 Maayke Tjin-A-Lim in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 10 January 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event(s) | 60 m hurdles 100 m hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | No. 40 (100 m hurdles) [1] |
| Personal bests |
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Maayke Tjin-A-Lim (born 10 January 1998) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes over sprint hurdles.
From Hoorn, Tjin-A-Lim runs for the athletics club AV Zaanland, based in Zaandam. In February 2022, she came third at the Dutch Indoor Championships over 60 m hurdles and qualified for the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, where she reached the semi-finals. [2] In doing so she set a new personal best time of 8.21 seconds. [3]
In May 2022, she also set a new personal best time over 100 m hurdles, running 13.16. [4] At the end of May 2022 Tjin A-Lim lowered her personal best again, to 13.02 in Manchester. [5] In August 2022, Tjin-A-Lim competed in the 100 m hurdles at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, where she reached the semi-finals. [6]
In January 2023, racing indoors in Luxembourg she set a new personal best over 60 m hurdles of 8.00. [7] At the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul in March 2023, she successfully came through the heats and semi-final and qualified for the final.[ citation needed ]
In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest and qualified for the semi-finals. [8]
In February 2024, she won the Dutch indoor title in the 60 metres hurdles. [9] She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow to compete in the 60 metres hurdles, where she qualified for the semi-finals. [10]
Tjin-A-Lim has discussed overcoming the eating disorder bulimia early in her career. [11]
Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted. [1]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | European Youth Summer Olympic Festival | Utrecht, Netherlands | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 14.11 s | |
| 2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 10th (sf) [12] | 100 m hurdles | 14.00 s | |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 19th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 8.13 s | |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 19th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.21 s | ||
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 8th | 60 m hurdles | 8.09 s | |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 22nd (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.05 s |
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