Tasa Jiya (Dutch: [ˈtaːaː ˈɟijaː]; born 16 September 1997) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In 2023, she became the Dutch national champion over 200 metres.[1]
_2016.jpg) Tasa Jiya in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 September 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.33 (Oordegem , 2023) 200m: 22.67 (Budapest, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
As a junior athlete, Jiya won nine national youth titles and in 2013 won gold in the 200 meters at the European Youth Olympic Festival. She had a career break after being an unused reserve for the Dutch relay team at the 2016 Olympic Games.[2]
In 2021, after returning to athletics, Jiya ran a new personal best time in the 100 metres of 11.58 seconds, and a new personal best time of 23.19 seconds in the 200 meters at a gala in Grootebroek.[3] In 2023, she became the Dutch national champion over 200 metres, in a field which included Femke Bol.[4] She won in a new personal best time of 22.77 seconds.[5]
She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, where she qualified for the semi finals of the 200 metres where she ran a new personal best of 22.67 seconds.[6][7]
She ran as part of the Dutch 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[8]
Personal life edit
She gave birth to a daughter, Amáru, in 2018.[9]
Personal bests edit
Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[1]
Individual events edit
| Type | Event | Time (s) | Venue | Date |
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| Indoor | 60 metres | 7.32 i | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 18 February 2023 |
| Outdoor | 100 metres | 11.33 | Oordegem, Belgium | 27 May 2023 |
| 200 metres | 22.67 | Budapest, Hungary | 24 August 2023 |
Team events edit
| Type | Event | Time (s) | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| Outdoor | 4 x 100 metres relay | 42.38 | London, United Kingdom | 23 July 2023 | Teamed with N'ketia Seedo, Marije van Hunenstijn, and Jamile Samuel. Jiya ran the anchor leg. |
References edit
- ^ a b "Tasa Jiya". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ van Akerfeld, Erik (30 June 2023). "Since Tasa Jiya became a mother, she has really picked up speed". Volksrant.nl.
- ^ Van den Burge, Pauline (21 June 2021). "Tasa Jiya loopt persoonlijke records uit 2016 uit de boeken". Noordhollandsdagblad. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Foster, Anthony (30 July 2023). "Femke Bol Faces First Defeat at Dutch Championships, Tasa Jiya Claims 200m Victory". Track Alerts. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Goss, Symone (30 July 2023). "Femke Bol finishes second in 200m at Dutch National Track and Field Championships". World-track. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Women's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships Budapest: Sifan Hassan and Femke Bol Lead Strong Netherlands Team". Watch Athletics. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Roesck, Erick (11 January 2019). "De snelste baby van Nederland". Telegraaf.nl. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
External links edit
- Tasa Jiya at World Athletics
- Tasa Jiya at the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation (in Dutch)
- Tasa Jiya at Olympics.com
- Tasa Jiya at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
