Maureen Koster
Maureen Koster in 2016 | |
Personal information | |
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Born |
Gouda, Netherlands | 3 July 1992
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
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Maureen Koster (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
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the Netherlands | |||||
2009 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Trabzon, Turkey | 9th | 1500 m | 4:30.45 |
2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 21st (h) | 1500 m | 4:22.08 |
2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | – | 1500 m | DNF |
2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 4th (h) | 1500 m | 4:15.001 |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 17th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:08.15 | |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 17th (h) | 1500 m | 4:15.11 |
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 3rd | 3000 m | 8:51.64 |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 9th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:10.95 | |
– | 5000 m | DNF | |||
2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 4th | 3000 m | 8:56.44 |
1Did not finish in the final
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 2:02.15 (Ninove 2014)
- 1000 metres – 2:40.09 (Amsterdam 2014)
- 1500 metres – 3:59.79 (Monaco 2015)
- 5000 metres – 15:07.73 (Palo Alto 2015)
Indoor
- 1500 metres – 4:10.68 (Karlsruhe 2016)
- 3000 metres – 8:49.18 (Glasgow 2016)
References
- ↑ "Hardloopster Koster verrast op EK indoor atletiek, wint brons". nrc.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ Maureen Koster. Atletiekunie. Retrieved on 2015-03-08.
- ↑ U23 Women Final - U23 Women. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-08.
- ↑ U23 Women Final - Sun, Dec 14 9:32. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-14.
- ↑ 2014 European Championships Women's 1500 metres qualifying. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-08.
External links
- Maureen Koster profile at IAAF
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