Miguel Janssen (born 5 September 1970 in Oranjestad) is a retired Dutch-Aruban athlete who competed in sprinting events.[3] He represented Aruba at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as three outdoor and three indoor World Championships. He later switched allegiance to the Netherlands on 2 August 1998[2] but did not represent that country at any major competition. Janssen still holds Aruban records on several distances. In addition, he is a former Dutch record holder in the 60 metres indoors and 200 metres outdoors.
.jpg) Janssen in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 September 1970 Oranjestad, Aruba |
| Education | Centraal Instituut Opleiding Sportleiders[1] |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
| Club | Amsterdamse Atletiek Combinatie |
| Coached by | Henk Kraaijenhof[1] |
His father Harry Janssen was a Dutch middle-distance runner and president of the Aruba Athletic Federation while his mother Ciska Janssen was a Dutch long jumper.[1]
Competition record edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Aruba
| |||||
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 35th (h) | 60 m | 6.97 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 37th (h) | 100 m | 10.62 | |
| 49th (h) | 200 m | 21.51 | |||
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 23rd (sf) | 60 m | 6.83 |
| 21st (h) | 200 m | 21.90 | |||
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 65th (h) | 100 m | 10.73 | |
| 56th (h) | 200 m | 21.31 | |||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 71st (h) | 200 m | 21.72 |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 41st (h) | 60 m | 6.87 |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 56th (h) | 100 m | 10.47 | |
Personal bests edit
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.37 (+0.9 m/s) (Apeldoorn 1999)
- 200 metres – 20.59 (Assen 1994)
- 400 metres – 48.31 (Groningen 1995)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.63 (The Hague 1998)
- 200 metres – 21.14 (Ghent 1998)
References edit
- ^ a b c "Miguel Janssen, een sprinter die 'rolt als een bal'" (in Dutch). Trouw. 1994-07-25. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ^ a b Sports-Reference profile
- ^ Miguel Janssen at World Athletics
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