the gold medal.[2]
Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[1]
Individual events
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| Type | Event | Result | Venue | Date | Record | Notes |
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| Outdoor | 100 metres | 12.49 s | Huizen, Netherlands | 2 October 2022 | (Wind: +0.8 m/s) | |
| 200 metres | 24.66 s | Amersfoort, Netherlands | 28 May 2023 | (Wind: -0.8 m/s) | ||
| 300 metres | 38.77 s | Lisse, Netherlands | 13 May 2023 | |||
| 400 metres | 52.85 s | Jerusalem, Israel | 9 August 2023 | NU20R | ||
| Long jump | 6.18 m | Huizen, Netherlands | 17 July 2022 | (Wind: +1.1 m/s) | ||
| Vught, Netherlands | 20 May 2023 | (Wind: +1.5 m/s) | ||||
| 6.25 m w | Vught, Netherlands | 26 May 2022 | Wind assisted: +2.6 m/s | |||
| Indoor | 400 metres short track | 52.81 s i | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 17 February 2024 |
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Team events
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| Type | Event | Time (min:s) | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| Outdoor | 4 × 400 metres relay women | 3:30.53 | Oslo, Norway | 15 June 2023 | Teamed with Andrea Bouma, Britt de Blaauw, and Zoë Sedney. Van der Schoot ran the third leg.[3] |
| Indoor | 4 × 400 metres relay short track women | 3:27.70 i | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3 March 2024 | Teamed with Eveline Saalberg, Lisanne de Witte, and Femke Bol. Van der Schoot's split time for the first leg was 52.81 s.[4] |
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International competitions
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
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| 2023 | European U20 Championships | Jerusalem, Israel | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.33 | NU23R |
| 3rd | 400 m | 52.85 | NU20R | |||
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.70 i | [notes 1] |
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 10th[5] (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28:10 |
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National championships
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2018 | Dutch U18 Championships | Emmeloord | 6th | 400 m | 59.66 | |
| 2019 | Dutch U18 Championships | Alphen aan de Rijn | 1st | 400 m | 57.03 | |
| 2020 | Dutch U18 Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 2nd | 400 m sh | 57.15 i | |
| Dutch Championships | Utrecht | 7th | 400 m | 56.72 | ||
| Dutch U18 Championships | Amersfoort | 1st | 400 m | 57.36 | ||
| 2021 | Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 13th (h) | 400 m sh | 57.19 i | |
| Dutch Championships | Breda | 10th (sf) | 400 m | 54.66 | ||
| 6th | Long jump | 5.81 m | ||||
| Dutch U18 Championships | Amersfoort | 1st | Long jump | 5.76 m | ||
| 1st | 400 m | 55.87 | ||||
| 2022 | Dutch U20 Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 1st | Long jump | 6.07 m i | |
| 1st | 400 m sh | 55.15 i | ||||
| Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 10th (h) | 400 m sh | 55.00 i | ||
| 7th | Long jump | 5.84 m i | ||||
| Dutch U20 Championships | Amsterdam | 1st | Long jump | 6.00 m | ||
| 1st | 400 m | 54.37 | ||||
| Dutch Championships | Apeldoorn | 5th | 400 m | 54.64 | ||
| 2023 | Dutch U20 Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 1st | 400 m sh | 54.29 i | |
| 1st | Long jump | 6.04 m i | ||||
| Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 7th (h) | 400 m sh | 53.63 i | ||
| 3rd | Long jump | 6.02 m i | ||||
| Dutch U20 Championships | Bergen op Zoom | 1st | Long jump | 6.04 m | ||
| 1st | 400 m | 52.88 | ||||
| Dutch Championships | Breda | 4th | 400 m | 53.47 | ||
| 2024 | Dutch U20 Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | 2nd | 400 m sh | 52.92 i | |
| Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | – (f) | 400 m sh | 52.81 i | [notes 2] |
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- "Myrte van der Schoot", World Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- "Bol leidt estafettevrouwen naar wereldtitel 4x400 meter, mannen pakken brons" (in Dutch), NOS, 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- "Result lists", Diamond League, 15 June 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- "Results – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women – Round 1", World Athletics, 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- "Summary - 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women - Olympic Qualifying Round 1", World Athletics, 4 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
