Femke Bol
Jan 20, 2024 8:04:16 GMT -5
Post by Radrook Admin on Jan 20, 2024 8:04:16 GMT -5
4x400 Final Ends In Historic Finish For Femke Bol || 2023 World Championships
Femke Bol (pronounced [ˈfɛmkə bɔl]; born 23 February 2000) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in hurdling and sprinting. She specializes in the 400 meters hurdles, where she is the 2023 World Champion, and in the 400 meters, where she is the indoor world record holder. In the 4 × 400 meters relay, she is the 2023 World Champion with the Dutch women's team.
Bol holds the world record in the indoor 400 meters with a time of 49.26 seconds set on 19 February 2023; the European record in the 400 meters hurdles with a time of 51.45 seconds, making her the second-fastest woman of all time in the event; and five Dutch records in individual events and relays. She also has world best performances in the 300 meters hurdles and 500 meters indoor.
She won two gold medals at the 2023 World Championships, was champion in the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Diamond League, and won a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She is also a four-time silver medalist at the world championships (outdoor and indoor), a seven-time gold medalist at the European championships (outdoor and indoor), and an eight-time medalist (four gold) at the Dutch championships (outdoor and indoor).
Bol's highest World Athletics Rankings were No. 1 in the 400 meters hurdles in 2021–2023, No. 3 in the 400 meters in 2023, and No. 2 of women overall in 2023. She was European Athletics Rising Star of the Year in 2021 and European Athlete of the Year in 2022 and 2023.