Dutch sprinter
Lisanne de Witte
Personal information Born (1992-09-10 ) 10 September 1992 (age 33) Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 60 kg (132 lb) Lifepartner(s) Owen Westerhout (2014–2019)[ 1] [ 2] Sport Sport Track and field Event
400 metres Club AV Trias Coached by Sven Ootjers (2016–present)[ 3] Achievements and titles Personalbest 400 m: 50.77 (2018)
Lisanne de Witte (pronounced [liˈsɑnə track and field athlete who competes insprinting . She specialises in the400 metres , where she held theDutch record with her personal best time of 50.77 seconds from 2018 to 2021.
De Witte represented the Netherlands at the2016 ,2020 , and2024 Summer Olympics . She won bronze medals in the 400 m at the2018 European Championships and2019 European Indoor Championships . She won a total of nine Dutch national titles in the 200 m, 400 m, and 800 m.
De Witte also won several international championship medals as part of Dutch women's4 × 400 m relay teams, including gold medals at the2023 World Championships and2024 World Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the2024 Summer Olympics .
De Witte was born on 10 September 1992[ 4] Vlaardingen in the Netherlands. She has a younger sister,Laura de Witte , who is also a 400 metres sprinter.
Sisters De Witte (L) andLaura de Witte (R) competed in the 4 × 400 m relay at the2016 Summer Olympics . Lieke Klaver (R) passes the baton to De Witte (L) in the 4 × 400 m relay at the2019 World Championships .De Witte started representing the Netherlands in international championships in 2011. She competed at her firstSummer Olympics in August 2016, where she ran in the4 × 400 m relay .[ 4]
In August 2017, De Witte competed at theWorld Championships . She ran in the heats of the400 m and did not advance to the semi-finals. She then ran in the heats of the4 × 400 m relay , where the Dutch team was disqualified.
In August 2018, De Witte competed at the2018 European Championships . She won the bronze medal in the400 m [ 4] Femke Bol broke it in 2021.
In March 2019, De Witte competed at theEuropean Indoor Championships . She won the bronze medal in the400 m with a time of 52.34 seconds.[ 4] World Championships . In the400 m , she finished 11th in the semi-finals and did not advance to the final. She then ran in the heats and final of the4 × 400 m relay , and the Dutch team finished seventh.
In March 2021, De Witte competed at theEuropean Indoor Championships . She ran in the final of the4 × 400 m relay and won a gold medal with the Dutch team. In July and August, De Witte competed at her secondSummer Olympics . She ran in the heats of themixed 4 × 400 m relay , and the Dutch team finished fourth in the final. In the400 m , De Witte qualified for the semi-finals but did not advance to the final.[ 4] 4 × 400 m relay . The Dutch team set two national records, 3:24.01 in the heats and 3:23.74 in the final, and finished sixth.
In March 2022, De Witte competed at theWorld Indoor Championships . She ran in the heats and final of the4 × 400 m relay , winning a silver medal with the Dutch team. In August, De Witte competed at theEuropean Championships . She ran in the heats and final of the4 × 400 m relay , winning a gold medal with the Dutch team.
In August 2023, De Witte competed at theWorld Championships . She ran in the heats of the4 × 400 m relay , and the Dutch team finished first in the final, earning her a gold medal.
In March 2024, De Witte competed at theWorld Indoor Championships . She ran in the heats and final of the4 × 400 m relay , winning a gold medal with the Dutch team.
Information from herWorld Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[ 4]
Season's best times for individual events Year 400 m 400 m 2009 56.16 57.72 2010 55.96 58.99 2011 54.59 55.97 2012 53.92 54.73 2013 52.92 55.68 2014 — 52.61 2015 52.53 — 2016 52.14 52.49 2017 51.71 52.43 2018 50.77 54.10 2019 51.30 52.34 2020 — 51.90 2021 51.68 52.82 2022 52.71 52.65 2023 52.23 52.61 2024 51.44 53.04 2025 51.71 53.73
Lifetime best (in bold)
Personal best times for team events Type Event Time inm :s Venue Date Record Notes Outdoor 4 × 400 metres relay women3:19.50 Paris , France10 August 2024 NR [ 6] Teamed withLieke Klaver ,Cathelijn Peeters , andFemke Bol . De Witte's split time for the third leg was 50.20 s.[ 6] 4 × 400 m relay mixed 3:10.69 Tokyo , Japan30 July 2021 (NR ) Teamed withJochem Dobber ,Lieke Klaver , andRamsey Angela . The Dutch record was broken on 31 July 2021. Indoor 4 × 400 metres relay short track women 3:25.07 i Glasgow , United Kingdom3 March 2024 NR [ 7] Third national team of all time.[ 8] Lieke Klaver ,Cathelijn Peeters , andFemke Bol .[ 9] [ 9] Distance medley relay short track10:49.39 i Boston, MA , United States28 January 2017 Teamed withEsther Guerrero (ESP),Anna Silvander (SWE), andSarah McDonald (GBR).[ 10]
Competition results [ edit ] Information from herWorld Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[ 4]
International competitions [ edit ] Representing theNetherlands Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes 2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn , Estonia4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:37.44 2013 European Team Championships, First League Dublin , Ireland4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:39.19 European U23 Championships Tampere , Finland8th 400 m 53.97 2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot , Poland– (sf) 400 m i DQ 2015 European Team Championships, First League Heraklion , Greece3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.30 2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, OR , United States10th (sf) 400 m i53.35 European Championships Amsterdam , Netherlands9th (sf) 400 m 52.37 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.23 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil11th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.98 NR 2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade , Serbia16th 400 m i54.81 (h: 53.61) European Team Championships, Super League Villeneuve-d'Ascq , France1st 400 m 51.71 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.79 World Championships London , United Kingdom30th (h) 400 m 52.48 – (h) 4 × 400 m relay DQ 2018 European Championships Berlin , Germany3rd 400 m 50.77 NR Continental Cup Ostrava , Czech Republic4th 400 m 51.51 [ note 1] – (f) 4 × 400 m mixed DQ 2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow , United Kingdom3rd 400 m i52.34 World Relays Yokohama , Japan7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.03 (1st in Final B) European Team Championships, First League Sandnes , Norway1st 400 m 52.05 World Championships Doha , Qatar11th (sf) 400 m 51.41 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.89 [ note 2] 2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń , Poland12th (sf) 400 m i53.10 1st 4 × 400 m relay i3:27.15 EL CR NR World Relays Chorzów , Poland4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.12 [ note 3] Olympic Games Tokyo , Japan24th (sf) 400 m 52.09 (h: 51.68) 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:23.74 NR 4th 4 × 400 m mixed 3:10.69 NR [ note 4] 2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade , Serbia2nd 4 × 400 m relay i3:28.57 SB European Championships Munich , Germany1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:20.87 EL NR 2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul , Turkey18th (h) 400 m i53.61 World Championships Budapest , Hungary5th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:23.75 2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow , United Kingdom1st 4 × 400 m relay i3:25.07 European Championships Rome , Italy1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:22.39 (50.41 split)[ 11] Olympic Games Paris , France2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:19.50 NR (50.20 split)[ 6] 2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:20.18
Circuit wins and titles [ edit ] ^ Representing Europe. ^ Dutch team ran 3:27.40 in the heats. ^ Dutch team ran 3:28.40 in the heats. ^ Time from the heats; De Witte was replaced in the final. ^ "Owen Westerhout snel in spoor van vriendin" [Owen Westerhout quickly follows in girlfriend's footsteps].Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). 19 February 2019.^ "Instagram" .^ "Sven Ootjers laat zijn atleten excelleren" .Hardloopnetwerk (in Dutch). 12 August 2018. Retrieved16 November 2020 .^a b c d e f g "Lisanne de Witte" .IAAF . Retrieved9 March 2014 .^ "Bol haalt in België twee tienden van Nederlandse record op 400 meter af " (in Dutch),NOS ^a b c "Athletics – Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final Results ",Olympics.com ^ "Bol leidt estafettevrouwen naar wereldtitel 4x400 meter, mannen pakken brons " (in Dutch),NOS ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – 4x400 Metres Relay Short Track Women ",World Athletics ^a b "Results – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women - Final ",World Athletics ^ "Start Lists: New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 2017 ",Watch Athletics , 27 January 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2023. ^ "Women 4x400m Results - European Athletics Championships 2024 ",Watch Athletics . Retrieved 13 June 2024.
1983 :Kerstin Walther ,Sabine Busch ,Marita Koch ,Dagmar Rübsam ,Undine Bremer ,Ellen Fiedler (GDR)1987 :Dagmar Neubauer ,Kirsten Emmelmann ,Petra Müller ,Sabine Busch ,Cornelia Ullrich (GDR)1991 :Tatyana Ledovskaya ,Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova ,Olga Nazarova ,Olha Bryzhina ,Anna Chuprina (URS)1993 :Gwen Torrence ,Maicel Malone-Wallace ,Natasha Kaiser ,Jearl Miles ,Terri Dendy ,Michelle Collins (USA)1995 :Kim Graham ,Rochelle Stevens ,Camara Jones ,Jearl Miles ,Nicole Green (USA)1997 :Anke Feller ,Uta Rohländer ,Anja Rücker ,Grit Breuer (GER)1999 :Tatyana Chebykina ,Svetlana Goncharenko ,Olga Kotlyarova ,Natalya Nazarova ,Natalya Sharova ,Yekaterina Bakhvalova (RUS)2001 :Sandie Richards ,Catherine Scott-Pomales ,Debbie-Ann Parris ,Lorraine Fenton ,Michelle Burgher ,Deon Hemmings (JAM)2003 :Demetria Washington ,Jearl Miles Clark ,Me'Lisa Barber ,Sanya Richards ,DeeDee Trotter (USA)2005 :Yuliya Pechonkina ,Olesya Krasnomovets ,Natalya Antyukh ,Svetlana Pospelova ,Tatyana Firova ,Olesya Zykina (RUS)2007 :DeeDee Trotter ,Allyson Felix ,Mary Wineberg ,Sanya Richards ,Monique Hennagan ,Natasha Hastings (USA)2009 :Debbie Dunn ,Allyson Felix ,Lashinda Demus ,Sanya Richards ,Natasha Hastings ,Jessica Beard (USA)2011 :Sanya Richards-Ross ,Allyson Felix ,Jessica Beard ,Francena McCorory ,Natasha Hastings ,Keshia Baker (USA)2013 :Jessica Beard ,Natasha Hastings ,Ashley Spencer ,Francena McCorory ,Joanna Atkins (USA)2015 :Christine Day ,Shericka Jackson ,Stephenie Ann McPherson ,Novlene Williams-Mills ,Anastasia Le-Roy ,Chrisann Gordon (JAM)2017 :Quanera Hayes ,Allyson Felix ,Shakima Wimbley ,Phyllis Francis ,Kendall Ellis ,Natasha Hastings (USA)2019 :Phyllis Francis ,Sydney McLaughlin ,Dalilah Muhammad ,Wadeline Jonathas ,Jessica Beard ,Allyson Felix ,Kendall Ellis ,Courtney Okolo (USA)2022 :Talitha Diggs ,Abby Steiner ,Britton Wilson ,Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ,Kaylin Whitney ,Allyson Felix ,Jaide Stepter Baynes (USA)2023 :Eveline Saalberg ,Lieke Klaver ,Cathelijn Peeters ,Femke Bol ,Lisanne de Witte (NED)2025 :Isabella Whittaker ,Lynna Irby-Jackson ,Aaliyah Butler ,Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ,Alexis Holmes ,Rosey Effiong ,Quanera Hayes ,Britton Wilson (USA)
1991 :Germany (Seuser ,Schreiter ,Hesselbarth ,Breuer )1993 :Jamaica (Hemmings ,Grant ,Rattray-Williams ,Richards )1995 :Russia (Chebykina ,Ruzina ,Kulikova ,Goncharenko )1997 :Russia (Chebykina ,Goncharenko ,Kotlyarova ,Alekseyeva )1999 :Russia (Chebykina ,Goncharenko ,Kotlyarova ,Nazarova )2001 :Russia (Nosova ,Zykina ,Sotnikova ,Kotlyarova )2003 :Russia (Antyukh ,Pechonkina ,Zykina ,Nazarova )2004 :Russia (Krasnomovets ,Kotlyarova ,Levina ,Nazarova )2006 :Russia (Levina ,Nazarova ,Krasnomovets ,Antyukh )2008 :Russia (Gushchina ,Levina ,Nazarova ,Zykina )2010 :United States (Dunn ,Trotter ,Hastings ,Felix )2012 :Great Britain (Cox ,Sanders ,Ohuruogu ,Shakes-Drayton )2014 :United States (Hastings ,Atkins ,McCorory ,Tate ,Hayes ,Hargrove )2016 :United States (Hastings ,Hayes ,Okolo ,Spencer )2018 :United States (Hayes ,Moline ,Wimbley ,Okolo )2022 :Jamaica (Bromfield ,Russell ,McGregor ,McPherson ,James )2024 :Netherlands (Klaver ,Peeters ,De Witte ,Bol ,Van der Schoot ,Saalberg )2025 :United States (Hayes ,Lear ,Effiong ,Holmes )
1969 :Great Britain (Stirling ,Lowe ,Simpson ,Board )1971 :East Germany (Kühne ,Lohse ,Seidler ,Zehrt )1974 :East Germany (Rohde ,Dietsch ,Handt ,Streidt )1978 :East Germany (Marquardt ,Krug ,Brehmer ,Koch )1982 :East Germany (Siemon ,Busch ,Rübsam ,Koch )1986 :East Germany (Siemon ,Busch ,Müller ,Koch )1990 :East Germany (Derr ,Hesselbarth ,Müller ,Breuer )1994 :France (Landre ,Elien ,Dorsile ,Pérec )1998 :Germany (Feller ,Rohländer ,Rieger ,Breuer )2002 :Germany (Ekpo-Umoh ,Rockmeier ,Marx ,Breuer )2006 :Russia (Pospelova ,Ivanova ,Zaytseva ,Veshkurova )2010 :Germany (Lindenberg ,Cremer ,Kohlmann ,Hoffmann )2012 :Ukraine (Olishevska ,Zemlyak ,Pyhyda ,Lohvynenko )2014 :France (Gayot ,Hurtis ,Raharolahy ,Gueï )2016 :Great Britain (Diamond ,Onuora ,Doyle ,Bundy-Davies )2018 :Poland (Hołub-Kowalik ,Baumgart-Witan ,Wyciszkiewicz ,Święty-Ersetic )2022 :Netherlands (Saalberg ,Klaver ,De Witte ,Bol )2024 :Netherlands (Klaver ,Peeters ,De Witte ,Bol )
2000 :Russia (Zykina ,Rosikhina ,Sotnikova ,Pospelova )2002 :Belarus (Usovich ,Kozak ,Khliustava ,Stankevich )2005 :Russia (Levina ,Pechonkina ,Rosikhina ,Pospelova )2007 :Belarus (Yushchanka ,Khliustava ,Usovich ,Usovich )2009 :Russia (Antyukh ,Safonova ,Krivoshapka ,Voynova )2011 :Russia (Zadorina ,Vdovina ,Migunova ,Forsheva )2013 :Great Britain (Child ,Cox ,Ohuruogu ,Shakes-Drayton )2015 :France (Gueï ,Diarra ,Raharolahy ,Gayot )2017 :Poland (Święty ,Baumgart ,Hołub , Wyciszkiewicz )2019 :Poland (Święty ,Baumgart ,Hołub ,Kiełbasińska )2021 :Netherlands (Dopheide ,De Witte ,Bol , Klaver )2023 :Netherlands (Klaver ,Saalberg ,Peeters ,Bol )2025 :Netherlands (Klaver ,Franke ,Peeters ,Bol )
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