Netherlands at the 2018 European Athletics Championships
# 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.

## 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.

### Track and road

| Athletes | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Churandy Martina | 100 metres | 10.24 | 1 Q | 10.18 | 7 q | 10.16 | 6 |
| Chris Garia | 100 metres | 10.35 | 8 Q | 10.31 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hensley Paulina | 100 metres | 10.34 | 7 q | 10.38 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Joris van Gool | 100 metres | 10.52 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Solomon Bockarie | 200 metres | 20.66 | 7 Q | 20.41 | 7 q | | |
| Churandy Martina | 200 metres | Bye | 20.51 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Taymir Burnet | 200 metres | 20.67 | 8 Q | 20.84 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Liemarvin Bonevacia | 400 metres | Bye | 45.39 | 11 | did not advance | 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 | did not finish |
| Koen Smet | 110 metres hurdles | 13.61 | 4 Q | 13.71 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nick Smidt | 400 metres hurdles | 50.96 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Noah Schutte | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:45.81 | 23 | — | — | did not advance | 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 | did not advance |

### Field events

| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Event | 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 | did not advance |
| Erik Cadée | Discus throw | 57.97 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Denzel Comenentia | Hammer throw | 70.70 | 22 | did not advance | 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 |
| Pieter Braun | Points | 789 | 940 | 742 | 822 | 884 | 903 | 741 | 790 | 731 | 763 | 8105 | 7 |
| Eelco Sintnicolaas | Result | 11.04 | 7.13 | 14.06 | 1.81 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Eelco Sintnicolaas | Points | 852 | 845 | 732 | 636 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |

### Track and road

| Athletes | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Dafne Schippers | 100 metres | Bye | 11.05 | 3 Q | 10.99 SB | |
| Jamile Samuel | 100 metres | Bye | 11.10 PB | 2 Q | 11.14 | 5 |
| Naomi Sedney | 100 metres | 11.45 | 6 Q | 11.42 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marije van Hunenstijn | 100 metres | 11.48 | 10 Q | 11.49 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dafne Schippers | 200 metres | Bye | 22.69 | 4 Q | 22.14 SB | |
| Jamile Samuel | 200 metres | Bye | 22.58 | 2 Q | 22.37 =PB | |
| Madiea Ghafoor | 400 metres | Bye | 51.29 | 5 Q | 51.57 | 8 |
| Lisanne de Witte | 400 metres | Bye | 51.24 | 4 q | 50.77 NR | |
| Laura de Witte | 400 metres | 52.72 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sanne Verstegen | 800 metres | 2:02.72 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sifan Hassan | 5000 metres | — | — | — | — | 14:46.12 CR | |
| Maureen Koster | 5000 metres | — | — | — | — | 15:21.64 | 8 |
| Susan Krumins | 5000 metres | — | — | — | — | 15:09.65 SB | 6 |
| Susan Krumins | 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | 31:52.55 | |
| Jip Vastenburg | 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | 33:41.79 | 15 |
| Ruth van der Meijden | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:35:44 | 18 |
| Andrea Deelstra | Marathon | — | — | — | — | did not finish | did not finish |
| Nadine Visser | 100 metres hurdles | Bye | 12.84 | 5 Q | 12.88 | 4 |
| Eefje Boons | 100 metres hurdles | Bye | 12.94 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Irene van der Reijken | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:57.10 | 31 | — | — | did not advance | 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 | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Femke Pluim | Pole vault | 4.20 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Melissa Boekelman | Shot put | 16.90 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Corinne Nugter | Discus throw | 55.70 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jorinde van Klinken | Discus throw | 54.33 | 20 | did not advance | 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 |
| Anouk Vetter | Points | 1043 | 928 | 847 | 984 | 943 | 884 | 785 | 6414 | 5 |
