| Isaya Klein Ikkink | |
| Club: | Rotterdam Atletiek |
| Birth Date: | 13 May 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Vlaardingen, Netherlands |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | 400 m |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Weight: | 76 kg |
| Turnedpro: | 2023 |
Isaya Klein Ikkink (pronounced as /nl/; born 13 May 2003) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in sprinting. He specializes in the 400 metres, where he has a personal best time of 45.41 seconds from 2024.
As part of the Dutch men's 4 × 400 metres relay team, he won bronze medals at the 2023 European Indoor Championships and the 2024 World Indoor Championships. As part of the Dutch mixed 4 × 400 metres relay team, he won a silver medal at the 2024 World Athletics Relays and a bronze medal at the 2024 European Championships. Klein Ikkink's highest World Athletics Rankings are No. 84 in the 400 metres and No. 1433 of men overall.
Isaya Klein Ikkink was born on 13 May 2003 in Vlaardingen, Netherlands.
On 5 March, Klein Ikkink won a bronze medal at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in the 4 × 400 metres relay.[1] On 19 August, he competed in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, but the team did not finish.
On 3 March, he won a bronze medal at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in the men's 4 × 400 m relay in Glasgow, United Kingdom. On 5 May, he won a silver medal at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay in Nassau, Bahamas. On 7 June, he won a bronze medal at the 2024 European Championships in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay.[2] He had a split time of 44.68 s, which made him the second fastest male competitor in the mixed relay final, where Alexander Doom was the fastest.[3]
He won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay.[4]
Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[5]
| Event | Time (s) | Venue | Date | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres | 7.04 | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 28 January 2023 | ||
| 100 metres | 10.87 | The Hague, Netherlands | 15 May 2022 | (Wind: +1.1 m/s) | |
| 200 metres | 21.05 | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | 14 July 2024 | (Wind: +0.2 m/s) | |
| 200 metres short track | 21.77 | Metz, France | 11 February 2023 | ||
| 400 metres | 45.41 | Prague, Czech Republic | 3 June 2024 | ||
| 400 metres short track | 46.28 | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 19 February 2023 |
| Event | Time min:s | Venue | Date | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 400 metres relay men | 3:00.23 | Budapest, Hungary | 26 August 2023 | Teamed with Isayah Boers, Terrence Agard, and Ramsey Angela. Klein Ikkink ran the achor leg in a split time of 44.10 s. | |
| 4 × 400 metres short track relay men | 3:06.47 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3 March 2024 | Teamed with Taymir Burnet, Tony van Diepen, and Ramsey Angela. Klein Ikkink ran the second leg. | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay mixed | 3:10.73 | Rome, Italy | 7 June 2024 | Teamed with Liemarvin Bonevacia, Lieke Klaver, and Femke Bol. Klein Ikkink ran the third leg in a split time of 44.68 s. |
Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[5]
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 3rd in heat | 400 m sh | 46.74 | ||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m sh relay | 3:06.59 | |||||
| European U23 Championships | Espoo, Finland | 6th in heat | 400 m | 47.42 | |||
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | ||||||
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | – | 4 × 400 m mixed | (45.29 split)[8] | |||
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.40 | (44.10 split)[9] [10] | ||||
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3rd | 4 × 400 m sh relay | |||
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 x 400 m mixed | 3:11.45 | (45.23 split)[11] | |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 4 x 400 m mixed | 3:10.73 | (44.68 split) | ||
| 9th (h) | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:03.50 | |||||
| Summer Olympics | Paris, France | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 400 m mixed | 3:07.43 |
| 2023 | Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 3rd | 400 m | 46.28 | ||
| Dutch Championships | Breda, Netherlands | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m | 45.86 | ||
| 2024 | Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 4th | 400 m | 47.09 |