Marlene van Gansewinkel

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Marlene van Gansewinkel
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Marlene van Gansewinkel (2014)
Personal information
Born (1995-03-11) 11 March 1995 (age 29)
Tilburg, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
Sport Para-athletics
DisabilityLimb deficiency
Disability class
  • T64 (2018 – present)
  • T44 (until 2018)
Events
Coached byGuido Bonsen
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 100 metres T64
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 200 metres T64
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Long jump T44
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Long jump T64
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Kobe 200 m T64
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Doha Long jump T44
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 London Long jump T44
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Dubai 100 m T64
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Dubai Long jump T64
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Paris Long jump T64
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Kobe Long jump T64
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Kobe 100 m T64
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Berlin 100 m T64
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Berlin 200 m T64
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Bydgoszcz 200 m T64
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Berlin Long jump T64
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Bydgoszcz 100 m T64
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Bydgoszcz Long jump T64

Marlene van Gansewinkel (born 11 March 1995) is a Dutch Paralympic athlete. In 2021, she won the gold medal in both the women's 100 metres T64 and 200 metres T64 events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. She also won the bronze medal in the women's long jump T64 event. [1]

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In 2016, she won the bronze medal in the women's long jump T44 event at the Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She has also won medals in the long jump and in sprinting events at the World Para Athletics Championships and the World Para Athletics European Championships.

Early life

Van Gansewinkel was born without her lower left leg and lower left arm. [2]

Career

Early in her career, Van Gansewinkel competed as a T44-classified athlete. In 2014, she competed in the women's 100 metres T44, 200 metres T44 and 400 metres T44 events at the IPC Athletics European Championships held in Swansea, Wales. She missed out on winning a medal as she finished in 4th place in all three events. At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, she won the silver medal in the women's long jump T44 event. [3]

Van Gansewinkel represented the Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the bronze medal in the women's long jump T44 event. [4] [5] She also competed in the women's 100 metres T44 event where she finished in 7th place.

At the beginning of 2018, World Para Athletics implemented classification changes and, as of that year, Van Gansewinkel competes as a T64-classified athlete, a class specifically for athletes with a single below the knee amputation. [6] In that year, she won the gold medal in both the women's 100 metres T64 and women's 200 metres T64 events at the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships held in Berlin, Germany. In the 100 metres she also set a new world record of 12.85 seconds. [7]

In 2019, Van Gansewinkel won the silver medal in the women's 100 metres T64 event at the World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She also won the silver medal in the women's long jump T64 event. [8] She was disqualified in the women's 200 metres T64 event for running out of lane. [8] [9]

In 2021, she won the gold medal in the women's 200 metres T64 event at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland. [10] [11] She also won the silver medal in the women's 100 metres T64 and women's long jump T64 events. [12] [13] In the long jump she set a new personal best of 5.82 metres.

Van Gansewinkel represented the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. [14] [15] She won the gold medal in both the women's 100 metres T64 and 200 metres T64 events. [16] [17] She also won the bronze medal in the women's long jump T64 event. [1]

She won the silver medal in the women's long jump T64 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France. [18] [19]

Awards

In 2018, she won the Dutch Paralympic Athlete of the Year award. [20]

Personal life

In 2017, Van Gansewinkel founded Team Para Atletiek together with Paralympic athlete Fleur Jong and coach Guido Bonsen which aims to help beginning and experienced para-athletes. [21]

Achievements

Track

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany1st100 metres T64 12.85 s
1st200 metres T64 26.12 s
2019 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates2nd100 metres T64 12.96 s
2021 European Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland2nd100 metres T64 12.80 s
1st200 metres T64 26.79 s
Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan1st100 metres T64 12.78 s
1st200 metres T64 26.22 s
2024 World Championships Kobe, Japan2nd100 metres T64 12.73 s
1st200 metres T64 25.73 s

Field

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2015 World Championships Doha, Qatar2ndLong jump T44 5.27 m
2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil3rdLong jump T44 5.57 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom2ndLong jump T44 5.29 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany2ndLong jump T64 5.61 m
2019 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates2ndLong jump T64 5.28 m
2021 European Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland2ndLong jump T64 5.82 m
Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan3rdLong jump T64 5.78 m
2023 World Championships Paris, France2ndLong jump T64 5.40 m
2024 World Championships Kobe, Japan2ndLong jump T64 5.45 m

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