Netherlands at the 2023 World Athletics Championships explained

The Netherlands competed at the 2023 World Championships in Athletics in Budapest, Hungary from 19 to 27 August 2023. The Royal Dutch Athletics Federation announced their selection of 41 competitors, 19 men and 22 women, on 2 August 2023.^{[1] [2]}

These world championships were the most successful edition for the Netherlands with the most medals (5) and the highest medal ranking (8th).^[3]

Medalists

Medal	Athlete	Event	Date
	Femke Bol	Women's 400 metres hurdles	24 August 2023
	Eveline Saalberg Lieke Klaver Cathelijn Peeters Femke Bol Lisanne de Witte	Women's 4 × 400 metres relay	27 August 2023
	Sifan Hassan	Women's 5000 metres	26 August 2023
	Anouk Vetter	Women's heptathlon	20 August 2023
	Sifan Hassan	Women's 1500 metres	22 August 2023

* – Indicates the athlete competed in heats but not the final

Results

Netherlands entered 41 athletes.^[4] Nick Smidt withdrew from competition due to an injury.^[5]

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Raphael Bouju	100 metres	10.09	1 Q	10.20	5	colspan=2
Taymir Burnet	200 metres	20.31	5 q	20.65	6	colspan=2
Liemarvin Bonevacia	400 metres	44.78	3 Q	45.23	5	colspan=2
Niels Laros	1500 metres	3:34.25	1 Q	3:32.74	3 Q	3:31.25	10
Mike Foppen	5000 metres	13:38.94	12	colspan="2" [6]
Abdi Nageeye	Marathon
Nick Smidt	400 metres hurdles		–	colspan="4"
Raphael Bouju Taymir Burnet Nsikak Ekpo Hensley Paulina	4 × 100 metres relay		–	colspan="2"
Terrence Agard Ramsey Angela Isayah Boers Liemarvin Bonevacia Isaya Klein Ikkink	4 × 400 metres relay	3:00.23	4 q	3.00.40		6

* – Indicates the athlete competed in heats but not the final

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Douwe Amels	High jump	2.22	20	colspan=4
Menno Vloon	Pole vault	5.70	=16	colspan=2
Denzel Comenentia	Hammer throw	70.16	29

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event											Final	Rank
Rik Taam	Result	10.64	7.11	14.89	1.84	47.12	14.80	43.04	4.70	57.96	4:22.70	8098	13
	Points	942	840	783	661	952	874	727	819	707	793

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
N'Ketia Seedo	100 metres	11.11	3 Q	11.17	5	colspan=2
Tasa Jiya	200 metres	22.97	3 Q	22.67	4	colspan=2
Lieke Klaver	400 metres	50.52	1 Q	49.87	1 Q	50.33	6
Sifan Hassan	1500 metres	4:02.92	1 Q	3:55.48	3 Q	3:56.00
Sifan Hassan	align=left rowspan="2"	5000 metres	14:32.29	1 Q	14:54.11
Maureen Koster	15:05.13	8 Q	15:00.78	12
Sifan Hassan	align=left rowspan="2"	10,000 metres	31:53.35				11
Diane van Es	32:05.85	13
Maayke Tjin A-Lim	align=left rowspan="2"	100 metres hurdles	12.92	5 q	13.05	7	colspan=2
Nadine Visser	12.68	2 Q	12.62	3	colspan=2
Femke Bol	align=left rowspan="2"	400 metres hurdles	53.39	1 Q	52.95	1 Q	51.70
Cathelijn Peeters	54.95	4 Q	54.63	5	colspan=2
Marije van Hunenstijn Tasa Jiya Lieke Klaver Jamile Samuel N'Ketia Seedo Nadine Visser	4 × 100 metres relay	42.53	4 q
Femke Bol Lieke Klaver Cathelijn Peeters Eveline Saalberg Lisanne de Witte	4 × 400 metres relay	3:23.75	3 Q	3:20.72

* – Indicates the athlete competed in heats but not the final

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Pauline Hondema	Long jump	6.57	15	colspan=2
Alida van Daalen	align=left rowspan=3	Shot put	17.93	19	colspan=2
Jorinde van Klinken	18.66	10 q	19.05	9
Jessica Schilder	19.64	1 Q	19.26	8
Jorinde van Klinken	Discus throw	63.20	8 q	67.20	4

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete	Event								Final	Rank
Sofie Dokter	Result	13.82	1.80	13.16	23.89	6.09	44.46	2:17.98	6192	11
	Points	1004	978	738	991	877	753	851
Emma Oosterwegel	Result	13.38	1.71	14.16	24.58	6.19	54.88	2:12.06	6464	5
	Points	1068	867	805	926	908	955	935
Anouk Vetter	Result	13.42	1.71	15.72	24.28	5.99	59.57	2:20.49	6501
	Points	1062	867	909	954	846	1046	817

Mixed

* – Indicates the athlete competed in heats but not the final

External links

• Netherlands Results
• Budapest 23｜World Athletics Championship

Notes and References

1. "41 TeamNL atleten naar WK atletiek in Boedapest" (in Dutch), Royal Dutch Athletics Federation, 2 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
2. "Nederland met 41 atleten naar WK atletiek in Boedapest" (in Dutch), NOS, 2 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
3. "TeamNL keert met vijf medailles terug uit Boedapest" (in Dutch), Royal Dutch Athletics Federation, 30 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
4. Web site: Entry List . . 16 August 2023 . 10 August 2023.
5. "Geblesseerde hordeloper Smidt meldt zich af voor WK atletiek" (in Dutch), NOS, 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
6. Web site: SUMMARY 5000 Metres Men - Round 1 . International Association of Athletics Federations . 24 August 2023 . 27 August 2023.