Stefan Nillessen

Stefan Nillessen

Stefan Nillessen at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey.
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 22)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle distance
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800m: 1:47.37 (Breda, 2023) 1500m: 3:30.75 (Paris, 2024) Mile: 3:52.70 (Lievin, 2025) 3000m: 7:37.10 (Karlsruhe, 2025)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing   Netherlands European U23 Championships 2023 Espoo 1500 metres

Stefan Nillessen (born 2 January 2003) is a Dutch middle-distance runner. In 2024, he became Dutch national champion over 1500 metres, and also won the title indoors in 2025. ^[1]

Career

He was selected for the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. ^[2]

He won gold in the 1500 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo. ^[3]

He is one of a group of athletes coached by Tomasz Lewandowski. He signed a sponsorship deal with Nike in 2024. ^[4] He ran a personal best of 3:34.32 for the 1500 metres in Turku, Finland on 18 June 2024. ^[5]

He won the Dutch national title over 1500m in Hengelo in June 2024. ^[6] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres and ran a personal best to qualify for the final. In the final he lowered his personal best to 3:30.75 to place ninth overall. ^[7]

Competing in Karlsruhe in February 2025 he won over 3000m in a Dutch indoor record time of 7:37.10. ^[8] He ran a personal best 3:52.70 for the indoor mile in Liévin on 13 February 2025. ^[9] The following weekend, he won the Dutch national indoor title over 1500 metres. ^[10] He was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn. ^[11]

Personal life

He is from Groesbeek near Nijmegen.

Stefan Nillessen comes from a famous running family from Groesbeek, known as "d’n Boes."

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References

1. "Stefan Nillessen". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
2. "Stefan and Teun are going to the WJK in Colombia!". cifla.nl. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
3. "Gürth eclipses championship record to strike 3000m steeplechase gold for Germany". European-Athletics. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
4. Piest, Tijn (13 January 2024). "With a contract in hand, Stefan Nillessen is now fully focused on running". Hardloopnetwerk.nl. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
5. "Nadine Visser evenaart NL record en Stefan Nillessen loopt B limiet 1500 mtr". hardloopniews. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
6. "Groesbekenaar Nillessen: Nederlands kampioen én bijna zeker van Olympische Spelen". ad.nl. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
7. "Men's 1500m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
8. "Mitton and Mihambo make strong statements in Karlsruhe". World Athletics. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
9. "Ingebrigtsen smashes world indoor 1500m and mile records in Lievin". World Athletics. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
10. Roeske, Eric (23 February 2025). "Dutch world-class athletes shine at National Indoor Championships". hardloopnetwerk.nl. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
11. "46 TeamNL atleten in actie tijdens EK Indoor Atletiek in Apeldoorn". Atletiek.nl. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
12. "Atletiekevenement Next Generation Athletics: Jagen op limieten en records 'in je eigen stad'". gelderlander.nl. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
13. "Running friends Nillessen and Janssen miss out on medals at National Championships, but remain determined". Gelderlander. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

External links

• Stefan Nillessen at World Athletics
• Stefan Nillessen at Olympics.com
• Stefan Nillessen at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• Stefan Nillessen at TeamNL (in Dutch)
• Stefan Nillessen at Atletiek.nl (in Dutch)