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 best(s)	800m: 1:45.34 (Guadalajara, 2024) Indoors 800m: 1:45.46 (Apeldoorn, 2025) 1000m: 2:16.09 (Birmingham, 2025) 1500m: 3:35.61 (Apeldoorn, 2025)

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. ^[1]

Career

He won the 800 metres at the 2022 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships. ^[2] He competed over 800 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, placing ninth overall. ^[3] 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. ^[4]

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. ^{[5] [6] [7]} 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. ^[8] The following weekend, he won the Dutch national indoor title over 800 metres. ^[9] He was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn. ^[10]

References

1. "Samuel Chapple". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
2. "Dutch champion Samuel Chapple wants to close the gap with the top at the World Cup". Hardloopnetwork. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
3. "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.
4. "Outdoor season ends for Samuel Chapple; athlete successfully undergoes ankle surgery". nhnieuws.nl. June 1, 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
5. "Crestan runs fastest ever indoor 600m by a European with 1:14.92". European Athletics. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
6. "Samuel Chapple loopt derde indoorrecord in een maand tijd". ad.nl. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
7. "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.
8. Henderson, Jason (15 February 2025). "British records fall at the Keely Klassic". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
9. Roeske, Eric (February 23, 2025). "Dutch world-class athletes shine at National Indoor Championships". hardloopnetwerk.nl. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
10. "46 TeamNL atleten in actie tijdens EK Indoor Atletiek in Apeldoorn". Atletiek.nl. February 25, 2025. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.