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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 January 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Middle distance | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:47.37 (Breda, 2023) 1500m: 3:30.75 (Paris, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Stefan Nillessen (born 2 January 2003) is a Dutch middle-distance runner. In 2024, he became Dutch national champion over 1500 metres. [1]
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]
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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European Athletics U23 Championships champions in men's 1500 metres | |
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