Femke Pluim

Femke Pluim

Femke Pluim (left) in 2013.
Personal information
Born (1994-05-10) 10 May 1994
Gouda, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Pole vault
Club AAV'36
Coached by Alex van Zutphen, Robbert-Jan Jansen

Femke Pluim (born 10 May 1994 in Gouda) is a Dutch athlete whose specialty is pole vaulting.[1] She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, without qualifying for the final. In addition she won the silver medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships.

Pluim started off as a gymnast before turning to athletics in 2011, first doing the sprints and only later the pole vault.

Her personal bests in the event are 4.55 metres outdoors (Amsterdam 2015) and 4.47 metres indoors (Apeldoorn 2015).

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing the  Netherlands
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 2nd 4.25 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 16th (q) 4.30 m
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 4th 4.25 m
World Championships Beijing, China 21st (q) 4.30 m

References

  1. Femke Pluim profile at IAAF
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