Maureen Koster
 Maureen Koster in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 July 1992 Gouda, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 1500 m, 5000 m |
| Club | Phanos |
| Coached by | Bert Koster, Grete Koens |
Medal record | |
Maureen Koster (Dutch: [mʌuˈreːŋ ˈkɔstər]; born 3 July 1992) is a Dutch middle-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events. She won the bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Prague.[1]
She was born in Gouda. Se represented her country at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.[2] She ran in the under-23 section at the 2013 and 2014 European Cross Country Championships, winning a team bronze on the first attempt and coming fifth individually in the latter edition.[3][4] She also ran in 1500 m at the 2014 European Athletics Championships, but failed to make the final.[5]
Competition record
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1Did not finish in the final
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 800 metres – 2:02.15 (Ninove 2014)
- 1000 metres – 2:40.09 (Amsterdam 2014)
- 1500 metres – 3:59.79 (Monaco 2015)
- 5000 metres – 14:44.46 (Rome 2024)
Indoor
- 1500 metres – 4:10.68 (Karlsruhe 2016)
- 3000 metres – 8:49.18 (Glasgow 2016)
References
[edit]- ^ "Hardloopster Koster verrast op EK indoor atletiek, wint brons". nrc.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Maureen Koster. Atletiekunie. Retrieved on 8 March 2015.
- ^ U23 Women Final - U23 Women Archived 18 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics. Retrieved on 8 March 2015.
- ^ U23 Women Final - Sun, Dec 14 9:32. European Athletics. Retrieved on 14 December 2014.
- ^ 2014 European Championships Women's 1500 metres qualifying Archived 13 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics. Retrieved on 8 March 2015.
External links
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- Maureen Koster at World Athletics
- Maureen Koster at European Athletics
- Maureen Koster at Atletiek.nl (in Dutch)
- Maureen Koster at Olympedia
- Maureen Koster at Olympics.com
- Maureen Koster at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Maureen Koster at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- Maureen Koster on Instagram
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- Dutch female middle-distance runners
- Dutch Athletics Championships winners
- Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships winners
- Sportspeople from Gouda, South Holland
- Athletes from South Holland
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for the Netherlands
- 21st-century Dutch women
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Dutch sportswomen
- Dutch athletics biography stubs