Isabel van den Berg (born 2 February 2005) is a Dutch sprinter. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 5 February 2005 |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.53s (2024) 200m: 23.63 (2024) |
Career
edit2023
editIn February 2023, she competed in the Dutch U20 Indoors Championships as an 18-year-old. She finished second in the 60 meters with a time of 7.67 seconds. The following day she won gold in the 200 meters in a personal best of 24.63 seconds. Ten following week, she reached the final of the 200 meters at the senior Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships in Apeldoorn, running a personal best time of 24.51 seconds.[3]
In July 2023, she finished seventh at the senior Dutch Athletics Championships in Breda over 200 metres running 24.59 seconds.[4]
2024
editShe finished fifth in both the 100 metres and 200 metres races at the 2024 Dutch Athletics Championships in June 2024, running two personal best times in the process (11.53 and 23.63 seconds).[5]
In July 2024, she was named in the Dutch relay pool for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6] On 8 August 2024, she ran as part of the Dutch 4x100m relay team in Paris which qualified for the final.[7][8]
Personal life
editShe based herself in Aalsmeer from 2019. She is a member of the Athletics club Phanos. She was educated at Amstelveen College. Her sister Milou is also an athlete, who has competed in shot put and hurdles.[9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ "van den Berg Isabel". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Isabel van den Berg". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "NK goud voor Isabel en Milou van den Berg" [NK gold for Isabel and Milou van den Berg]. radioaalsmeer.nl (in Dutch). 21 February 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Dutch Championships". World Athletics. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Isabel uit Aalsmeer naar Olympische Spelen" [Isabel from Aalsmeer to the Olympic Games]. meerbode.nl (in Dutch). 16 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Olympische atletiekploeg TeamNL telt 47 sporters" [Olympic athletics team TeamNL consists of 47 athletes]. teamnl.org (in Dutch). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Estafettevrouwen verrassen met finaleplaats op 4x100 meter" [Women's relay team surprises with final place in 4x100 meters]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.[dead link]
- ^ "4x100 meter estafette vrouwen nipt naar finale, mannen uitgeschakeld" [Women's 4x100m relay narrowly reaches final, men eliminated]. Runnersworld.com (in Dutch). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Sporttalenten en zussen Milou en Isabel schitteren op verschillende atletiekonderdelen" [Sports talents and sisters Milou and Isabel shine in various athletics disciplines]. amsteelveensnieuwsblad.nl (in Dutch). 18 January 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Twee persoonlijke records Isabel van den Berg" [Two personal records Isabel van den Berg]. radioaalsmeer.nl (in Dutch). 12 May 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Genomineerden Sporttalenten van het Jaar 2022 bekendgemaakt" [Nominees for Sports Talents of the Year 2022 announced]. Amstelveensnieuwsblad.nl (in Dutch). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
edit- Isabel van den Berg at World Athletics
- Isabel van den Berg at Olympics.com
- Isabel van den Berg at TeamNL (in Dutch)
- Isabel van den Berg at Atletiek.nl (in Dutch)