Nick Smidt

Dutch hurdler

Nick Smidt
Nick Smidt in 2015
Personal information
Born (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 26)[1]
Assen, Netherlands
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres hurdles
ClubAAC '61[2]
Coached byBetty Hofmeijer

Nick Smidt (Dutch: [nɪk smɪt]; born 12 May 1997) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[3] He won a silver medal at the 2019 European U23 Championships.[4]

His personal best in the event is 49.28 seconds set in Zürich in 2019.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Netherlands
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 7th (sf) 400 m hurdles 52.59
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland – 400 m hurdles DQ
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 15th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.96
9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.93
2019 European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 2nd 400 m hurdles 49.49
World Championships Doha, Qatar 26th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.54
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 19th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.35
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.90
World Championships Eugene, United States 15th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.56
9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.14
European Championships Munich, Germany 20th (sf) 400 m hurdles 50.29

References

  1. ^ "Athletics: SMIDT Nick". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Atletiek Unie profile". atletiek.nl. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ^ Nick Smidt at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

External links

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