Netherlands at the 2018 European Athletics Championships

This article discusses the participation of the Netherlands at the 2018 European Athletics Championships. Netherlands was represented by 45 athletes at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany, 6–12 August 2018.

Netherlands at the 2018 European Athletics Championships
WA code	NED
National federation	KNAU
Website	www.atletiek.nl
in Berlin
Competitors	45 (22 men and 23 women)
Medals	Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze 4 Total 8
European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
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Medals

Medal	Name	Event	Date
Gold	Sifan Hassan	Women's 5000 metres	12 August
Silver	Susan Krumins	Women's 10,000 metres	8 August
Silver	Dafne Schippers	Women's 200 metres	11 August
Silver	Jamile Samuel Dafne Schippers Naomi Sedney Marije van Hunenstijn	Women's 4 × 100 metres relay	12 August
Bronze	Dafne Schippers	Women's 100 metres	7 August
Bronze	Jamile Samuel	Women's 200 metres	11 August
Bronze	Lisanne de Witte	Women's 400 metres	11 August
Bronze	Taymir Burnet Chris Garia Churandy Martina Hensley Paulina	Men's 4 × 100 metres relay	12 August

Results

The following athletes were selected to compete by the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation.

Men

Track and road

Athletes	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Churandy Martina	100 metres	10.24	1 Q	10.18	7 q	10.16	6
Chris Garia		10.35	8 Q	10.31	15	did not advance
Hensley Paulina		10.34	7 q	10.38	19	did not advance
Joris van Gool		10.52	26	did not advance
Solomon Bockarie	200 metres	20.66	7 Q	20.41	7 q
Churandy Martina		Bye	20.51	10	did not advance
Taymir Burnet		20.67	8 Q	20.84	21	did not advance
Liemarvin Bonevacia	400 metres	Bye	45.39	11	did not advance
Benjamin de Haan	5000 metres	—				13:42.95	20
Benjamin de Haan	10,000 metres	—				29:38.31	22
Abdi Nageeye	Marathon	—				did not finish
Koen Smet	110 metres hurdles	13.61	4 Q	13.71	21	did not advance
Nick Smidt	400 metres hurdles	50.96	15	did not advance
Noah Schutte	3000 metres steeplechase	8:45.81	23	—		did not advance
Churandy Martina Chris Garia Hensley Paulina Taymir Burnet	4 × 100 metres relay	38.30	2 Q	—		38.03 NR
Liemarvin Bonevacia Nick Smidt Tony van Diepen Ramsey Angela	4 × 400 metres relay	3:04.93	9	—		did not advance

Field events

Athletes	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Douwe Amels	High jump	2.21	10 q	2.19	8
Rutger Koppelaar	Pole vault	5.16	31	did not advance
Erik Cadée	Discus throw	57.97	22	did not advance
Denzel Comenentia	Hammer throw	70.70	22	did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Pieter Braun	Result	11.33	7.52	14.22	2.02 SB	48.52 SB	14.56	43.75	4.60	59.53	4:27.20	8105	7
	Points	789	940	742	822	884	903	741	790	731	763
Eelco Sintnicolaas	Result	11.04	7.13	14.06	1.81	did not finish
	Points	852	845	732	636

Women

Track and road

Athletes	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dafne Schippers	100 metres	Bye	11.05	3 Q	10.99 SB
Jamile Samuel		Bye	11.10 PB	2 Q	11.14	5
Naomi Sedney		11.45	6 Q	11.42	18	did not advance
Marije van Hunenstijn		11.48	10 Q	11.49	21	did not advance
Dafne Schippers	200 metres	Bye	22.69	4 Q	22.14 SB
Jamile Samuel		Bye	22.58	2 Q	22.37 =PB
Madiea Ghafoor	400 metres	Bye	51.29	5 Q	51.57	8
Lisanne de Witte		Bye	51.24	4 q	50.77 NR
Laura de Witte		52.72	16	did not advance
Sanne Verstegen	800 metres	2:02.72	18	did not advance
Sifan Hassan	5000 metres	—				14:46.12 CR
Maureen Koster		—				15:21.64	8
Susan Krumins		—				15:09.65 SB	6
Susan Krumins	10,000 metres	—				31:52.55
Jip Vastenburg		—				33:41.79	15
Ruth van der Meijden	Marathon	—				2:35:44	18
Andrea Deelstra		—				did not finish
Nadine Visser	100 metres hurdles	Bye	12.84	5 Q	12.88	4
Eefje Boons		Bye	12.94	10	did not advance
Irene van der Reijken	3000 metres steeplechase	9:57.10	31	—		did not advance
Dafne Schippers Jamile Samuel Naomi Sedney Marije van Hunenstijn	4 × 100 metres relay	42.62 SB	4 Q	—		42.15 SB

Field events

Athletes	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Femke Pluim	Pole vault	4.20	12	did not advance
Melissa Boekelman	Shot put	16.90	14	did not advance
Corinne Nugter	Discus throw	55.70	14	did not advance
Jorinde van Klinken		54.33	20	did not advance

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Anouk Vetter	Result	13.55	1.76	14.79	23.97	6.30	51.25	2:22.84	6414	5
	Points	1043	928	847	984	943	884	785