Lieke Klaver

Lieke Klaver (born 20 August 1998)[1] is a Dutch track and field athlete who specializes in sprint races. She represented Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Olympics, competing in the women's 400 metres and both women's and mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.

Lieke Klaver
Klaver in Székesfehérvár, Hungary in 2020
Personal information
Born (1998-08-20) 20 August 1998
Velsen, Netherlands
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportAthletics
Event(s)200 metres, 400 metres
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the Netherlands
World Indoor Championships
2022 Belgrade4×400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
2021 Toruń4×400 m relay
Klaver runs the first leg of the women's 4x400m relay at the 2019 World Championships; Hanne Claes on the left

Lieke Klaver represented Netherlands at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay.[2]

In February 2022, at the Dutch Indoor Championships, she set a new personal best for the 400 metres in a time of 51.20 seconds.[3]

Competition record
Representing the  Netherlands
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 8th (h) 4 x 100 m relay 45.29
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 6th 200 m 23.69
– 4 x 100 m relay DNF
2016 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland – 4 x 100 m relay DNF
2017 European Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 6th 200 m 24.06
8th 4 x 100 m relay 45.61
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 7th 4 x 400 m relay 3:29.03 (1st in Final B)
European Team Championships, 1st League Sandnes, Norway 3rd 4 x 400 m relay 3:33.97
World Championships Doha, Qatar 7th 4 x 400 m relay 3:27.89 [n 1]
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 5th 400 m i 52,03
1st 4 x 400 m relay i 3:27.15 EL CR NR
World Relays Chorzów, Poland 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.12 [n 2]
8th 4 × 400 m mixed 3:18.04 NR [n 3]
European Team Championships, 1st League Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2nd 200 m 23.32
1st 4 x 100 m relay 43.38
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 18th (sf) 400 m 51.37
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:23.74 NR
4th 4 × 400 m mixed 3:10.36 NR
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 6th 400 m i 52.67
2nd 4 x 400 m relay i 3:28.57 SB

Personal bests
Relays

Notes
  1. Dutch team ran 3:27.40 sec in the heats
  2. Dutch team without Klaver ran 3:28.40 sec in the heats
  3. Time from the heats; Klaver was replaced in the final in which Dutch team clocked 3:21.02 sec

References
  1. "Lieke Klaver Athlete Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. "4x400 Metres Relay women. IAAF World Athletics Championships, DOHA 2019". iaaf.org. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. "Bol, Kambundji and Dongmo impress on busy national indoor championships weekend". World Athletics. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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