Samuel Chapple

Samuel Chapple

Samuel Chapple at the 2024 Dutch Indoor Championships.
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 26)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800m: 1:43.96 (Budapest, 2025) Indoors 800m: 1:44.88 (Apeldoorn, 2025) NR 1000m: 2:16.09 (Birmingham, 2025) NR 1500m: 3:35.61 (Apeldoorn, 2025) NR
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Netherlands European Indoor Championships 2025 Apeldoorn 800 m

Samuel Chapple (born 23 November 1998) is a Dutch middle distance runner. He became Dutch national indoor champion in 2022 over 800 metres. In 2025, he became Dutch national record holder over 800 metres, 1000 metres, and 1500 metres indoors. He won the gold medal over 800 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships. ^[1]

Early and personal life

Born to a Spanish mother and a British father, he is multi-lingual. From The Hague in South Holland, ^[2] he ran as a member of the Olympus'70 athletic club in Naaldwijk. ^[3] He was a member of the Team Distance Runners in Castricum from 2018 to 2022 with Guido Hartensveld. He then spent time from 2022 to 2023 with the National Team in Papendal and trained with Tomasz Lewandowksi. He later based himself in Ede with the Valley Running Team and his coach Grete Koens. ^[4]

Career

He won the 800 metres at the 2022 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships. ^[5] He competed over 800 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, placing ninth overall. ^[6] His progress was hampered when he missed the outdoor season in 2022 after he broke his ankle and tore his ankle ligaments competing in Belgium. ^[7]

In January 2025, he set a new Dutch indoor record over 1500 metres of 3:35.61, and in February 2025, he set a new Dutch indoor record over 800 metres of 1:45.46, both whilst competing in Apeldoorn. ^{[8] [9] [10]} He also beat Rob Druppers’ long-standing Dutch record over 1000 metres with 2:16.09 to win the Keely Klassic on 15 February 2025. ^[11] The following weekend, he won the Dutch national indoor title over 800 metres. ^[12] He was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, where he caught Belgian Elliott Crestan on the finish line to win the gold medal in the 800 metres final and lower his national record to 1:44.88. ^{[13] [14] [15]} He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing. He qualified for the final of the 800 metres, placing fourth overall. ^{[16] [17] [18] [19]}

In May 2025, he was named as a challenger in the short distance category at the 2025 Grand Slam Track event in Philadelphia. ^[20]

Circuit performances

Grand Slam Track results [21]
Slam	Race group	Event	Pl.	Time	Prize money
2025 Philadelphia Slam	Short distance	800 m	7th	1:46.07	US$12,500
		1500 m	7th	3:37.33

References

1. "Samuel Chapple". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
2. "Tóch goud voor estafettevrouwen in Apeldoorn na succesvol protest tegen diskwalificatie". Bndestem.nl. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
3. Buekman, Hans (10 March 2025). "Wie is Samuel Chapple, held van het EK atletiek? 'Hij trainde 60 kilometer per week en maakte geen fouten'" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2025.
4. Moneo, Jose Luis (10 March 2025). "Samuel Chapple, a European 800m champion with a Spanish accent: "I wasn't one of the fastest in the final."" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2025.
5. "Dutch champion Samuel Chapple wants to close the gap with the top at the World Cup". Hardloopnetwork. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
6. "Another Dutch record for Chapple: Bram Som's 22-year-old top time removed from the books". nu.ul. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
7. "Outdoor season ends for Samuel Chapple; athlete successfully undergoes ankle surgery". nhnieuws.nl. June 1, 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
8. "Crestan runs fastest ever indoor 600m by a European with 1:14.92". European Athletics. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
9. "Samuel Chapple loopt derde indoorrecord in een maand tijd". ad.nl. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
10. "Chapple runs Dutch record in 1,500 meters, dives under limit at European and World Indoor Championships". nos.nl. January 25, 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
11. Henderson, Jason (15 February 2025). "British records fall at the Keely Klassic". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
12. Roeske, Eric (February 23, 2025). "Dutch world-class athletes shine at National Indoor Championships". hardloopnetwerk.nl. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
13. "46 TeamNL atleten in actie tijdens EK Indoor Atletiek in Apeldoorn". Atletiek.nl. February 25, 2025. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
14. Crumley, Euan (Mar 9, 2025). "Netherlands come out on top in Apeldoorn". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
15. Broadbent, Chris (Mar 9, 2025). "Five gold medals! Super Sunday as Dutch close Apeldoorn 2025 with glorious finale". European Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
16. "6 TeamNL atleten naar Nanjing voor WK Indoor atletiek". Atletiek.nl. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
17. "2025 World Indoors Day 1 AM: Nia Akins & Josh Hoey Look Great in a Good Session for Americans". Lets Run. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
18. Gault, Jonathan (22 March 2025). "2025 World Indoors Day 2 AM: Hoey, Miller to 800m Final; Akins Almost Qualifies Despite Fall". Lets Run. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
19. "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
20. Chavez, Chris (May 23, 2025). "Grand Slam Track Announces Full Athletes Field For Philadelphia: Full Racers, Challengers Competing". Citiusmag.com. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
21. "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track . Retrieved April 5, 2025.