Andrea Deelstra (born 6 March 1985, in Niebert [1] ) is a Dutch long-distance runner.
Deelstra finished fifth at the 2015 Berlin Marathon and this finish qualified her for the 2016 Olympics. [2]
The Olympic Stadium is a sporting venue which was used as the main stadium for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The venue is currently used mostly for athletics, other sports events and music concerts.
Maria Geertruida "Ria" Stalman is a Dutch retired discus thrower and shot putter.
Atje Keulen-Deelstra was a Dutch speed skater, who was a four-time World Allround Champion between the age of 32 and 36.
The Amsterdam Marathon is an annual marathon (42.195 km) in Amsterdam in the Netherlands since 1975. The road race has a Platinum Label from World Athletics. During the event, there are also a half marathon race (21.097 km) and an 8 km race in the program.
Jan Lammers was a Dutch sprinter. He competed in the 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay events at the 1948 Summer Olympics and finished in sixth place in the relay.
Sifan Hassan is an Oromo-Ethiopian-born Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. She is most recognized for her versatility in running championship and world leading performances in widely disparate distances. She completed an unprecedented triple at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, winning gold medals in both the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres and a bronze medal for the 1,500 metres. Hassan is the only athlete in Olympic history to win medals across a middle-distance event and both long-distance races in a single Games. She is only the second woman to complete an Olympic distance double.
Maureen Koster is a Dutch middle-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events. She won the bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Prague.
Jip Vastenburg is a Dutch athlete competing in the long-distance events. She finished fourth in the 10,000 metres at the 2014 European Championships. In addition, she won the gold at the 2015 European U23 Championships.
Naomi Sedney is a Dutch sprinter. She has been most successful as the anchor of the Dutch Relay team and is co-holder of the national record 4 x 100 m relay. In 2022 her younger sister Zoë Sedney joined her in the Dutch Relay team.
Koen Naert is a Belgian athlete who specializes in cross-country and long-distance running.
Abdi Nageeye is a Somali-Dutch long-distance runner from the Netherlands. He won the silver medal in the marathon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Nageeye placed third at the 2022 New York City Marathon.
Fabian Florant is a Dominican born Dutch triple jumper. Florant qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the men's triple jump.
Madiea Ghafoor is a Dutch female former athlete who participated in sprinting and track and field. She mainly competed in the women's 400m sprint, but has also participated in 60m, 100m, 200m and 300m events. She was part of the Netherlands squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She is currently detained in Germany, convicted to an 8.5 year jail term for smuggling 50 kilograms of drugs into the country.
Terrence Agard is a Dutch sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He represented the Netherlands Antilles until the dissolution of that country in 2010.
Khalid Choukoud is a Dutch track and field athlete who specializes in the marathon.
TeamNL is an umbrella organization of Dutch sports associations. An evaluation after the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil led to some organizational reforms within NOC*NSF. Former chef de mission Maurits Hendriks wanted to generate more revenue with TeamNL, in addition to income from games of chance and investments by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. At the 2016 Olympics, the name TeamNL was already used, but for the 2020 Summer Olympics it will be more directly linked to the larger project of NOC*NSF. The affiliated associations are:
Andrea Bouma is a Dutch athlete who competes as a sprinter.