Personal information | |
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Nationality | Dutch |
Born | 24 October 1995 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle distance running |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 800m: 2:02.06 (Oordegem, 2023) 1500m: 4:05.84 (Modena, 2024) Mile: 4:31.85 (Torún, 2023) 3000m: 9:02.44 (Appeldorn, 2024) |
Marissa Damink (born 24 October 1995) is a Dutch middle distance runner. She has won multiple Dutch national titles over 1500 metres. [1]
In February 2022, she won the Dutch Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn over 1500 metres. the following year, defending her title at the same event she was runner-up to Maureen Koster. [2] In March 2023, she competed in the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul over 1500 metres. [3]
In June 2023, she finished tenth in the 1500 metres at the European Team Championships in Silesia. In July 2023, she won the Dutch Athletics Championships 1500 metres in Breda. [4] She finished tenth in the road mile at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga. [5]
In February 2024, she won the Dutch Athletics Indoor Championship titles in Appeldoorn both over 1500 metres and 3000 metres. [6] In May 2024, she lowered her personal best for the 1500 metres to 4:04.84 in Modena, Italy. [7] In June 2024, she competed at the European Athletics Championships in Rome. [8]
From Roosendaal, she was a keen hockey player before focusing on athletics. She attended Eindhoven University of Technology where she studied psychology and technology. [9]
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